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Seeds Quotes

On the growth hidden inside small beginnings.

This set of seeds quotes uses the image loosely: a fruitful error that carries its own correction, and an institution that quietly sets up the conditions for its own decline. It's a natural pairing with our Growth collection.

We know we cannot plant seeds with closed fists. To sow, we must open our hands.

Quotes by Adolfo Perez Esquivel

I think we all carry the seeds of our own destruction. You really have to be aware that just because something is good, it doesn't mean it's not going to trigger a self-destructive impulse.

Quotes by Adam Ferrara

Our defense is in the preservation of the spirit which prizes liberty as a heritage of all men, in all lands, everywhere. Destroy this spirit and you have planted the seeds of despotism around your own doors.

Abraham Lincoln

Every institution not only carries within it the seeds of its own dissolution, but prepares the way for its most hated rival.

Quotes by William Inge

Beginning Quotes

I drive out to this quail farm, where I get a lot of these incredible quail eggs, which I eat all day long. And I eat a lot of superfoods like goji, cacao and chia seeds, things like that. And...

Quotes by Vincent Gallo

Give me a fruitful error anytime, full of seeds, bursting with its own corrections.

Quotes by Vilfredo Pareto

I eat apples whole, seeds and all... yes, like a horse.

Quotes by Trevor Donovan

All forms of human happiness contain within themselves the seeds of their own decomposition.

Quotes by Theodore Dalrymple

I'm benefitting from the sacrifices and seeds sown by Shirley Chisholm, John Lewis, and so many others. Those of us who are beneficiaries owe it to have a season of service in which we try to give back.

Quotes by Terri Sewell

Emotion Quotes

Animals are something invented by plants to move seeds around. An extremely yang solution to a peculiar problem which they faced.

Quotes by Terence McKenna

Each moment is perfect and heaven-sent, in that each moment holds the seeds for growth.

Quotes by Suzan-Lori Parks

The chance of any species reaching and then surviving on an island as distant as one of the Hawaiian chain is infinitesimal, but despite the extraordinary odds, plants and seeds found their way ashore, carried by the tide or blown...

Quotes by Susanna Moore

Seeds of faith are always within us; sometimes it takes a crisis to nourish and encourage their growth.

Quotes by Susan L. Taylor

The more I removed vegetables that have lots of seeds, such as cucumbers and squash, the better my patients felt, the more weight they lost, and the more their cholesterol levels improved.

Quotes by Steven Gundry

Growth Quotes

Lectins are plant proteins that protect the plant and its seeds from being eaten by basically hacking into the animal's immune system, causing the animal to have inflammation.

Quotes by Steven Gundry

The most troublesome plant lectins are found in the hulls of grains, in beans and legumes, and the nightshade family - specifically the peels and seeds of tomatoes, peppers, eggplants, etc.

Quotes by Steven Gundry

I use a lot of citrus for seasoning. There's lemon or lime juice in just about everything, and that balances with salt very nicely. Things like toasted cumin seeds for the beans. The use of fresh herbs like oregano and...

Quotes by Steve Ells

When people learn no tools of judgment and merely follow their hopes, the seeds of political manipulation are sown.

Quotes by Stephen Jay Gould

My crime novels are highly structured. I never start out with a dead body. I start with an impossible scenario. Opening questions should be mysterious, weird, intriguing, and contain the seeds of the solution. The structure has to be meticulous...

Quotes by Sophie Hannah

Nature Quotes

When I was very young, even before I went to what you call elementary school, I used to read and watch Japanese comic books and anime all the time. These were the seeds of my future.

Quotes by Shinichiro Watanabe

Frequently Asked Questions

What is this seeds quotes collection about?
It uses the idea of a seed loosely, covering fruitful mistakes that carry their own correction and institutions that quietly plant their own decline.
Why do people search for seeds quotes?
Seeds are a natural metaphor for beginnings and potential, so people look for lines about growth, change, or planting the groundwork for the future.
Are these quotes only about literal planting?
No, most use seeds figuratively, describing errors, ideas, or institutional patterns rather than actual gardening or farming.
Is there an optimistic angle here?
Yes, one frames a fruitful mistake as something worth welcoming, since it already contains the makings of its own eventual correction.
What related pages complement this one?
Browse our Growth and Beginning collections for more on potential and change.

For more on beginnings and the natural world, browse our Beginning and Nature pages.