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Weeds Quotes

From literal gardens to regulations that just won't stop growing.

This collection of weeds quotes pairs literal agriculture talk about herbicides and crops with the familiar comparison of bureaucracy to weeds. A few speakers even admit to liking them.

Weeds are flowers too, once you get to know them.

Quotes by A. A. Milne

Regulations grow at the same rate as weeds.

Quotes by Norman Ralph Augustine

We have to devise ways to lower the cost of production and reduce the risks involved in agriculture such as pests, pathogens, and weeds.

Quotes by M. S. Swaminathan

If your corn has a herbicide-tolerant gene, it means you can spray your herbicides and kill the weeds; you won't kill your corn because it's producing a gene that makes it tolerant of the herbicide.

Quotes by Jeremy Rifkin

Agriculture Quotes

I like weeds and hardy plants.

Quotes by Hope Jahren

On an exhausted field, only weeds grow.

Quotes by Henryk Sienkiewicz

What would the world be, once bereft Of wet and wildness? Let them be left, O let them be left, wildness and wet, Long live the weeds and the wildness yet.

Quotes by Gerard Manley Hopkins

A lot of the flowers I like are weeds. Oh, and dandelions, but they're a weed, too.

Quotes by Daniel Rigby

Memory, in widow's weeds, with naked feet stands on a tombstone.

Quotes by Aubrey de Vere

Cool Quotes

I love HBO and Showtime, especially Showtime. I'm a huge 'Dexter' fan, and I love 'Weeds.' That would be cool to do a recurring role on a show like that.

Quotes by Aly Michalka

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Frequently Asked Questions

What are these weeds quotes actually about?
They mix literal gardening and herbicide-resistant crops with the common metaphor of regulations spreading like weeds, so the topic works on both a farming and political level.
Why would someone search for weeds quotes?
The word works as both an agricultural term and a metaphor for unwanted growth, giving the topic appeal to gardeners and readers interested in wordplay alike.
Do any quotes take a positive view of weeds?
Yes, one speaker admits to liking weeds and hardy plants, offering a rare fondness amid otherwise practical, problem-focused lines.
Is genetic modification part of this topic?
One quote discusses herbicide-tolerant corn genes specifically, tying weeds to modern agricultural science and crop management.
What other quote pages relate to this one?
The agriculture and corn quote pages continue the farming angle covered here.

Related reading includes the corn and devise quote pages, both touching on farming and problem-solving themes.