Quotes by Tree When I first made a grid I happened to be thinking of the innocence of trees and then this grid came into my mind and I thought it represented innocence, and I still do, and so I painted it and then I was satisfied. I thought, this is my vision. Agnes Martin mind tree thinking The well-ordered mind knows the value, no less than the charm, of reticence. The fruit of the tree of knowledge ... falls ripe from its stem; but those who have eaten with sobriety find no need to discuss the processes of digestion. Agnes Repplier sobriety tree fall Censorship is saying: "I'm the one who says the last sentence. Whatever you say, the conclusion is mine." But the internet is like a tree that is growing. The people will always have the last word – even if someone has a very weak, quiet voice. Such power will collapse because of a whisper. Ai Weiwei quiet-voice tree people It is no use painting the foot of the tree white, the strength of the bark cries out from beneath the paint. Aime Cesaire white feet tree The weakness of most men Aime Cesaire weakness tree men The tree of life for me is a symbol of abundance and eternal life. Akiane Kramarik eternal-life abundance tree The root of any film project for me is this inner need to express something. What nurtures this root and makes it grow into a tree is the script. What makes the tree bear flowers and fruit is the directing. Akira Kurosawa flower roots tree Plant trees, Lots of trees Al Gore plant humanity tree The fruit falls off the tree. You don't shake it off before it's ready to fall. Al Pacino fruit tree fall How do the stems connect to the roots?' 'Where is the mist coming from?' 'Why does one tree seem darker than another?' These questions are implicitly asked and answered in the process of sketching. Alain de Botton roots doe tree At my home in the southwest of France, I grow oak, hazel, and lemon trees in my backyard. Alain Ducasse backyards home tree To our human minds, computers behave less like rocks and trees than they do like humans, so we unconsciously treat them like people.... In other words, humans have special instincts that tell them how to behave around other sentient beings, and as soon as any object exhibits sufficient cognitive function, those instincts kick in and we react as though we were interacting with another sentient human being. Alan Cooper rocks tree people We're all nothing but unified arrangements of atoms and particles, drifting around, enjoying consciousness every now and then for a second or so before splitting up to become bits and pieces of trees and stars and french fries. Alan Dean Foster atoms stars tree To draw a tree, to pay such close attention to every aspect of a tree, is an act of reverence not only toward the tree, and toward the earth itself, but also our human connection to it. This is one of the magical things about drawing - it gives us almost visionary moments of connectedness. Alan Lee drawing tree giving When I draw something, I try to build some kind of history into it. Drawing an object that has a certain amount of wear and tear or rust; or a tree that is damaged. I love trying to render not just the object, but what it has been through. Alan Lee drawing tears tree I spend as much time as I can sketching from nature, Dartmoor contains such a rich variety of landscape, as many boulders, foaming rivers and twisted trees as my heart could ever desire. . . . When I look into a river, I feel I could spend a whole lifetime just painting that river. Alan Lee heart rivers tree Obey God in all things today! Drive out the enemy! Lay the ax to the root of the tree, and the capacity for Jesus Christ will be increased tomorrow. Alan Redpath roots tree jesus Every individual is a unique manifestation of the Whole, as every branch is a particular outreaching of the tree. Alan Watts unique tree inspiring We do not "come into" this world; we come out of it, as leaves from a tree. Alan Watts this-world tree world Trees and soils can absorb carbon dioxide released by fossil fuel burning. It would be great to subsidize responsible farmers and forest managers. Alana Beard fossils soil tree «1234567891011»