Bird Quotes

2421 Bird quotes by 1479 unique authors

The clouds, - the only birds that never sleep. — Victor Hugo
Silence of the heart is necessary so you can hear God everywhere - in the closing of the door, in the person who needs you,… — Mother Teresa
Awareness means to listen to me unfocused - alert of course, not fallen asleep, but alert to these birds, their chirping, alert to the wind… — Rajneesh
Relaxation means allowing yourself to fall into a state where you are not doing anything, because if you are doing something, tension will continue. It… — Rajneesh
I seemed like a baby bird keeping its truly innocent animal lusts hidden under its wing. I was being tempted, not by the desire of… — Yukio Mishima
Non-Indian writers usually say "Great Spirit," "Mother Earth," "Two-Legged, Four-Legged, and Winged." Mixed-blood writers usually say "Creator, "Mother Earth," "Two-Legged, Four- Legged, and Winged." Indian… — Sherman Alexie
He is not affected by the reality of distress touching his heart, but by the showy resemblance of it striking his imagination. He pities the… — Thomas Paine
If you're a bird, be an early bird. But if you're a worm, sleep late. — Shel Silverstein
High in the North in a land called Svithjod there is a mountain. It is a hundred miles long and a hundred miles high and… — Hendrik Willem van Loon
A bird in the hand is worth more than a Bush. — Ice Cube
Never look for the birds of this year in the nests of the last. — Miguel de Cervantes
People are like birds: on the wing, all beautiful; up close, all beady little eyes. — Mignon McLaughlin
Happy bridegroom, Hesper brings All desired and timely things. All whom morning sends to roam, Hesper loves to lead them home. Home return who him… — A. E. Housman
The very idea of a bird is a symbol and a suggestion to the poet. A bird seems to be at the top of the… — John Burroughs
Now when you cut a forest, an ancient forest in particular, you are not just removing a lot of big trees and a few birds… — E. O. Wilson
Butterflies may be better indicators of the health of our environment than birds. — Roger Tory Peterson
Environmental extremists ... wouldn't let you build a house unless it looked like a bird's nest. — Ronald Reagan
We do not ask what hope of gain makes a little bird warble, since we know that it takes delight in singing because it is… — Johannes Kepler
Birds never sing in caves. — Henry David Thoreau
When we meditate we expand, spreading our wings like a bird, trying to enter consciously into Infinity, Eternity and Immortality, welcoming them into our aspiring… — Sri Chinmoy
Meditate, oft. Separate thyself for a season from the cares of the world. Get close to nature and learn from the lowliest of that which… — Edgar Cayce
Why do you try to understand art? Do you try to understand the song of a bird? — Pablo Picasso
Over all the mountain tops is peace. In all treetops you perceive scarcely a breath. The little birds in the forest are silent. Wait then;… — Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
Meditation is totally different. When you concentrate you close your mind to everything else. Meditation means just an openness, a relaxed openness. It is not… — Rajneesh
Compassion is the basis of all truthful relationship: it means being present with love-for ourselves and for all life, including animals, fish, birds, and trees.… — Ram Dass

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