Fire Quotes

4545 Fire quotes by 2647 unique authors

I have lived in the redness of the stones that mark a path through my blood; I am the descendant of a forgotten race, but… — Unknown Author
The Americans say that we are ungrateful-but I ask them for heaven's sake, what should we be grateful to them for-for murdering our fathers and… — David Walker
Charity is an ugly trick. It is a virtue grown by the rich on the graves of the poor. Unless it is accompanied by sincere… — Rebecca West
Teaching is not filling up a pail, it is lighting a fire. — William Butler Yeats
The coffee was boiling over a charcoal fire, and large slices of bread and butter were piled one upon the other like deals in a… — Charles Dickens
Know yourself and you will win all battles. Move swift as the Wind and closely-formed as the Wood. Attack like the Fire and be still… — Sun Tzu
When campaigning, be swift as the wind; in leisurely march, majestic as the forest; in raiding and plundering, like fire; in standing, firm as the… — Sun Tzu
Marriage is a land mine. A really intimate land mine. Adultery to kitchen fires. Never a dull [moment]. — Nora Roberts
You've got to block out all distractions when you train. Your focus has to be 100% into the rep. You've got to get into a… — Unknown Author
Pardon me," I answered, as I placed a bundle of straw upon the fire and slightly stirred it. Then I turned quickly but already we… — Unknown Author
Make sure that the beer - four pints a week - goes to the troops under fire before any of the parties in the rear… — Winston Churchill
Terence O'Ryan heard him and straightway brought him a crystal cup full of the foaming ebon ale which the noble twin brothers Bungiveagh and Bungardilaun… — James Joyce
My dad used to say 'Always fight fire with fire,' which is probably why he got thrown out of the the fire brigade. — Harry Hill
We continue, however, to write about important people, prize-winning people, blacks of grandeur, women of great fire, fame or wit. We do not write about… — Jonathan Kozol
Lying offshore, ready to act, the presence of ships and Marines sometimes means much more than just having air power or ship's fire, when it… — Colin Powell
Just as a small fire is extinguished by the storm whereas a large fire is enhanced by it - likewise a weak faith is weakened… — Viktor E. Frankl
Private prayer is like straw scattered here and there: If you set it on fire it makes a lot of little flames. But gather these… — John Vianney
Persons grouped around a fire or candle for warmth or light are less able to pursue independent thoughts, or even tasks, than people supplied with… — Marshall McLuhan
On the last morning of Virginia's bloodiest year since the Civil War, I built a fire and sat facing a window of darkness where at… — Patricia Cornwell
Hatred is like fire, it makes even light rubbish deadly. — George Eliot
Those who hate most fervently must have once loved deeply; those who want to deny the world must have once embraced what they now set… — Kurt Tucholsky
The enemy are only 50 yards from us. We are heavily outnumbered. We are under devastating fire. I shall not withdraw an inch but will… — Unknown Author
For over five years this man has been chasing around Europe like a madman in search of something he could set on fire. Unfortunately he… — Adolf Hitler
I'm sure that Nero didn't set fire to Rome. It was the Christian-Bolsheviks who did that, just as the Commune set fire to Paris in… — Adolf Hitler
The military mind is indeed a menace. Old-fashioned futurity that sees only men fighting and dying in smoke and fire; hears nothing more civilized than… — Sean O'Casey

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