Quotes by category:Tree

The first day at the power plant I found myself photographing some steam vents on the roof of the structure. And I remember consciously thinking that they were just like trees but they were metal.

artist tree thinking

Gigantic second and third growth trees are found in the redwoods, forming magnificent temple-like circles around charred ruins more than a thousand years old.

circles tree years

A Christian should resemble a fruit tree with real fruit, not a Christmas tree with decorations tied on

real christian tree

Any fool can destroy trees, they cannot run away. by John Muir

Any fool can destroy trees, they cannot run away.

saplings running tree

I have enjoyed the trees & scenery of KY exceedingly. How shall I ever tell of the miles & miles of beauty that have been flowing into me in such measure?

scenery miles tree

Parts like Morse don't grow on trees. He's a great character. by John Thaw

Parts like Morse don't grow on trees. He's a great character.

grows tree character

Government protection should be thrown around every wild grove and forest on the mountains, as it is around every private orchard, and the trees in public parks. To say nothing of their value as fountains of timber, they are worth infinitely more than all the gardens and parks of towns.

garden government tree

In the beauty and grandeur of individual trees, and in number and variety of species, the Sierra forests surpass all others

forests tree numbers

And on the Tree of Life, The middle tree and highest there that g... by John Milton

And on the Tree of Life, The middle tree and highest there that grew, Sat like a cormorant.

middle tree life

My worthy friend, gray are all theories by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

My worthy friend, gray are all theories

Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

golden tree life

I remember once visiting an outdoor exhibition of sculpture in Arnhem, the Netherlands. One of the artists had placed this notice at the base of a majestic beech: "Statues are hewn by fools like me: only God could make this tree." The Taoists looked at the inside of the tree. They saw God present, not as the super-sculptor, but as the primal force from which the tree drew its being and its specific form. Becoming aware of this divine origin was for them "great knowledge," to be distinguished from the "small knowledge" of our petty, every-day existence.

John Wijngaards

saws artist tree

Let soldiers on manoeuvres plant trees. Give police and criminals... by John Wright

Let soldiers on manoeuvres plant trees. Give police and criminals a shovel and a thousand seedlings.

police tree giving

Gray are all the theories, But green is the tree of life. by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

Gray are all the theories, But green is the tree of life.

Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

green theory tree

Care is taken that trees do not grow into the sky. by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

Care is taken that trees do not grow into the sky.

Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

Each tree Laden with fairest fruit, that hung to th' eye Tempting, stirr'd in me sudden appetite To pluck and eat.

The director sent for me for Tarzan. I climbed the tree and walked out on a limb. The next day I was told I was an actor

Johnny Weissmuller

next-day tree directors

How can a guy climb trees, say "Me, Tarzan, you, Jane", and make... by Johnny Weissmuller

How can a guy climb trees, say "Me, Tarzan, you, Jane", and make a million?

Johnny Weissmuller

hiking guy tree

A forest of all manner of trees is poor, if not disagreeable, in effect; a mass of one species of tree is sublime.

sublime forests tree

Your chances of getting hit by lighting go up if you stand under a tree, shake your fist at the sky, and say "Storms suck!!

Fame is like a tree. It helps you get pussy. by Jon Lajoie

Fame is like a tree. It helps you get pussy.

pussy helping tree