While working among the little plants of the far places of the world we forget the narrowness of our own orbit.

Snowdrops: Theirs is a fragile but hardy celebration... in the very teeth of winter.

In his garden, every man may be his own artist without apology or explanation.

The gardens of my youth were fragrant gardens and it is their sweetness rather than their patterns of their furnishings that I now most clearly recall.

In his garden every man may be his own artist without apology or explanation. Here is one spot where each may experience the "romance of possibility".

To the landscape architect a rock garden... appears... the work of a lunatic.

He lacks much who has no aptitude for idleness.

He that has satisfied his thirst turns his back on the well.

There are those who wrap themselves in flags and blow the tinny trumpet of patriotism as a means of fooling the people.

I would also like to see Russia not interfere in our elections.

I think the blues is fine for blues players, but free blues has never made much sense to me.

No matter what you’re going through there's no pit so deep that God can’t reach in and get you out.

Income tax in particular in the United States is concentrated on the top half of the income distribution, and very heavily skewed towards the top 10 or even top 1 percent.

Compassionate listening is to help the other side suffer less. If we realize that other people are the same people as we are, we are no longer angry at them.

Do what you must, And your friends will adjust.

The last time I saw that crooked stupid smile on your face, I got-a-so mad, but then I realized...that crooked stupid smile is there all the time.

I don't know if I've had my share of drama, but I've definitely had my share of hard times.