Coal Quotes

411 Coal quotes by 314 unique authors

Yes, I have actually mined coal, and distilled liquor, as well as seen a girl in a pink dress, and seen her take it off.… — James M. Cain
Don't be afraid of pressure. Pressure is what transforms a lump of coal into a diamond. — Nicky Gumbel
Sometimes it seemed to me I could not look at those silent little figures; that I must go north, to the grim coal fields, to… — Mother Jones
Everyone except the far right wing of the Republican Party realizes that oil, gas and coal burning are the main activities that have sent the… — Donella Meadows
In contrast [to trees and fish], oil, metals, and coal are not renewable; they don't reproduce, sprout, or have sex to produce baby oil droplets… — Jared Diamond
Holding on to anger is like grasping a hot coal while blaming our misery on the person who started the fire. — Bill Crawford
Directing is a nice job. It's the best job for me. If i had to pay money to do it, I would do itIt's problematical.… — William Friedkin
With a giant battery, we'd be able to address the problem of intermittency that prevents wind and solar from contributing to the grid in the… — Donald Sadoway
There is no likelihood man can ever tap the power of the atom. The glib supposition of utilizing atomic energy when our coal has run… — Robert Andrews Millikan
It is easy enough to be moral after a good dinner beside a snug coal fire, and with our hearts well warmed with fine old… — Henry Mayhew
When experts say nuclear power generation is safe and doesn't cost much and this is the only way to go if we want to stop… — Junichiro Koizumi
Affection is a coal that must be cooled; else, suffered, it will set the heart on fire. — William Shakespeare
I used to say to my dad, 'How did you and Mom stay married for all this time?' and he'd say, 'Two things. Number one:… — Gwyneth Paltrow
A hound it was, an enormous coal-black hound, but not such a hound as mortal eyes have ever seen. Fire burst from its open mouth,… — Arthur Conan Doyle
Whenever calamity howlers shake their heads and impress upon you that this, that, and the next dire catastrophe is to befall this nation or the… — B. C. Forbes
And we have abundant natural energy resources in the country. We haven't been taking adequate advantage of them, and we can burn coal in a… — John W. Snow
Jealousy is cruel as the grave: the coals thereof are coals of fire, which hath a most vehement flame. [Therefore do not compare your lot… — Solomon
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
For some reason, on that sparkling afternoon last week, I actually saw the coal that was passing by and it set me to thinking how… — Nick Clooney
Whether it’s a symphony or a coal mine, all work is an act of creating and comes from the same source: from an inviolate capacity… — Ayn Rand
You need to be in fellowship of a church...If you separate a live coal from the others, it will soon die out. However, if you… — Billy Graham
Without the Spirit of God we can do nothing. We are as ships without wind or chariots without steeds. Like branches without sap, we are… — Charles Spurgeon
The night sky in North Korea might be the most brilliant in northeast Asia, the only airspace spared the coal dust, Gobi Desert sand, and… — Barbara Demick
Geoff Muldaur was and is one of my musical heroes. When I listen to him sing and play, I can hear the coal mine, the… — Loudon Wainwright III
Compared to coal, which generates almost half the electricity in the United States, natural gas is indeed a cleaner, less polluting fuel. But compared to,… — Jeff Goodell

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