Orchids Quotes

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In the winter, I enjoy cross-country skiing and raising orchids and amaryllises. If I could grow tropical flowers as perennials, I would, especially hibiscus and… — Diane Ackerman
Human beings aren't orchids; we must draw something from the soil we grow in. — Sara Jeannette Duncan
English Bohemianism is a curiously unluscious fruit. ... Inside this hothouse, huge lascivious orchids slide sensuously up the sweating windows, passion-flowers cross-pollinate in wild heliotrope… — Alan Coren
(After meeting her birth mother after more than 40 years) We exchange bunches of orchids, laughing at the coincidence of the flowers. A little unnerving:… — Jackie Kay
Inspired teachers ... cannot be ordered by the gross from the factory. They must be discovered one by one, and brought home from the woods… — John Jay Chapman
I also like to garden. I grow things, vegetables, flowers... I particularly like orchids. I raise orchids. — Beau Bridges
My hobbies are cooking and gardening, especially growing orchids. I love soccer, my husband and I support a British team called Chelsea, and I also… — Juliet Mills
When speech comes from a quiet heart, it has the strength of the orchid, and the fragrance of rock. — Stephen Mitchell
What is the pattern that connects the crab to the lobster and the primrose to the orchid, and all of them to me, and me… — Gregory Bateson
For other people, love is like some rare orchid that can only grow in one place under a certain set of conditions. For me it's… — Scarlett Thomas
I try to always have flowers in the house. I have a florist in Chinatown, and they deliver orchids every two weeks. I like living… — Phillip Lim
The old orchid hunter lay back on his pillow, his body limp... 'You'll curse the insects,' he said at least, 'and you'll curse the natives...… — Susan Orlean
Orchid hunting is a mortal occupation. — Susan Orlean
When two friends understand each other totally, the words are soft and strong like an orchid's perfume. — Sara Jeannette Duncan
In mauve sea-orchids as in her striking earlier book Guardians of the Secret, Lila Zemborain brings into relationship the viscera of the body and the… — Forrest Gander
The American way of stress is comparable to Freud's 'beloved symptom', his name for the cherished neurosis that a patient cultivates like the rarest of… — Florence King
Ella's supersonic voice followed her all the way to Bleecker Street and then dissolved amid the noisy profusion of shops, cafes, and restaurants and the… — Francine Pascal
An orchid in a deep forest sends out its fragrance even if no one is around to appreciate it. — Confucius
An enchanting harmony of fuchsia, purple and pink undertones, Radiant Orchid inspires confidence and emanates great joy, love and health. It is a captivating purple,… — Leatrice Eiseman
While the 2013 color of the year, PANTONE 17-5641 Emerald, served as a symbol of growth, renewal and prosperity, Radiant Orchid reaches across the color… — Leatrice Eiseman

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