Cane Quotes

62 quotes by 55 authors

My forebears refused to cut the sugar cane for plantation owners, and I am recognisably a product of that background. — Diane Abbott
I have been sustained by cane field, the cane plantation I have. — Kamisese Mara
Any man having one drop of the seed of Cane in him Cannot hold the priesthood ... I will say it now in the name… — Brigham Young
The bride, white of hair, is stooped over her cane Her faltering footsteps need guiding. While down the church aisle, with wan toothless smile, The… — Richard Armour
I'm an actor. I'm not a performer. I'm not like a song and dance guy who can take a cane and a hat and do… — Billy Bob Thornton
A legend is an old man with a cane known for what he used to do. I'm still doing it. — Miles Davis
My reality needs imagination like a bulb needs a socket. My imagination needs reality like a blind man needs a cane. — Tom Waits
I will remember what I was, I am sick of rope and chains - I will remember my old strength and all my forest affairs.… — Rudyard Kipling
she loved to walk down the street with a book under her arm. It had the same significance for her as an elegant cane for… — Milan Kundera
Q: Whatâ€™s hard for you? A: Mostly I straddle reality and the imagination. My reality needs imagination like a bulb needs a socket. My imagination… — Tom Waits
You can be up to your boobies in white satin, with gardenias in your hair and no sugar cane for miles, but you can still… — Billie Holiday
What are you doing?" "Ya!" said Jane, whirling around, her hands held up menacingly. It was Mr. Nobley with coat, hat, and cane, watching her… — Shannon Hale
Look, Gail." Roark got up, reached out, tore a thick branch off a tree, held it in both hands, one fist closed at each end;… — Ayn Rand
Hey, if you decided to tear up the town, you can always use the leftover bread from my breakfast in place of your cane. I'm… — Jennifer Rardin
But carbon 13 [the carbon from corn] doesn't lie, and researchers who have compared the isotopes in the flesh or hair of Americans to those… — Michael Pollan
Beside him a tiny elderly woman was leaning on a cane, studying him with curiosity. Since good manners seemed to require that he speak to… — Judith McNaught
I envisioned huge piles of the Elf Hotel flying off the belt, taking down everybody in sight. I had seen pictures of that Elf Hotel… — Maureen Johnson
In Terezaâ€™s eyes, books were the emblems of a secret brotherhood. For she had but a single weapon against the world of crudity surrounding her:… — Milan Kundera
Any tightrope walker can walk in a straight line and hold a cane at the same time. It's the balancing on the rope at those… — Cecelia Ahern
The two of you together are a menace,â€ Penelope remarked. â€œMy aim in life,â€ Lady Danbury announced, â€œis to be a menace to as great… — Julia Quinn

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