Tree Quotes

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If someone were to think that trees are made to support the sky, they would all seem too short. — Franz Grillparzer
You should issue demerits for tree cutting or the destruction of humus. — Donella Meadows
Any fine morning, a power saw can fell a tree that took a thousand years to grow. — Edwin Way Teale
Old paint on canvas, as it ages, sometimes becomes transparent. When that happens it is possible, in some pictures, to see the original lines: a… — Lillian Hellman
Meaningful relationships are worth more than hundred-dollar trees, and they deserve all the time, effort, and energy they need to become strong and beautiful. Then,… — Lloyd D. Newell
It is no use painting the foot of the tree white, the strength of the bark cries out from beneath the paint. — Aime Cesaire
In contrast [to trees and fish], oil, metals, and coal are not renewable; they don't reproduce, sprout, or have sex to produce baby oil droplets… — Jared Diamond
What did the last Easter Islander say as he chopped down the last tree? The Easter Islanders didnt have anthropologists. — Jared Diamond
And to use something as elegant as a tree? Imagine this design assignment: Design somethingÂ that makes oxygen, sequesters carbon, fixes nitrogen, distills water, makes… — William McDonough
There is only a policeman in front of something you have need for and don't have access to, so you put a guard there... But… — Jacque Fresco
If orange trees grew all over the country, you couldn't sell oranges. Â Do you understand that? Â So, all our decision making is based… — Jacque Fresco
Sometimes big trees grow out of acorns - I think I heard that from a squirrel. — Jerry Coleman
A purely materialistic art would be like a tree which is expected to bear fruit without flowering and to sacrifice grace and beauty for mere… — Haile Selassie
The possible solutions to a given problem emerge as the leaves of a tree, each node representing a point of deliberation and decision. — Niklaus Wirth
Understanding of the self only arises in relationship, in watching yourself in relationship to people, ideas, and things; to trees, the earth, and the world… — Jiddu Krishnamurti
Why do we complain about the Fall? It is not on its account that we were expelled from Paradise, but on account of the Tree… — Franz Kafka
Fame is but a fruit tree- so very unsound. It can never flourish 'till its stock is in the ground. — Nick Drake
I made wine from the lilac tree/Put my heart in its recipe/It makes me see what I want to see/And be what I want to… — Nina Simone
The tree of life knows that, whatever happens, the warm music spinning around it will never stop. However much death may come, however much blood… — Eduardo Galeano
You learned in school that you have pencils and paper only because the trees gave themselves in unconditional sacrifice. — Edwidge Danticat

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