Fire Quotes

4545 Fire quotes by 2647 unique authors

I guess more bad things have been done in the name of progress than any other. I myself have been guilty of this. When I… — Jack Handey
If you go to a party, and you want to be the popular one at the party, do this: Wait until no one is looking,… — Jack Handey
I bet for an Indian, shooting an old fat pioneer woman in the back with an arrow, and she fires her shotgun into the ground… — Jack Handey
No two things differ more than hurry and dispatch. Hurry is the mark of a weak mind, dispatch of a strong one. A weak man… — Charles Caleb Colton
I'm very determined and stubborn. There's a desire in me that makes me want to do more and more, and to do it right. Each… — Mary Lou Retton
The Godhead is never an object of its own knowledge. Just as a knife doesn't cut itself, fire doesn't burn itself, light doesn't illuminate itself.… — Alan Watts
I know of a charm by way of a prayer that will preserve a man from the violence of guns and all manner of fire-weapons… — Francois Rabelais
Talent is a flame, but genius is a fire. — Honore de Balzac
Baby, I've tried to find a place inside your heart. Oh, but it's hard to start a fire without a spark. — Martina McBride
The fate of the singers who, like my songs, went up in flame was also the fate of the books which I later wrote. All… — Shmuel Yosef Agnon
Conflicts create the fire of affects and emotions; and like every fire it has two aspects: that of burning and that of giving light. — Carl Jung
I could not help reflecting that the bullet which had struck the chestnut [horse] had certainly passed within a foot of my head. So at… — Winston Churchill
There are times when two people need to step apart from one another, but there is no rule that says they have to turn and… — Robert Breault
Nobody knows what the cause is, though some pretend they do; it like some hidden assassin waiting to strike at you. Childless women get it,… — Wystan Hugh Auden
If you want a language that tries to lock up all the sharp objects and fire-making implements, use Pascal or Ada: the Nerf languages, harmless… — Scott Fahlman
Love is the only fire that is hot enough to melt the iron obstinacy of a creatures's will. — Alexander MacLaren
Government is not reason; it is not eloquent; it is force. Like fire, it is a dangerous servant and a fearful master. Experience has taught… — George Washington
The quality of a leader is reflected in the standards they set for themselves." Ray Kroc "If some of today's leaders don't relearn the value… — Ken Blanchard
Wars aren't stopped by fighting wars, any more than you can fight fire with fire. You fight fire with water. You fight violence with nonviolence. — Colman McCarthy
This is a time that calls for extreme restraint. In a world of outright aggression and violence there can be no winners. To respond to… — Tenzin Palmo
Have fire and spread all over. Work, work. Be the servant while leading, be unselfish, and never listen to one friend in private accusing another.… — Swami Vivekananda
Sometimes I feel like a fire hydrant looking at a pack of dogs. — William J. Clinton
I can think of no more stirring symbol of man's humanity to man than a fire engine. — Kurt Vonnegut
I've had tons of odd jobs, but I think that I would probably be a fireman because you get to see the results of your… — Luke Perry
We can no longer tolerate losing one more innocent child or putting one more firefighter at risk in a fire that could have been prevented… — Ed Markey

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