Carnation Flower Quotes & Sayings

The real perfectibility of man may be illustrated, as I have
mentioned before, by the perfectibility of a plant. The object of the
enterprising florist is, as I conceive, to unite size, symmetry, and beauty
of colour. It would surely be presumptuous in the most successful
improver to affirm, that he possessed a carnation in which these
qualities existed in the greatest possible state of perfection. However
beautiful his flower may be, other care, other soil, or other suns, might
produce one still more beautiful. — Thomas Robert Malthus

People say, 'Oh, you don't like China,' no, I love them. But their leaders are much smarter than our leaders, and we can't sustain ourself with that. — Donald Trump

I imagined Martha Stewart trying to take over Pops kitchen. That would be better than Godzilla vs. Mothra — Piper Kerman

He tried to escape he could not
Cut the binding cord of human love [ ... ]
Sweet venom
His arrivals were swift
And his departures sudden
I couldn't understand how
He lifted the shower door
Right off its hinges [ ... ]
Love you he coughed and kissed me
See you next week he was out
The door like a thousand other times [ ... ]
Most reckless of
reckless angels — Edward Hirsch

She was as forthright and simple as the winds that blew over Tara and the yellow river that wound around it. — Margaret Mitchell

The cure for the sin of envy and jealousy is to find our contentment in God — Jerry Bridges

The real poetry and beauty in life comes from an intense relationship with reality in all its aspects. Realism is in fact the ideal we must aspire to, the highest point of human rationality. — Robert Greene

Housetops were covered with 'gazers'; all wharves that offered a view were jammed with people ... As British officers happily reminded one another, it was the largest fleet ever seen in American waters. In fact it was the largest expeditionary force of the 18th century, the largest, most powerful force ever sent forth by Britain or any other nation. — David McCullough

You're a rose, the perfect flower. I'm a carnation, just a cheaper substitute. — Wendi Cassel

And in my flower-beds,
I think,
Smile the carnation
and the pink. — Rupert Brooke

Fat man, tall man, big dick, small, ain't nobody gonna have it all, he mumbled, snickering to himself. — Ethan Day

Sitting there with them, it was almost hard to remember when I first came to Perkins, so determined to remember to be a one-woman operation to the end. But that was the thing about taking help and giving it, or so I was learning; there was no such thing as really getting even. Instead, this connection, once opened, remained ongoing over time. — Sarah Dessen

Clearly, Russia has lied to the world about what's going on in Ukraine. They have clearly violated the cease-fire agreements. — Leon Panetta

When you're married, you're privy to the misunderstanding. When you're not married, it's overrated." I try to smile. "You rush in, headlong, full of dreams and wishes, so far removed from reality that you never even realize you've married into a family and the Navy. One refers to you as the girl from L.A., and the other refers to you as the dependent spouse. — Katherine Owen

here I am simply trying to get into your head
you think you were born you die what a pity — Ikkyu

A big part of life is realizing what you're good at. — Alyssa Milano