Trees Quotes

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Tragedy was foresworn, in ritual denial of the ripe knowledge that we are drawing away from one another, that we share only one thing, share… — William Gaddis
I don't see [the jungle] so much erotic. I see it more full of obscenity. It's just - Nature here is vile and base. I… — Werner Herzog
At present, I am mainly observing the physical motion of mountains, water, trees and flowers. One is everywhere reminded of similar movements in the human… — Egon Schiele
Some trees flourish, others die. Some cattle grow strong, others are taken by wolves. Some men are born rich enough and dumb enough to enjoy… — John Marston
Our lives are merely trees of possibilities. — Marc Bolan
Evolution did not intend trees to grow singly. Far more than ourselves they are social creatures, and no more natural as isolated specimens than man… — John Fowles
In the year 2007, seals, otters, lions, turtles, frogs, apes, snakes, butterflies, polar bears, cheetahs, whales are disappearing along with their variously furnished homes: cloud… — Eban Goodstein
We are proposing buildings that, like trees, are net energy exporters, produce more energy than they consume, accrue and store solar energy, and purify their… — William McDonough
When we plant trees, we plant the seeds of peace and seeds of hope. — Wangari Maathai
The Universe story is the quintessence of reality. We perceive the story. We put it in our language, the birds put it in theirs, and… — Thomas Berry
But, say you, surely there is nothing easier than for me to imagine trees, for instance, in a park [. . .] and nobody by… — George Berkeley
Much of the economic decay of southeast Asia (as of many other parts of the world) is undoubtedly due to a heedless and shameful neglect… — E F Schumacher
He was skinning a bear. I was terrified at first, because the corpse resembled a naked man quartered between two trees. He'd created a deadfall… — Dave Cook
Personally, I would rather climb in the high mountains. I have always abhorred the tremendous heat, the dirt-filled cracks, the ant-covered foul-smelling trees and bushes… — Yvon Chouinard
Out of defeat can come the best in human nature. As Christians face storms of adversity, they may rise with more beauty. They are like… — Billy Graham
If we're going to improve the environment, the first thing we should do is duck the government. The second thing we should do is quit… — P.J. O'Rourke
A brotherhood of venerable trees. — William Wordsworth
A forest of these trees is a spectacle too much for one man to see. — David Douglass
In solitude we are in the presence of mere matter (even the sky, the stars, the moon, trees in blossom), things of less value (perhaps)… — Simone Weil
Trees die from the topâ€. No one should ever become a strategist unless he or she is willing to have his or her character serve… — Peter Drucker

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