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Gardener Quotes

Gardeners, literal and metaphorical.

These quotes split between literal gardening and a well-known writing metaphor, the 'architect vs. gardener' distinction between outlining a story and letting it grow as you go.

I force myself to outline, but not too closely, so I guess I plot by the seat of my pants? My natural instinct is to dive right in, but I know I'll get stuck. I like to stick with the...

Quotes by Victoria Aveyard

I love decorating my home. I'm a gardener too, so that's usually something I have to play catch up with.

Quotes by Suzy Bogguss

My agent tells me I am drawing the largest salary ever paid in the halls of England. Wonderful, isn't it? for a quiet, rural gardener like myself.

Quotes by Lillie Langtry

The average gardener probably knows little about what is going on in his or her garden.

Quotes by Ken Thompson

Able Quotes

It's hard for the American industry to see a Latin actor playing something that is not a gardener or someone in a cartel. It's hard to find the material that tells a story of a Latin or European Spanish guy...

Quotes by Jordi Molla

A true poet does not bother to be poetical. Nor does a nursery gardener scent his roses.

Quotes by Jean Cocteau

My main job was developing talent. I was a gardener providing water and other nourishment to our top 750 people. Of course, I had to pull out some weeds, too.

Quotes by Jack Welch

My parents had a gardener when I was growing up, and he and I would dig in the dirt together - my mom and dad were definitely not digging with me! When I was 5, he helped me plant some...

Quotes by Howard Graham Buffett

We are in a position of financial and social power, and we could be agents of change in our society. Without pretension, I believe we could be a nice little gardener who takes care of the garden, and hopefully our...

Quotes by Guy Laliberte

About Quotes

When I started coming to the U.S., they were offering me only the typical stereotypical roles: the druggard, the criminal, the gang member, or in the best-case scenario, the gardener or the cook. I was fed up with all these...

Quotes by Eugenio Derbez

I thought I'd love to be a gardener because I grew up with a vegetable garden and I love being close to the Earth and growing things. At my home in L.A., I have a great garden and I grow...

Quotes by Curtis Stone

My kind of composing is more like the work of a gardener. The gardener takes his seeds and scatters them, knowing what he is planting but not quite what will grow where and when - and he won't necessarily be...

Quotes by Brian Eno

I just like to sit and admire my garden; it's so well kept by my gardener and my girlfriend.

Quotes by Anton du Beke

You need a good gardener and a good fisherman. The cook is not required.

Quotes by Alain Ducasse

Frequently Asked Questions

What does 'gardener' mean across these quotes?
It shifts between literal and metaphorical, some quotes are about actual gardening, while one uses 'gardener' as shorthand for a specific way of writing, without a rigid outline.
Why do people search for gardener quotes?
Some are looking for content about the hobby itself, while others come from writers researching the 'architect vs. gardener' way of describing different writing processes.
Is there a quote about typecasting connected to gardeners?
Yes, one actor points out how hard it is for Latin actors in the American industry to get cast as anything other than a gardener or a cartel character, calling out a narrow, repeated stereotype.
Is there a quote about writers who 'garden' their stories instead of outlining?
Yes, one writer describes preferring to dive in without a tight outline, sticking with the gardener side of the architect-versus-gardener comparison used to describe different plotting styles.
Do any quotes mention gardening as an actual hobby?
Two do, one admits most gardeners know little about what's actually happening in their own garden, while another mentions gardening as something to Always catch up on at home.

One actor raises a sharper point, noting how often Latin actors are only offered gardener or cartel roles in American film. For more, see our Admire quotes.