Deserts Quotes

140 Deserts quotes by 120 unique authors

It's strange how deserts turn us into believers. I believe in walking in a landscape of mirages, because you learn humility. I believe in living… — Terry Tempest Williams
There is no quality of the mind, or of the body, that so instantaneously and irresistibly captivates, as wit. An elegant writer has observed that… — Charles Caleb Colton
My work is all about adventure and teamwork in some of the most inhospitable jungles, mountains and deserts on the planet. If you aren't able… — Bear Grylls
The extremes of jungles, mountains, and deserts are inherently dangerous places. — Bear Grylls
From the world wars of Europe to the jungles of the Far East, from the deserts of the Middle East to the African continent, and… — John Hoeven
Let both sides seek to invoke the wonders of science instead of its terrors. Together let us explore the stars, conquer the deserts, eradicate disease,… — John F. Kennedy
The task of the modern educator is not to cut down jungles, but to irrigate deserts. — C.S. Lewis
Literature adds to reality, it does not simply describe it. It enriches the necessary competencies that daily life requires and provides; and in this respect,… — C.S. Lewis
The tropical rain forests are a telling example. Once cut down, they rarely recover. Rainfall drops, deserts spread, the climate warms. — James Lovelock
I dream of the realization of the unity of Africa, whereby its leaders combine in their efforts to solve the problems of this continent. I… — Nelson Mandela
From the bitter cold winter at Valley Forge, to the mountains of Afghanistan and the deserts of Iraq, our soldiers have courageously answered when called,… — Solomon Ortiz
In Israel, a land lacking in natural resources, we learned to appreciate our greatest national advantage: our minds. Through creativity and innovation, we transformed barren… — Shimon Peres
Humans are an infant species, a mere 150,000 years old. But, armed with a massive brain, we've not only survived, we've used our wits to… — David Suzuki
Night poured over the desert. It came suddenly, in purple. In the clear air, the stars drilled down out of the sky, reminding any thoughtful… — Terry Pratchett
No matter whether one is flying over Newfoundland or the sea of lights that stretches from Boston to Philadelphia after nightfall, over the Arabian deserts… — W G Sebald
I was aware too how strange adults were, how theirs lives were vaster than they wanted anyone to realize, that they actually stretched on and… — Marisha Pessl
The names of the cerros and the sierras and the deserts exist only on maps. We name them that we do not lose our way.… — Cormac McCarthy
Man is a complex being: he makes deserts bloom - and lakes die. — Gil Scott-Heron
My task which I am trying to achieve is, by the power of the written word, to make you hear, to make you feel —… — Joseph Conrad
I salute to you Commander and I sneeze 'Cause I have Now an Allergy To your policies it seems Where have we gone wrong America?… — Tori Amos
Follow, poet, follow right To the bottom of the night, With your unconstraining voice Still persuade us to rejoice; With the farming of a verse… — Wystan Hugh Auden
Some mothers in today's world feel "cumbered" by home duties and are thus attracted by other more "romantic" challenges. Such women could make the same… — Neal A. Maxwell
No, life cannot be understood flat on a page. It has to be lived; a person has to get out of his head, has to… — Donald Miller
Soon enough his head would be swimming with tales of derring-do and high adventure, tales of beautiful maidens kissed, of evildoers shot with pistols or… — Neil Gaiman
at last you, will say (maybe without speaking) (there are mountains inside your skull garden and chaos, ocean and hurricane; certain corners of rooms, portraits… — Margaret Atwood

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