Redneck's Open Range

Nature abhors a vacuum. And so do I. - Anne Gibbons

The mountains are calling and I must go. - John Muir

A father is a banker provided by nature. - French Proverb

A lawn is nature under totalitarian rule. - Michael Pollan

Few maxims are true from every point of view. - Marquis de Lac de Clapiers Vauvenargue

Nature knows no indecencies; man invents them. - Mark Twain

The family is one of nature's masterpieces. - George Santayana

The power which resides in him is new in nature. - Ralph Waldo Emerson

The earth has its music for those who will listen. - George Santayana

Where is human nature so weak as in the bookstore? - Henry Ward Beecher

To the artist there is never anything ugly in nature. - August Rodin

Chocolate is nature's way of making up for Mondays. - Unknown

It is a human nature to think wisely and act foolishly. - Anatole France

Justice is a law of nature rarely found in human affairs. - Unknown

That most elusive organ that nature has ever yet created. - Stanley Baldwin

A desk is a dangerous place from which to view the world. - John Le Carre

It is part of human nature to hate the man you have hurt. - Tacitus

It is human nature to think wisely and act in an absurd fashion. - Anatole France

Spring is nature's way of saying, "Let's party!" - Robin Williams

When you're on a merry-go-round, you miss a lot of the scenery. - Neil Diamond

If anybody starts using me as scenery, I'll return to New York. - Grace Kelly

I put instant coffee in a microwave oven and almost went back in time. - Steven Wright

A really well made buttonhole is the only link between art and nature. - Oscar Wilde

Dreams come true; without that possibility nature would not incite us to have them. - John Updike

He who cannot obey himself will be commanded. That is the nature of living creatures. - Friedrich Wilhelm Nietzsche

A kiss is a lovely trick designed by nature to stop speech when words become superfluous. - Ingrid Bergman

A definite purpose, like blinders on a horse, inevitably narrows its possessor's point of view. - Robert Frost

The heights charm us, but the steps do not; with the mountain in our view we love to walk the plains. - Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

Sayin' grace - it's just thankin' Mother Nature, whose 1st name just happens to be Grace. - Archie Bunker

The function of prayer is not to influence God, but rather to change the nature of the one who prays. - Soren Kierkegaard

A woman's dress should be like a barbed-wire fence: serving its purpose without obstructing the view. - Sophia Loren

'Healing,' Papa would tell me, 'is not a science, but the intuitive art of wooing nature.' - W H Auden

The key to a better life isn't always a change of scenery. Sometimes it simply requires opening your eyes. - Richelle E. Goodrich

All cartoon characters and fables must be exaggeration, caricatures. It is the very nature of fantasy and fable. - Walt Disney

Each patient ought to feel somewhat the better after the physician's visit, irrespective of the nature of the illness. - Warfield Theobald Longcope

The art of healing comes from nature, not from the physician. Therefore the physician must start from nature, with an open mind. - Paracelsus

Art owes its origin to nature. This beautiful creation supplied the first model, while the original teacher was that divine intelligence. - Giorgio Vasari

Men may change their climate, but they cannot change their nature. A man that goes out a fool cannot ride or sail himself into common sense. - Joseph Addison

When a poet digs himself into a hole, he doesn't climb out. He digs deeper, enjoys the scenery, and comes out the other side enlightened. - Criss Jami

Advice from a tree:
- Stand tall and proud
- Go out on a limb
- Remember your roots
- Drink plenty of water
- Enjoy the view - Unknown