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Land Quotes

Most Famous Land Quotes of All Time!

Land carries different weights across these lines, from a musician's search for an unusual note worth landing on to a humbling thought about who is said to inherit the earth in the end.

Worm or beetle - drought or tempest - on a farmer's land may fall, Each is loaded full o' ruin, but a mortgage beats 'em all.

Quotes by Will Carleton

I always look for the weirdest note to land on. I felt that that was the least I could do for the great musical traditions which I've spawned.

Quotes by Walter Becker

If there is anybody in this land who thoroughly believes that the meek shall inherit the earth they have not often let their presence be known.

Quotes by W. E. B. Du Bois

America does not fight for land, glory or riches.

Quotes by Virginia Foxx

If very fundamental reforms take place, especially when it comes to factors of production like land, labour, then a higher growth rate is possible.

Quotes by Urjit Patel

You have got to connect your land use decisions with transportation decisions.

Quotes by Tim Kaine

I am struck by the wild character of this land and, as the Kazak herders often do, I have the urge to sing.

Quotes by Tim Cope

And it was from Boston that one in every six American families began their journey into the land of the free.

Quotes by Thomas Menino

The language of the land in the Parthian empire was the native language of Iran. There is no trace pointing to any foreign language having ever been in public use under the Arsacids.

Quotes by Theodor Mommsen

Everything is raw material to me. Land is raw material... I take one form and transform it into other forms.

Quotes by Theaster Gates

Dukakis ran without understanding that there was a Democratic Party out in the land, and he never did call on it.

Quotes by Terry Sanford

In more recent years, I've become more and more fascinated with the indigenous folklore of this land, Native American folklore, and also Hispanic folklore now that I live in the Southwest.

Quotes by Terri Windling

Where land mines are indiscriminate, cheap, and brutal, drones are discriminate, expensive, and brutal. And yet they are insufficiently discriminate: the assassination of the Taliban chief Baitullah Mehsud in Pakistan in 2009 succeeded only on the seventeenth attempt.

Quotes by Teju Cole

Spirituality is a growth industry. And nothing illustrates that better than the burgeoning crop of colossal sanctuaries sprouting up in suburbs across the land.

Quotes by Tahl Raz

The Arctic is an ocean. The southern pole is a continent surrounded by ocean. The North Pole is an ocean, or northern waters. It's an ocean surrounded by land, basically.

Quotes by Sylvia Earle

Only around 2% of the earth's surface is cultivatable land.

Quotes by Susan George

The same undisciplined government spending and social engineering that has undermined our economy over the past 30 years has also been tearing at the social fabric of this land.

Quotes by Stockwell Day

Fish and Wildlife has a significant amount of federal funds for land acquisition, yet it is skimping on management of the lands it already possesses and shortchanging local tax bases.

Quotes by Stephen Fincher

Even though Article IV of the Constitution says that treaties are the 'supreme law of the land', in most instances they're not even law.

Quotes by Sonia Sotomayor

As a result of the historic catastrophe in which Titus of Rome destroyed Jerusalem and Israel was exiled from its land, I was born in one of the cities of the Exile.

Quotes by Shmuel Yosef Agnon

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Frequently Asked Questions

What does this Land quotes page cover?
It brings together quotes that use "land" in different senses, from a musician landing on an unusual note to statements about homeland and national or religious claims to territory. The range moves from the personal and artistic to the political and historical.
Why do people search for land-related quotes?
Land carries meaning tied to home, belonging, and identity, so people look for these quotes when discussing heritage, nationhood, or a sense of place. It's a word that can be personal or deeply political depending on the context.
Some of these quotes reference the land of Israel and Zionist claims to it - how should that be read?
Those lines represent the stated views of the speakers on a historically significant and often debated territorial claim, presented here as their perspective rather than as settled fact. They're included as part of the record of how people have used "land" to talk about homeland and political legitimacy.
Is there a quote here about belief in a broader, more universal sense?
Yes, one entry reflects on whether people in a given land truly believe the meek will inherit the earth, tying the idea of land to faith and character rather than geography alone. It broadens the topic beyond specific national claims.
How can land quotes be used?
They suit reflections on heritage, home, or a sense of belonging, as well as commentary on national identity. Related themes appear on the America and Government pages for readers interested in the political side.

Other lines reflect specific historical and political claims to land tied to Israel, including a reference to League of Nations recognition in 1922 - presented here as the speakers' own stated views, not as settled fact. See Government quotes, or America quotes.