Burning Quotes

1238 Burning quotes by 956 unique authors

The breezes taste Of apple peel. The air is full Of smells to feel- Ripe fruit, old footballs, Burning brush, New books, erasers, Chalk, and… — John Updike
If you go to a party, and you want to be the popular one at the party, do this: Wait until no one is looking,… — Jack Handey
A good way to threaten somebody is to light a stick of dynamite. Then you call the guy and hold the burning fuse up to… — Jack Handey
If any man is rich and powerful he comes under the law of God by which the higher branches must take the burnings of the… — Henry Ward Beecher
When I was a fireman I was in a lot of burning buildings. It was a great job, the only job I ever had that… — Steve Buscemi
Of course, the age-old tradition that a star must appear even if he or she is practically dying is an excellent one, but it can… — Noel Coward
A strong reputation is like a good bonfire. When you have one kindled it's easy to keep the flame burning, even if someone comes along… — Zachary Taylor
If you see what you do each day as your way of loving the world and helping it heal, then life gets to be a… — Bernie Siegel
Conflicts create the fire of affects and emotions; and like every fire it has two aspects: that of burning and that of giving light. — Carl Jung
When we meet, I'm interested and I'm curious about what he's doing because he's burning a number from a client. And I'm like, 'Who is… — Rosario Dawson
Fuel cell vehicles run on clean-burning hydrogen and are three times more efficient than the traditional combustible engine. — Albert Wynn
It doesn't take a genius to pump up the GNP [of a developing country] by burning down rainforests, using slave labor and social repression to… — Hazel Henderson
Many pilots of the time were the opinion that a fighter pilot in a closed cockpit was an impossible thing, because you should smell the… — Adolf Galland
To say that you can love one person all your life is just like saying that one candle will continue burning as long as you… — Leo Tolstoy
Burning every bridge that I cross to find some beautiful place to get lost. — Elliott Smith
We are terrible for each other, and, yes, we are a disaster. But tell me your heart doesn't race for a hurricane or a burning… — Joey Comeau
Based on my time living with rats and mice in Washington, D.C., I have always assumed that animals will escape such fires, since their senses… — Bruce Friedrich
It is only with burning anger that we can speak of this attack by counter-revolutionary reactionary elements against the capital of our country, against our… — Janos Kadar
My father pulled into Pearl Harbor four days after the bombing, and he said, everything was still burning. He said they never told the public… — John Lasseter
If that means going onto their farms, releasing their animals and burning the place to the ground, that's morally justifiable, in our opinion...There were always… — Jerry Vlasak
One of the first laws against air pollution came in 1300 when King Edward I decreed the death penalty for burning of coal. At least… — Glenn T. Seaborg
Who are taking to the witch burning Saturday night? — Stan Freberg
Made up of the glories of the most precious gems, to describe them is a matter of inexpressible difficulty. For there is amongst them the… — Pliny the Elder
Choosing individual stocks without any idea of what you're looking for is like running through a dynamite factory with a burning match. You may live,… — Joel Greenblatt
People who read poetry have heard about the burning bush, but when you write poetry, you sit inside the burning bush. — Li-Young Lee

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