Dirt Quotes

587 Dirt quotes by 473 unique authors

It's as though the words are trapped, buried under past fears, past lives, like fossils compressed under layers of dirt. — Lauren Oliver
I can think of no honorable answer. Why must some of us deliberate between brands of toothpaste, while others deliberate between damp dirt and bone… — Barbara Kingsolver
The warrior who had gone out from the lake to save his people by slaying the evil one was now just a boy sitting in… — Michael Grant
It's incredibly touching when someone who seems so hopeless finds a few inches of light to stand in and makes everything work as well as… — Anne Lamott
Because you aren't afraid to kiss the dirt (and consequently dare to climb the sky) — E E Cummings
Treat a man like dirt-he produces flowers. — E E Cummings
I'm one, too," he said. "What?" He spit a wad of blood and mucus into the dirt. "A virgin." What a shock. "What makes you… — Rick Yancey
I've concluded that genius is as common as dirt. We suppress genius because we haven't yet figured out how to manage a population of educated… — John Taylor Gatto
Something’s died in me,” she goes. “It took a long time for it to do it, but it’s dead. You’ve killed something, just like you’d… — Raymond Carver
Countermovements among racists and sexists and nazifiers are just as relentless as dirt on a coffee table. . . . Every housewife knows that if… — Florynce Kennedy
This ego business has come from various sources, you know that, but it has to be cleansed out. Like when the river flows all kinds… — Nirmala Srivastava
Ego is even worse than dirt and filth because it attacks others. — Nirmala Srivastava
For the rest, whatever we have got has been by infinite labor, and search, and ranging through every corner of nature; the difference is that… — Jonathan Swift
I have always been inspired by the dream of America-families in the country, weathered trucks and farmhouses; sailing off the coast of Maine; following dirt… — Ralph Lauren
If you could equate the amount of time and effort put in mentally and physically into succeeding on the baseball field and measured it by… — Mike Schmidt
The terrible thing about sunlight is it shows the dirt. — Brigid Berlin
My work in general involves getting over my fears that are deeply embedded since childhood: Fear of darkness, fear of dangerous activities in general, and… — Miru Kim
The best way poor people can come out of their poverty is to get on the global highway, not on some dirt side road. — Iqbal Quadir
Growing up, I absolutely loved skateboarding and dirt bike riding with my brother and the neighborhood kids. — Daniella Monet
You can count on one hand the white rappers that have made it. So I just wanted to show the point of view of an… — Simon Rex
I always do makeup touch-ups myself, especially for blood, wounds, and dirt. It saves so much time. — James Cameron
I regard the theater as a woman I loved dearly who treated me like dirt. — Michael Caine
Any character can find an audience and work if you have passion for that character. You might have to just scrape off the dirt and… — Geoff Johns
What happened was I saw this ad for a yogurt plant for sale. It was in my junk mail pile, and I threw it into… — Hamdi Ulukaya
First, kids should be involved in the production of their own food. They have to get their hands in the dirt, they have to grow… — Alice Waters

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473 authors contributed a total of 587 Dirt Quotes, led by these top contributors: