Flowering Plant Quotes & Sayings

Either we change our ways, especially the United States, or we will continue to lead the world in heart disease and cancer. — William McNamara

A man finds in the productions of nature an inexhaustible stock of material on which he can employ himself, without any temptations to envy or malevolence, and has always a certain prospect of discovering new reasons for adoring the sovereign author of the universe. — Samuel Johnson

Just because you're done with the past doesn't mean the past is done with you. — Paul Doiron

What is henna? More than just the art itself, the name henna is actually derived from its flowering plant. — Jamilah Izzuddin

We packed our trunks and suitcases, prepared for our natural and necessary moves away from home. Outwardly, we breathed sighs of relief at the somber comfort of growing up. Inwardly, we held our breath and tried to stand as still as possible, afraid we might be the only ones who didn't yet feel the promised call of adulthood. — Hannah Pittard

Murder was in fact a fairly uncommon event in Ankh-Morpork, but there were a lot of suicides. Walking in the night-time alleyways of The Shades was suicide. Asking for a short in a dwarf bar was suicide. Saying 'Got rocks in your head?' to a troll was suicide. You could commit suicide very easily, if you weren't careful. — Terry Pratchett

A man has only one escape from his old self - to see a different self in the mirror of some woman's eyes. — Clare Boothe Luce

An acre of poppies and a forest of spruce boggle no one's mind. Even ten square miles of wheat gladdens the hearts of most ... No, in the plant world, and especially among the flowering plants, fecundity is not an assault on human values. Plants are not our competitors; they are our prey and our nesting materials. We are no more distressed at their proliferation than an owl is at a population explosion among field mice ... but in the animal world things are different, and human feelings are different ... Fecundity is anathema only in the animal. "Acres and acres of rats" has a suitably chilling ring to it that is decidedly lacking if I say, instead, "acres and acres of tulips". — Annie Dillard

I've blamed her for all of this, for leaving, for ruining me. And maybe that was the seed of it, but from that one little seed grew this tumor of a flowering plant. And I'm the one who nurtures it. I water it. I care for it.I nibble from its poison berries. I let it wrap around my neck, choking the air right out of me. I've done that. All by myself. All to myself. — Gayle Forman

I don't carry off 'quirky.' — Luke Evans

The best way for us to cultivate fearlessness in our daughters and other young women is by example. If they see their mothers and other women in their lives going forward despite fear, they'll know it's possible. — Gloria Steinem

Even the most irresistible flowering plant, one that I call a 'key' performer, is part of a whole cast; it has to be considered as a component in an overall look as well as for its individual charms. — Penelope Hobhouse

When I pass a flowering zucchini plant in a garden, my heart skips a beat. — Gwyneth Paltrow

Linnea ... A plant of Lapland, lowly, insignificant, disregarded, flowering but for a brief space - from Linnaeus who resembles it. — Carl Linnaeus

We all need to become more customer-focused and recognize the power of marketing to sell more diamonds. — Nicky Oppenheimer

What seems impossible is always possible. It's just the way you look at things that will make the difference! — Timothy Pina

If there was an abundance of misery in the world, there was also sufficient joy, yes - as long as one knew where to look for it. — Rohinton Mistry

Bamboo is not a weed, it's a flowering plant. Bamboo is a magnificent plant. — Steve Lacy

A beautiful bouquet or a long-lasting flowering plant is a traditional gift for women, but I have recommended that both men and women keep fresh flowers in the home for their beauty, fragrance, and the lift they give our spirits. — Andrew Weil

I like to play blackjack. I'm not addicted to gambling. I'm addicted to sitting in a semi-circle. — Mitch Hedberg