"REVOLUTION, n. A bursting of the boilers which……" — Ambrose Bierce
"REVOLUTION, n. A bursting of the boilers which usually takes place when the safety valve of public discussion is closed."
More Boiler Quotes
- I have always fancied that the end of the world will be when some enormous boiler, heated to three thousand… — Jules Verne
- The mighty steam-engine has its germ in the simple boiler in which the peasant prepares his food. The huge ship… — Unknown Author
- Justice in the hands of the powerful is merely a governing system like any other. Why call it justice? Let… — Georges Bernanos
- There are various causes for the generation of force: a tensed spring, an air current, a falling mass of water,… — Justus von Liebig
- The United States is like a gigantic boiler. Once the fire is lit under it, there's no limit to the… — Winston Churchill
- Bunny boiler is now part of our language, and I'm proud of that. — Glenn Close
- It is important to learn from other women. We have a lot to offer and to learn from each other… — Hazel Hawke
- Let the fires go out in the boiler room of the church and the place will still look smart and… — Leonard Ravenhill
- Spoken of the young Archimedes: . . . [he] was as much enchanted by the rudiments of algebra as he… — Archimedes
- We went to - I guess it was a legitimate boiler room, and I sat in front of this guy… — Giovanni Ribisi
- Id love to spend more time on the Isle of Man. I love the anonymity of putting on a boiler… — John Rhys-Davies
- The Internet is global and seemingly omniscient, while iPods and phones are all microscopic workings encased in plastic blobjects. Compare… — Scott Westerfeld