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" Remember that children, marriages, and flower gardens reflect the kind of care they get. "

H. Jackson Brown, Jr.

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" How deeply seated in the human heart is the liking for gardens and gardening. "

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" I've never really understood the criticism that climbing is inherently selfish, since it could equally be argued about virtually any other hobby or sport. Is gardening selfish? "

" Never marry someone in hope that they'll change later. "

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" I think this is what hooks one to gardening: it is the closest one can come to being present at creation. "

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" Behold, my friends, the spring is come; the earth has gladly received the embraces of the sun, and we shall soon see the results of their love! "

" Flowers are happy things. "

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" I cannot remember a time when I was not interested in both gardening and painting. I must have been born with a trowel in one hand and a paintbrush in the other. "

" Very early, I thought I would go into music, but I was aware that it would bring a set of obstacles I didn't find particularly attractive. Also, I'm not a great performer! For a while, I thought I would do something in landscape gardening. But it was always fashion for me. "

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" Little things seem nothing, but they give peace, like those meadow flowers which individually seem odorless but all together perfume the air. "

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" Remember that creating a successful marriage is like farming: you have to start over again every morning. "

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" I have to keep up with the scientific literature as part of my job, but increasingly I found myself reading things that weren't really relevant to my academic work, but were relevant to gardening. "

" One marked feature of the people, both high and low, is a love for flowers. "

" Protect your enthusiasm from the negativity of others. "

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" I love gardening, and I love cooking. I love things like that. I love creating things. "

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" Without doubt, without hesitation, I choose gardening over the gym. I can't stand going to the gym. It doesn't appeal to me at all. Give me gardening every time. "

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" A person cannot love a plant after he has pruned it, then he has either done a poor job or is devoid of emotion. "

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" When facing a difficult task, act as though it is impossible to fail. If you are going after Moby Dick, take along the tartar sauce. "

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" Always kiss your children goodnight, even if they're already asleep. "

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" I'm not surfing much anymore, but I love hiking and gardening, and I'm always wearing a hat and sunblock. "

" But if each man could have his own house, a large garden to cultivate and healthy surroundings - then, I thought, there will be for them a better opportunity of a happy family life. "

" There is a fundamental question we all have to face. How are we to live our lives; by what principles and moral values will we be guided and inspired? "

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" As I grew steadily more comfortable in the kitchen, I found that, much like gardening, most cooking manages to be agreeably absorbing without being too demanding intellectually. It leaves plenty of mental space for daydreaming and reflection. "

" Put a love note in his shaving kit before he leaves on a business trip. "

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