Quotes and Sayings about Stones & Rocks

Sand is overrated. It's just tiny, little rocks.

The best way to treat obstacles is to use them as stepping-stones. Laugh at them, tread on them, and let them lead you to something better.

Architecture starts when you carefully put two bricks together. There it begins.

Geologists have a saying - rocks remember.

The story of each stone leads back to a mountain.

Some days are diamonds. Some days are stones. Sometimes you have a couple of stones in a row.

For people who have... had curve balls thrown at them, it is easier to digest change and digest change in other people. Change only scares the small-minded.

What began as a common desire to secure wilderness for people to enjoy, has become a worldwide movement to preserve these areas for future generations. They're a place to escape the burdens of everyday life and an inspiration for our children. They're a haven for endangered species and a hotbed for scientific research.

Nature's creative power is far beyond man's instinct of destruction.

Nature has to be felt.

We are not to tell Nature what she's gotta be! She's clever. She's always got better imagination than we have.

We like to spend time in nature because it won't judge us.

For observing nature, the best pace is a snail's pace.

The truth is: the natural world is changing. And we are totally dependent on that world. It provides our food, water and air. It is the most precious thing we have and we need to defend it.

Nature gives so much more than it asks for in return.

Nature's my religion. Earth's my church. Loving every creature is my belief.

These creatures require our absence to survive, not our help. And if we could only step aside and trust in nature, life will find a way.

Like music and art, love of nature is a common language that can transcend political or social boundaries.

I'm very inspired by nature - you could say Mother Nature. I look at things around me and get all kinds of inspiration daily.

I love the earth. If you ask me it's the greatest planet in the world.

We called her Mother Earth. Because she gave birth to us, and then we sucked her dry.

I just wish the world was twice as big and half of it was still unexplored.

Sooner or later, we will have to recognise that the Earth has rights, too, to live without pollution. What mankind must know is that human beings cannot live without Mother Earth, but the planet can live without humans.

Civilization exists by geological consent, subject to change without notice.

In a hundred years, how do you want the world to be? Everybody should get together to make the world a better place.

Earth is the foundation that supports all life. Stone fortifies us. Rock grounds us.

It suddenly struck me that that tiny pea, pretty and blue, was the Earth. I put up my thumb and shut one eye, and my thumb blotted out the planet Earth. I didn't feel like a giant. I felt very, very small.

Earth's tombstone may be like:
"Everyone wanted the best - for themselves."

"Oh, I wish I lived in a caravan!" said Jimmy longingly. "How lovely it must be to live in a house that has wheels and can go away down the lanes and through the towns, and stand still in fields at night!"

The moon was coming slowly up over the hill in front of them. The countryside was bathed in light, pale and cold and silvery. Everything could be seen quite plainly, and Lotta and Jimmy thought it was just like daytime with the colours missing.

I could die right now, Clem. I'm just...happy. I've never felt that before. I'm just exactly where I want to be.

The more sand that has escaped from the hourglass of our life, the clearer we should see through it.

Leave something for someone but dont leave someone for something.

Intellectuals solve problems, geniuses prevent them.

It's harder to build a good chair than to build a skyscraper.

I love architecture, but I learned early on that architects just don't make a lot of money.

Houston, Tranquillity Base here. The Eagle has landed.

On the last day of the world I would want to plant a tree.

No matter how the wind howls, the mountain cannot bow to it.

One on one versus LeBron James? He would get crushed. We would all be witnesses to a straight up annihilation.

Even in the darkness, diamonds still shine.

All cultures are different. Some commit genocide. Some are uniquely peaceful. Some frequent bathhouses in groups. Some don't show each other the soles of their shoes or like pictures taken of them. Some have enormous hunting festivals or annual stretches when nobody speaks. Some don't use electricity.

It is not the strong or the smart that survive, but the ones who can bring about change.

Nothing like having a bucket of cold water flung over you to make you see things as they really are!

I'm good at exploring roofs. You never know when that kind of thing comes in useful.