My art is an attempt to reach beyond the surface appearance. I want to see growth in wood, time in stone, nature in a city, and I do not mean its parks but a deeper understanding that a city is nature too-the ground upon which it is built, the stone with which it is made. Andy Goldsworthy appearanceartattempt share on social
When I'm off the road, my husband and I recharge our batteries. It's a day of deep rest and connection with the spiritual, and that can be anything - going for a walk in nature, being in silence, burning incense. Alanis Morissette batteryburnconnection share on social
If you wish to make a man look noble, your best course is to kill him. What superiority he may have inherited from his race, what superiority nature may have personally gifted him with, comes out in death. Alexander Smith deathgiftinherit share on social
One could not pluck a flower without troubling a star. Loren Eiseley flowerpluckstar Change image and share on social
People don't know about the human part of me that really cares about the world. For instance, I don't know what I feel about wearing my furs anymore. I worked so hard to have a fur coat, and I don't want to wear it anymore because I'm so wrapped up in the animals. I have real deep thoughts about it because I care about the world and nature. Diana Ross animalanymorecare share on social
Mutability of temper and inconsistency with ourselves is the greatest weakness of human nature. Joseph Addison greathumaninconsistency Change image and share on social
There is no better way of exercising the imagination than the study of law. No poet ever interpreted nature as freely as a lawyer interprets the truth. Jean Giraudoux exercisefreelyimagination Change image and share on social
If, in the name of liberty, we allow individuals to act in a way that damages the wellbeing of the whole, it will inevitably mean the breakdown of mutuality, thereby changing the very nature of our society. David Blunkett actbreakdownchange share on social
The big artist keeps an eye on nature and steals her tools. Thomas Eakins artistbigeye Change image and share on social
It is human nature to stand in the middle of a thing. Marianne Moore humanmiddlenature Change image and share on social