Nature Quotes

"Man can live and be healthy without killing animals for food; therefore, if he eats meat, he participates in taking animal life merely for the sake of his appetite."

"Nature always wears the colors of the spirit."

"Nature does not deal in sentimentality; she deals in facts."

"The structure of a protein is like a beautiful piece of architecture designed by millions of years of evolution."

"One must really be able to see in order to understand nature's messages."

"The natural world doesn't care about our theories—it simply is, and we must learn to read it."

"The plant teaches the patient observer lessons about adaptation and survival."

"The chromosomes revealed their secrets only to those patient enough to watch them carefully."

"The corn plant taught me that life is far more flexible and creative than we imagine."

"Nature's experiments are always more creative than human ones."

"Nature teaches us patterns that technology only attempts to replicate."

"Nature is the first engineer; science merely follows her blueprints."

"The laws of nature are the thoughts of God."

"The humble garden holds profound mysteries."

"Beauty and utility are often one in nature."

"Nature is full of surprises if you care to look carefully."

"The greatest lesson nature teaches is that growth requires struggle."

"Man might have evolved into a very different creature, but he did not."

"Nature teaches us profound lessons if we listen."

"Of all the various kinds of knowledge which we term science, there is none, I presume, more interesting or more important than that which treats of the properties, constitution, and uses of water."

"Nature keeps more secrets than any government could ever hope to hide."

"The atom is nature's way of showing us her deepest secrets."

"What I love most about my work is the privilege of seeing what nature has hidden from us for so long."

"Science has taught me that the most elegant solutions are often the ones closest to nature."

"Nature has its own logic, and our job as scientists is to learn how to read it."

"The real cycle of genetic change takes time—you have to be patient to see what's really happening in nature."

"Nature has its own logic, and if you're patient enough to learn it, it will reveal its deepest secrets."

"I believe that every organism has wisdom to teach us if we're patient enough to listen."

"The corn plant is more honest than any person—it shows you exactly what genes are doing."

"I found kinship with my corn plants in a way I rarely found with people."