Quotes by Tree If a tree fell in the forest, and you were the only one there to hear it; if its fall to the ground didn’t make a sound, would you panic in fear that you didn’t exist, or would you bask in the bliss of your nothingness? Andrea Gibson soundtreefall To campaign against colonialism is like barking up a tree that has already been cut down. Andrew Cohen colonialismcuttingtree How vainly men themselves amaze To win the palm, the oak, or bays; And their uncessant labours see Crown'd from some single herb or tree. Whose short and narrow verged shade Does prudently their toils upbraid; While all flow'rs and all trees do close To weave the garlands of repose. Andrew Marvell winningtreemen Annihilating all that's made, To a green thought in a green shade. Andrew Marvell shadegreentree How vainly men themselves amaze, / To win the palm, the oak, or bays; / And their incessant labours see / Crowned from some single herb or tree. Andrew Marvell winningtreemen It is ourselves that we must spread under Christ's feet, not coats nor lifeless branches or shoots of trees. Andrew of Crete coatsfeettree A youth, like a tree, needs pruning. Andrew Wiggins pruningtreeneeds With watercolour, you can pick up the atmosphere, the temperature, the sound of snow shifting through the trees or over the ice of a small pond or against a windowpane. Watercolour perfectly expresses the free side of my nature. Andrew Wyeth icetreesnow I think a lot of what is involved in finding a noticer is to watch people and see what fruit people have on the tree. You examine that life and see if it has the kind of fruit you want to produce in your life. Andy Andrews treepeoplethinking Often I'll go outside and just place my hands on the soil, even if there's no work to do on it. When I am filled with worries, I do that and I can feel the energy of the mountains and of the trees. Andy Couturier worrytreehands I knew the tree when it grew, and the tree is now gone. The farmers cut it up, and it's become firewood. And there's this tremendous sense of absence and shock and violence attendant to that collapsing tree. Andy Goldsworthy cuttingviolencetree If you've ever come across a tree that you've lived with for many years and then one day it's blown over, there's incredible shock and violence about that. Andy Goldsworthy one-daytreeyears A chance, as a coach, to take a team to the World Cup finals is probably as high up the tree as it gets, certainly with one-day cricket. Andy Pick one-dayteamtree The best Christmas trees come very close to exceeding nature. If some of our great decorated trees had been grown in a remote forest area with lights that came on every evening as it grew dark, the whole world would come to look at them and marvel at the mystery of their great beauty. Andy Rooney lightdarktree George Foreman can knock down Angelo Dundee oak-treetreemoving A tree is such a rich metaphor in a million beautiful ways. You can consider a tree growing and consider its connectedness to all things above and under the ground. Ann Brashares growingtreebeautiful No matter how far back you cut a willow tree, it will never really die. Ann Brashares cuttingmattertree Liberals are more upset when a tree is chopped down than when a child is aborted. Ann Coulter upsettreechildren Liberals are more upset when a tree is chopped down than when a child is aborted. Even if one rates an unborn child less than a full-blown person, doesn't the unborn child rate slightly higher than vegetation? Ann Coulter upsettreechildren The light was cut to lace by the trees that had grown so thick with leaves in the last few months. Ann Patchett cuttinglighttree«1234567891011»
