“I'm working hard to have a good life. You don't need fancy things to feel good. You can hug a puppy. You can buy a can of paint and surround yourself with color. You can plant a flower and watch it grow. You can decide to trust people, the right people. You can decide to start over and let other people start over, too.” PeopleNeedsFeelsHardGrowsWatchesColorFlowerPlantPaintFeel GoodFancySurroundGood LifeHugStarting OverPuppySurround YourselfFancy Things Author:Joan Bauer
“Going to Europe as a budding cook opened my eyes to food in a different way. When I got to Italy, the first thing I did was put my little basil plants in the ground and watch them turn into big, healthy bushes.” WayFirstsLittlesDifferentBigsEyeTurnsWatchesHealthyEuropePlantCooksDifferent WaysBasil Author:Frances Mayes
“You just plant a few seeds, cultivate the shoots, and watch your career grow and branch out. It takes time and dedication. There are no overnight success stories in the music business!” StoriesGrowsCareersWatchesPlantSeedsBranchesDedicationTake TimeMusic BusinessIt Takes TimeSuccess StoriesOvernight Success Author:Christopher Tin
“The torture that they are coming up with in China is so creative. They have this other method where they'll take a bamboo and they'll plant it in your anus and just let it grow. So patient. Man, watch out for China, I say. They have all the ambition as we do but none of the heart.” MenHeartHumorFunnyGrowsWatchesCreativeAmbitionMethodPlantPatientChinaTortureBambooAnus Author:Kristen Schaal
“If there were as great a scarcity of soil as of jewels or precious metals, there would not be a prince who would not spend a bushel of diamonds and rubies and a cartload of gold just to have enough earth to plant a jasmine in a little pot, or to sow an orange seed and watch it sprout, grow, and produce its handsome leaves, its fragrant flowers, and fine fruit.” IfsLittlesEnoughEarthGrowsWatchesProduceFlowerFineGoldPlantFruitSeedsSoilPotMetalsDiamondOrangeHandsomeJewelsScarcitySproutsRubiesJasminePrecious MetalFragrant Flowers Book:Thus Spoke Galileo: The Great Scientist's Ideas and Their Relevance to the Present Day Source: Thus Spoke Galileo: The Great Scientist's Ideas and Their Relevance to the Present Day