"Wild flowers grow where they will."

-- Rachel Lambert Mellon

#Flower Quotes #Grows Quotes

“Marriage should not be a goal; it should be a choice. One choice available out of many recognized as valid by society. But it isn't. Not yet. Right now, as far as society is concerned, you are married or you are not yet married. And as that notion becomes further codified our freedom to make other choices steadily erodes.”
“Look at every action movie in Hollywood. Every leading man from Spider-Man to Batman to James Bond, 'Bourne Identity', every one of them possesses martial arts skills.”
“Some problems are so complex that you have to be highly intelligent and well informed just to be undecided about them.”

Source : "Peter's Almanac". Book by Laurence J. Peter. Entry for September 24, 1982.
“The historian, essentially, wants more documents than he can really use; the dramatist only wants more liberties than he can really take.”
“Flowers are not symbols of power. Flowers are too brief, too frail, to elicit much hope of eternity. In truth, flowers are far removed from the human condition and from all human hope. For a moment, in that moment, flowers are simply beautiful.”

Source : Sharman Apt Russell (2002). “Anatomy of a Rose: Exploring the Secret Life of Flowers”, p.2, Basic Books
“The role of the teacher is to create the conditions for invention rather than provide ready-made knowledge.”
“If you would only recognize that life is hard, things would be so much easier for you.”
“Drive slow and enjoy the scenery - drive fast and join the scenery.”

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