Adapted Quote by Henry David Thoreau

I'm constantly investigating nature - nature, meaning everything.

— Ellsworth Kelly

I am interested in the nature of things. The nature of something is quite different from the way it looks.

— Duane Michals

“What is nature? An encyclopedic systematic index or plan of our spirit. Why should we be content with the mere catalogue of our treasures—let…

— Novalis

I like to find what's not found at once, but lies within something of another nature, in repose, distinct.

— Denise Levertov

I have a firm belief in such things as, you know, the water, the Earth, the trees and sky. And I'm wondering, it is…

— Bill Blass

Like in nature, I like things which are based on a few simple principles, even though their manifestation can be very rich.

— Fabiola Gianotti

The scope of material I can work with is not limited to the set of things that we inherit from nature.

— Drew Endy

Everything in Nature contains all the powers of Nature. Everything is made of one hidden stuff.

— Ralph Waldo Emerson

The only nature I'm interested in is my own nature.

— Aaron Siskind

I devour nature ceaselessly. I exaggerate, sometimes I make changes in the subject; but still I don't invent the whole picture. On the contrary,…

— Vincent Van Gogh

I'm not a creature of habit. I like to find things from unexpected sources.

— Norman Foster

The only words that ever satisfied me as describing nature are the terms used in fairy books, charm, spell, enchantment; they express the arbitrariness…

— Anonymous