Ground Quotes

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The moral virtues, then, are produced in us neither by nature nor against nature. Nature, indeed, prepares in us the ground for their reception, but… — Aristotle
You can't put your feet on the ground until you've touched the sky. — Paul Auster
I don't think of myself as a metafictional writer at all. I think of myself as a classic writer, a realist writer, who tends to… — Paul Auster
As people flock to urban centers where ground space is limited, cities with green walls and roofs and skyscraper farms offer improved health and well-being,… — Diane Ackerman
I had many friends to help me to fall; but as to rising again, I was so much left to myself, that I wonder now… — Teresa of Avila
A house must be built on solid foundations if it is to last. The same principle applies to man, otherwise he too will sink back… — Sai Baba
The possibility of my presidential candidacy emerged spontaneously in public opinion polls. For my part, I noticed people's affection when I was doing work on… — Michelle Bachelet
Unintelligent persons are like weeds that thrive in good ground; they love to be amused in proportion to the degree in which they weary themselves. — Honore de Balzac
Flying is learning how to throw yourself at the ground and miss. — Douglas Adams
In order to fly, all one must do is simply miss the ground. — Douglas Adams
Daisies are like sunshine to the ground. — Drew Barrymore
To say that authority, whether secular or religious, supplies no ground for morality is not to deny the obvious fact that it supplies a sanction. — Joseph Addison
Memory is not an instrument for exploring the past but its theatre. It is the medium of past experience, as the ground is the medium… — Walter Benjamin
I am not bound for any public place, but for ground of my own where I have planted vines and orchard trees, and in the… — Wendell Berry
No durable things are built on violent passion. Nature grows her plants in silence and in darkness, and only when they have become strong do… — Annie Besant
It is not all bad, this getting old, ripening. After the fruit has got its growth it should juice up and mellow. God forbid I… — Josh Billings
My view is that you still, in order to win from the Labour perspective, have to have a strong alliance with business as well as… — Tony Blair
Everything about my journey to get Spanx off the ground entailed me having to be a salesperson - from going to the hosiery mills to… — Sara Blakely
Then there's Johnny Pesky, hit me countless number of ground balls and improved my fielding so much. — Wade Boggs
I have always argued that change becomes stressful and overwhelming only when you've lost any sense of the constancy of your life. You need firm… — Richard Nelson Bolles

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