Tree Quotes

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Rest is not idleness, and to lie sometimes on the grass under trees on a summer's day, listening to the murmur of the water, or… — John Lubbock
Even if I knew that tomorrow the world would go to pieces, I would still plant my apple tree. — Martin Luther
For in the true nature of things, if we rightly consider, every green tree is far more glorious than if it were made of gold… — Martin Luther
First I shake the whole Apple tree, that the ripest might fall. Then I climb the tree and shake each limb, and then each branch… — Martin Luther
In L.A., I was meeting people who were all actors. My mind started to open up to what acting was. I didn't realize that Brad… — Kellan Lutz
I love Christmas tree bulbs, and I started putting them in my paintings. You've got to plug this painting in, and it's got a rig… — David Lynch
Until you dig a hole, you plant a tree, you water it and make it survive, you haven't done a thing. You are just talking. — Wangari Maathai
It's the little things citizens do. That's what will make the difference. My little thing is planting trees. — Wangari Maathai
That's the way I do things when I want to celebrate, I always plant a tree. And so I got an indigenous tree, called Nandi… — Wangari Maathai
For me, one of the major reasons to move beyond just the planting of trees was that I have tendency to look at the causes… — Wangari Maathai
When I first started, it was really an innocent response to the needs of women in rural areas. When we started planting trees to meet… — Wangari Maathai
They all went down in droves because just scenes of palm trees and beaches can get pretty boring. — James MacArthur
The only thing that ultimately matters is to eat an ice-cream cone, play a slide trombone, plant a small tree, good God, now you're free. — Ray Manzarek
I was in my yard and thought that the tree was a living being. We take trees for granted. We don't believe they are as… — Ziggy Marley
What I was trying to convey there was the kind of waste land that was left after the war. It was a bit like one… — George Martin
Instinct must be thwarted just as one prunes the branches of a tree so that it will grow better. — Henri Matisse
So often we talk about saving the planet, but what we really mean is to save the planet the way it is, so we can… — Dave Matthews
By reading the scriptures I am so renewed that all nature seems renewed around me and with me. The sky seems to be a pure,… — Thomas Merton
Consider a tree for a moment. As beautiful as trees are to look at, we don't see what goes on underground - as they grow… — Joyce Meyer
The apple cannot be stuck back on the Tree of Knowledge; once we begin to see, we are doomed and challenged to seek the strength… — Arthur Miller

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