Quotes about nature
nature powerful coercion
The principle that human nature, in its psychological aspects, is nothing more than a product of history and given social relations removes all barriers to coercion and manipulation by the powerful. Noam Chomsky
nature believe hero
Resistance is feasible even for those who are not heroes by nature, and it is an obligation, I believe, for those who fear the consequences and detest the reality of the attempt to impose American hegemony.
nature garden way
What I love about the currawongs is the way in which they appear from nowhere and, for a brief period, rule the garden's soundscape, only to disappear as quickly as they arrived. John Gould
nature men calm
There is religion in everything around us, - a calm and holy religion in the unbreathing things of Nature, which man would do well to imitate. John Greenleaf Whittier
nature flower eden
Nature eschews regular lines; she does not shape her lines by a common model. Not one of Eve's numerous progeny in all respects resembles her who first culled the flowers of Eden. To the infinite variety and picturesque inequality of nature we owe the great charm of her uncloying beauty.
nature flower jealous
They who wander widest lift No more of beauties' jealous veils, Than they who from their doorways see The miracle of flowers and trees.
nature simple law
Perhaps we see equations as simple because they are easily expressed in terms of mathematical notation already invented at an earlier stage of development of the science, and thus what appears to us as elegance of description really reflects the interconnectedness of Nature's laws at different levels. Murray Gell-Mann
nature opportunity our-generation
In terms of wilderness preservation, Alaska is the last frontier. This time, given one great final chance, let us strive to do it right. Not in our generation, nor ever again, will we have a land and wildlife opportunity approaching the scope and importance of this one. Mo Udall
nature fighting survival
The more we exploit nature, The more our options are reduced, until we have only one: to fight for survival.
nature law different
It is absolutely impossible to transcend the laws of nature. What can change in historically different circumstances is only the form in which these laws expose themselves. Karl Marx
nature party weekend
The President and first lady did hold a private party at the White House over the weekend, but given the private nature of that event, I don't have a lot of details to discuss from here. Josh Earnest
nature men wind
Not for any one man's delight has Nature made the sun, the wind, the waters; all are free. Ovid
nature ideas roots
The idea that some lives matter less is the root of all that is wrong with the world. Paul Farmer
nature lying down-and
Lie down and listen to the crabgrass grow. Marya Mannes
nature customs
Nature is seldom in the wrong, custom always. Mary Wortley Montagu
nature mean men
I have never, in all my various travels, seen but two sorts of people I mean men and women, who always have been, and ever will be, the same. The same vices and the same follies have been the fruit of all ages, though sometimes under different names.
nature design deities
It is the preservation of the species, not of individuals, which appears to be the design of Deity throughout the whole of nature. Mary Wollstonecraft
nature taken men
Man is a great blunderer going about in the woods, and there is no other except the bear makes so much noise. ... The cunningest hunger is hunted in turn, and what he leaves of his kill is meat for some other. That is the economy of nature, but with it all there is not sufficient account taken of the works of man. There is no scavenger that eats tin cans, and no wild thing leaves a like disfigurement on the forest floor. Mary Hunter Austin
nature men land
Man is not himself only...He is all that he sees; all that flows to him from a thousand sources...He is the land, the lift of its mountain lines, the reach of its valleys.
nature path infinite-possibilities
You're exactly where you're meant to be, meandering along a crooked path. Martha Beck
nature science law
Current illusion is that science has abolished all natural laws. Marshall McLuhan
nature humorous profound
It is better to debate a question without settling it than to settle a question without debating it. Joseph Joubert
nature drama wind-blowing
Nature is my springboard. From her I get my initial impetus. I have tried to relate the visible drama of mountains, trees, and bleached fields with the fantasy of wind blowing and changing colors and forms. Milton Avery
nature artist perception
I'm inspired by nature. Other artist's work is important for developing my perception. Mike Thompson
nature golf garden
Irish gardens beat all for horror. With 19 gardeners, Lord Talbot of Malahide has produced an affair exactly like a suburban golf course. Nancy Mitford
nature rainbow forget
One can enjoy a rainbow without necessarily forgetting the forces that made it. Mark Twain
nature inspiration cat
If you hold a cat by the tail you learn things you cannot learn any other way.
nature men humanity
If man had created man, he would be ashamed of his performance.
nature animal men
It is just like man's vanity and impertinence to call an animal dumb because it is dumb to his dull perceptions.
nature men chastity
Nature knows no indecencies; man invents them.
nature spring white
In spring, nature is like a thrifty housewife ... taking up the white carpets and putting down the green ones. Mary Baker Eddy
nature mapping attributes
Nature is the chart of God, mapping out all His attributes. Martin Farquhar Tupper
nature depth frugality
Search out the wisdom of nature, there is depth in all her doings; she seemeth prodigal of power, yet her rules are the maxims of frugality.