Granite Quotes

68 Granite quotes by 63 unique authors

• The block of granite which was an obstacle in the pathway of the weak, became a stepping-stone in the pathway of the strong. — Thomas Carlyle
• When we stand, the Azad Hind Fauz has to be like a wall of granite; when we march, the Azad Hind Fauz has to be… — Subhas Chandra Bose
• Lately we have been getting facts pointing to the "oceanic" nature of the floor of so-called inland seas. Through geological investigations it has been definitely… — Unknown Author
• No matter how sophisticated you may be, a large granite mountain cannot be denied - it speaks in silence to the very core of your… — Ansel Adams
• If there were a mile high mountain of granite, and once every ten-thousand years a bird flew past and brushed it with a feather, by… — Lois Duncan
• Don't be taken in when they paternally pat you on the shoulder and say that there's no inequality worth speaking of and no more reason… — Jean-Paul Marat
• We placed the wreaths upon the splendid granite sarcophagus, and at its feet, and felt that only the earthly robe we loved so much was… — Queen Victoria
• The future of Yosemite climbing lies not in Yosemite, but in using the new techniques in the great granite ranges of the world. — Yvon Chouinard
• The first four months of writing the book, my mental image is scratching with my hands through granite. My other image is pushing a train… — Mary Higgins Clark
• Tears are copiously showered over frailties the discoverer takes a malicious delight in circulating; and thus, all granite on one side of the heart, and… — Edwin Percy Whipple
• A house built on granite and strong foundations, not even the onslaught of pouring rain, gushing torrents and strong winds will be able to pull… — Haile Selassie
• I have found a shaft, going 29 meters [95 feet, approximately] vertically down into the ground, exactly halfway between the Chefren Pyramid and the Sphinx.… — Zahi Hawass
• When Ray Charles is concentrating he's like a piece of granite, nothing twitches, nothing, ... He sat for 25 minutes solid like that, like a… — Taylor Hackford
• Every family has a story, and I love that those stories are etched in sand rather than granite. That way we can change them. We… — Diane Chamberlain
• We've had a wonderful, wonderful life together. We've been in many places, we've had the experiences, and now we have the memories. But most of… — David B. Haight
• Toward seven o'clock every morning, I leave my study and step Out on the bright terrace; the sun already burns resplendent Between the shadows of… — Hermann Hesse
• Magic is the only way to describe it, climbing pitch after pitch of the most perfect, beautifully sculpted granite in the world. — Ron Kauk
• It was not a mere man he was holding, but a giant; or a block of granite. The pull was unendurable. The pain unendurable. — James Ramsey Ullman
• The landscape of my days appears to be composed, like mountainous regions, of varied materials heaped up pell-mell. There I see my nature, itself composite,… — Marguerite Yourcenar
• Solidarity is not a matter of sentiment but a fact, cold and impassive as the granite foundations of a skyscraper. If the basic elements, identity… — Eugene V. Debs
• We choose to believe that the granite is alive. If life is movement, then rock - with its atoms flying around like stars in cosmos… — Yvon Chouinard
• Debt never sleeps nor sickens nor dies; it never goes to the hospital; it works on Sundays and holidays; it never takes a vacation...it is… — J. Reuben Clark
• The street curves in and out, up and down in great waves of asphalt; at night the granite tomb is noisy with starlings like the… — Charles Reznikoff
• The girl's face was the color of talcum. Her uncle's was a death mask, a bone structure overlaid by parchment. Shane's was granite, with a… — Cornell Woolrich
• There was no more grass, no flowers, not even any moss: dusty granite blocks covered the ice and an occasional grinding groan reminded us that… — Chris Bonington

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Who Wrote These Granite Quotes

63 authors contributed a total of 68 Granite Quotes, led by these top contributors:

• 2 Granite Quotes by Zahi Hawass
• 2 Granite Quotes by Yvon Chouinard
• 2 Granite Quotes by Unknown Author
• 2 Granite Quotes by Thomas Carlyle
• 2 Granite Quotes by Ansel Adams
• 1 Granite Quote by Yevgeny Zamyatin
• 1 Granite Quote by Tove Jansson
• 1 Granite Quote by Taylor Hackford
• 1 Granite Quote by Subhas Chandra Bose
• 1 Granite Quote by Sorin Cerin
• 1 Granite Quote by Scott Snyder
• 1 Granite Quote by Ronald Reagan
• 1 Granite Quote by Ron Kauk
• 1 Granite Quote by Robert Louis Stevenson
• 1 Granite Quote by Rachel Naomi Remen
• 1 Granite Quote by Queen Victoria
• 1 Granite Quote by Primo Levi
• 1 Granite Quote by Philippe Petit
• 1 Granite Quote by Parker Stevenson
• 1 Granite Quote by Nathaniel Hawthorne
• 1 Granite Quote by Nadia Giosia
• 1 Granite Quote by Mohammed Dib
• 1 Granite Quote by Mary Higgins Clark
• 1 Granite Quote by Marguerite Yourcenar
• 1 Granite Quote by Lois Duncan