A Quote by Robert Fulghum

The grass is not always greener on the other side of the fence. The grass is greenest where it is watered.

Robert Fulghum

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Robert Fulghum
American - Author
Born: June 4, 1937

The grass is not, in fact, always greener on the other side of the fence. No, not at all. Fences have nothing to do with it. The grass is greenest where it is watered. When crossing over fences, carry water with you and tend the grass wherever you may be.

Robert Fulghum

Alone of all the races on earth, they seem to be free from the 'Grass is Greener on the other side of the fence' syndrome, and roundly proclaim that Australia is, in fact, the other side of that fence.

Douglas Adams

Of course the grass is greener on the other side of the fence. Why do you think the neighbors put up the fence?

Teresa Bloomingdale

If the grass on the other side of the fence is greener, try watering your side.

Ernie J Zelinski

The grass is always greener on the other side, unless Vince Russo has been there in which case the grass is most likely dead.

Jim Cornette

I've always felt like a guy where the grass is greener on my side of the fence.

Jim Boeheim

If the grass is greener on the other side of the fence, you can bet the water bill is higher.

Debbie Macomber

When you are tempted to look elsewhere for greener pastures, just remember someone else is probably looking at yours. And if another pasture looks greener, perhaps it is getting better care and attention. Grass is always greener . . . where it is watered.

Ezra Taft Benson

You know how they say the grass is always greener on the other side? It is greener, because you're not there. And if you go you'll trample it and leave dirty footprints and probably spill something poisonous.

Ekaterina Sedia

Everybody thinks the grass is greener on the other side. If you talk to most artists, they think they can play something, you know, "If I had stayed playing football in high school, if I had been doing basketball..." Everybody's got their fantasies and thinks the grass is greener. It's not. It's not.