Copper Quotes

84 quotes by 68 authors

Brass is polished by ashes; copper is cleaned by tamarind; a woman, by her menses; and a river by its flow. — Chanakya
Once upon a time Apache land would have stretched farther than the horizon, through New Mexico almost to Texas, but as white men found gold,… — Victoria Finlay
The Queen of Crafts herself, Martha Stewart, and I have the same birthday. I prefer to think it's the glue-gun wielding, perfect-tart-producing Martha and not… — Sloane Crosley
Some minds improve by travel, others, rather, resemble copper wire, or brass, which get the narrower by going farther. — Thomas Hood
When I was 16 years old, I assembled a 2.3 million electron volt beta particle accelerator. I went to Westinghouse, I got 400 pounds of… — Michio Kaku
He was the sort of person who stood on mountaintops during thunderstorms in wet copper armour shouting 'All the Gods are bastards.' — Terry Pratchett
My family wasn't terribly affluent and looked upon money very carefully as something that had to be saved, not spent. My father built the ducting… — Wilbur Smith
I can go completely berserk with the makeup, depending on the event. I'm currently in this very mod stage. I wear false lashes and color… — Sharon Stone
The finest workers in stone are not copper or steel tools, but the gentle touches of air and water working at their leisure with a… — Henry David Thoreau
If there hadn't been a sixth day, man would not exist; copper would always be copper; and lead just lead. It's true that everything has… — Paulo Coelho
If complete and utter chaos was lightning, then he'd be the sort to stand on a hilltop in a thunderstorm wearing wet copper armour and… — Terry Pratchett
They dont understand what real treasure is. They see it in gold and copper, and tin. They see in herds of horses or cattle. They… — David Gemmell
There in the city's steam-and-smoke-smudged harbor is the most extraordinary sight of all: a great copper-clad lady with a torch in one hand and a… — Libba Bray
Violence up close has a smell. Like copper blood and charcoal burning. — Jodi Picoult
Just because there's tarnish on the copper, doesn't mean there's not a shine beneath. — Laurence Yep
I kissed her," he explained, aggrieved. "Mmm, yes, I had the dubious pleasure of witnessing that, ah-hem, overly public occurrence." Lyall sharpened his pen nib,… — Gail Carriger
Robert was the true steel. Stannis is pure iron, black and hard and strong, yes, but brittle, the way iron gets. He'll break before he… — George R. R. Martin
Can you love someone you don't trust?" "Absolutely," he said. "I have a sister I wouldn't lend two copper lengths if I wanted them back.… — Daniel Abraham
Lords are gold and knights steel, but two links can't make a chain. You also need silver and iron and lead, tin and copper and… — George R. R. Martin
Who knew what evil lurked in the hearts of men? A copper, that's who. (...)You saw how close men lived to the beast. You realized… — Terry Pratchett

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