Cogs Quotes

49 quotes by 47 authors

When the machine grinds to a halt, the cogs themselves begin wondering about their function. — Ken Knabb
Without writing, what would I have become? Nothing. In China the individual used to be treated as a screw or a small cog in the… — Ha Jin
Colors must fit together as pieces in a puzzle or cogs in a wheel. — Hans Hofmann
Inflation is the fiscal complement of statism and arbitrary government. It is a cog in the complex of policies and institutions which gradually lead toward… — Ludwig von Mises
I think writing comics is predicated on being a fan - there's no either/or. I'd argue I'm an even bigger fan now than when I… — Matt Fraction
It is beneath human dignity to lose one's individuality and become a mere cog in the machine. — Mahatma Gandhi
You know the Model of your Car. You know just what its powers are. You treat it with a deal of care, Nor tax it… — John Kendrick Bangs
But the fact is, Mr. Chairman, for all the challenges the Postal Service of the 21st century faces, it still retains its traditional place as… — John M. McHugh
I don't just want to be another cog in the gears of Hollywood. — Scott Porter
I turn my eyes to the schools & universities of Europe And there behold the loom of Locke whose woof rages dire, Washed by the… — William Blake
You're one microscopic cog in his catastrophic plan. — Nick Cave
It's the same in the office, the lab, the factory. Employees and coworkers are more productive, more loyal - satisfied and happy - when they… — Wayne D. Dosick
Time and times are but cogwheels, unmatched, grinding on oblivious to one another. Occasionally - oh, very rarely! - the cogs fit; the pieces of… — Robert E. Howard
In spite of its glowing talk about the welfare of the masses, Communism's methods and philosophy strip man of his dignity and worth, leaving him… — Martin Luther King, Jr.
To keep every cog and wheel is the first precaution of intelligent tinkering. — Aldo Leopold
The brutal truth is, we're scarcely 'educating' children at all. Even if you overlook the guilt, fear, bigotry, and dangerous anti-intellectual flapdoodle being funneled into… — Tom Robbins
Communication is a continual balancing act, juggling the conflicting needs for intimacy and independence. To survive in the world, we have to act in concert… — Deborah Tannen
I'm worried that students will take their obedient place in society and look to become successful cogs in the wheel - let the wheel spin… — Howard Zinn
I was just a screw or cog in the great machine I called life, and when I dropped out of it I found I was… — Edith Wharton
The last word in ignorance is the man who says of an animal or plant, "What good is it?" If the land mechanism as a… — Aldo Leopold

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