Peaceful Environment Quotes

I grew up in the countryside, in literally the middle of nowhere. We had one neighbor and a lot of sheep.

I love order. It's my dream. A world where all would be silent and still, and each thing in its last place, under the last dust.

In seasons of tumult and discord bad men have most power; mental and moral excellence require peace and quietness.

What impressed me particularly in Vienna was the strict order everywhere. No mob disturbances of any kind, in spite of the greatly increased liberty and relaxation of police regulations.

Surely it's better to live in the country, to live on a prairie by a drawing of rivers, in Iowa or Illinois or Indiana, say, than in any city, in any stinking fog of human beings, in any blooming orchard of machines. It ought to be.

The countryside, particularly, is very good for my head.

I've found throughout the years that I needed a place where I can go with no TV, no computer, no phone and just have no distractions and just be able to sit and think and just not be disturbed.

Yes, I do enjoy walking at night. The world’s more to my liking then, not so loud, not so fast, not so crowded, and a good deal more mysterious.

I'm a lot less cranky when it's just me and my dog.

A white flower grows in the quietness. Let your tongue become that flower.

I've got everything I need: a nice piece of land with hawks and owls and incredible sunsets, and the good will of my neighbors.

I learned how important it is to have a home that's in order - that's peaceful.

There is no limit to the ingenuity of man if it is properly applied under conditions of peace and justice.

I stood tip-toe upon a little hill, The air was cooling, and so very still, That the sweet buds which with a modest pride Pull droopingly, in slanting curve aside, Their scantly leaved, and finely tapering stems, Had not yet lost those starry diadems Caught from the early sobbing of the morn.

Peace is not a luxury. It's not an option. It is fundamental to the existence and well-being of a human being to have peace in their life.

There is such a peace out in the middle of the desert. There's nothing like it.

We try to create as safe an environment as possible for our citizens and for our visitors. That's one of the main positive features of Monaco. In an ever-changing and difficult world, it's a tremendous asset.

There is a quiet place in Hawaii where, for over thirty years, I've gone to draw inspiration and write many of my books.

Life in the country teaches one that the really stimulating things are the quiet, natural things, and the really wearisome things are the noisy, unnatural things. It is more exciting to stand still than to dance. Silence is more eloquent than speech. Water is more stimulating than wine. Fresh air is more intoxicating than cigarette smoke. Sunlight is more subtle than electric light. The scent of grass is more luxurious than the most expensive perfume. The slow, simple observations of the peasant are more wise than the most sparkling epigrams of the latest wit.

So it always is: when you escape to a desert the silence shouts in your ear.

I find it easier to work when it's quiet.

I like writing in total isolation like out in the woods somewhere.

Somewhere where people aren't so mad would be nice, but I don't know if there is anywhere like that.

If you possess a library and a garden, you have everything you need. (translation from the French) Si vous possedez une bibliotheque et un jardin, vous avez tout ce qu'il vous faut.

In my studio I'm as happy as a cow in her stall. That's the only place where everything is all right.