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If there's one thing Ree Drummond loves, it's flowers! In fact, she adores them so much that she even launched her own flower line at Walmart. There's no shortage of beautiful blooms on her family ranch, either, and one of her all-time favorites are the dreamy purple Oklahoma redbuds that blossom there every spring. "They’re gorgeous, simply gorgeous," she says. "And the fact that they’re one of the first things to bloom in Oklahoma in the springtime makes them stand out all the more."
Ree is certainly not the first to wax poetic about the beauty of her favorite blooms. There are so many lovely flower quotes that will inspire you and brighten your day, and we've rounded up some of the best ones right here. (Psst, these also make great spring quotes to celebrate the season!)
Many of the sayings on this list pay homage to the showstopping colors and scents of flowers, like these words from novelist and philosopher Iris Murdoch: "People from a planet without flowers would think we must be mad with joy the whole time to have such things about us." But others use flowers as a metaphor for a greater message about life or love. Take Sheryl Crow's words, for instance: "No matter how chaotic it is, wildflowers will still spring up in the middle of nowhere." No matter which kind of quote you're looking for, browsing through this list will definitely make you want to stop and smell the roses!
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Lady Bird Johnson
“Where flowers bloom so does hope.”
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Ralph Waldo Emerson
“Love is like wildflowers; it’s often found in the most unlikely places.”
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John Harrigan
“Happiness held is the seed; Happiness shared is the flower.”
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Frances Hodgson Burnett
“If you look the right way, you can see that the whole world is a garden.”
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Dr. Sunwolf
“Flowers whisper ‘Beauty!’ to the world, even as they fade, wilt, fall.”
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Roland R. Kemler
“What a lonely place it would be to have a world without a wildflower!”
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Claudia Adrienne Grandi
“If I had a single flower for every time I think about you, I could walk forever in my garden.”
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Carole Radziwill
“The very best relationship has a gardener and a flower. The gardener nurtures and the flower blooms.”
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Walter Hagen
“You’re only here for a short visit. Don’t hurry, don’t worry. And be sure to smell the flowers along the way.”
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Proverb
“Take time to smell the roses.”
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Oscar Wilde
"A flower blossoms for its own joy."
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Ralph Waldo Emerson
"The earth laughs in flowers."
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Antoine de Saint-Exupéry
"It's the time that you spent on your rose that makes your rose so important."
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Sheryl Crow
"No matter how chaotic it is, wildflowers will still spring up in the middle of nowhere."
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Christian Dior
"After women, flowers are the most lovely thing God has given the world."
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Buddha
“If we could see the miracle of a single flower clearly our whole life would change.”
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Audrey Hepburn
"To plant a garden is to believe in tomorrow."
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Luther Burbank
"Flowers always make people better, happier, and more helpful; they are sunshine, food and medicine for the soul."
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Steve Maraboli
"Don't let the tall weeds cast a shadow on the beautiful flowers in your garden."
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Stefano Gabbana
"To me, flowers are happiness."
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Gerard De Nerval
"Every flower is a soul blossoming in nature."
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Hans Christian Andersen
"Just living is not enough...one must have sunshine, freedom, and a little flower."
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Victor Hugo
"A garden to walk in and immensity to dream in—what more could he ask? A few flowers at his feet and above him the stars."
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John Lennon
"Love is the flower you've got to grow."
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Luther Burbank
"Don't wait for someone to bring you flowers. Plant your own garden and decorate your own soul."
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Lady Bird Johnson
"Almost every person, from childhood, has been touched by the untamed beauty of wildflowers."
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Okakura Kakuzo
"In joy or sadness, flowers are our constant friends."
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Shannon Mullen
"Even the tiniest of flowers can have the toughest roots."
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Robert A. Heinlein
"Butterflies are self-propelled flowers."
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Max Muller
"A flower cannot blossom without sunshine, and man cannot live without love."
