Iron Quotes

789 Iron quotes by 608 unique authors

Industrial man—a sentient reciprocating engine having a fluctuating output, coupled to an iron wheel revolving with uniform velocity. And then we wonder why this should… — Aldous Huxley
Perhaps his gloom was due to his profession, that he lived among fallen empires, and in reading these languages that had not been spoken by… — Matthew Tobin Anderson
the colour of my soul is iron-grey and sad bats wheel about the steeple of my dreams. — Claude Debussy
My dear, dear girl [. . .] we can't turn back the days that have gone. We can't turn life back to the hours when… — Thomas Wolfe
The path to my fixed purpose is laid with iron rails whereon my soul is grooved to run — Herman Melville
The Wickans know that the gift of power is never free. They know enough not to envy the chosen among them, for power is never… — Steven Erikson
When he at least reached the door the handle had cease to vibrate. Lowering himself suddenly to his knees he placed his head and the… — Mervyn Peake
In the bleak midwinter Frosty wind made moan, Earth stood hard as iron, Water like a stone; Snow had fallen, Snow on snow, Snow on… — Christina Rossetti
I drank lots of water and orange juice and took a multivitamin and iron supplement for breakfast, which was my regimen since Bill had come… — Charlaine Harris
From the biography of Freud, by Irving Stone, said by Freud's fiance after he teased her for being sweet, "Beware of truly sweet people. They… — Irving Stone
Let the labyrinth of wrinkles be furrowed in my brow with the red-hot iron of my own life, let my hair whiten and my step… — Salvador Dali
You know what this is?" Lula said. "This here's plane rage." Plane rage isn't allowed. It got taken off the allowed activities list along with… — Janet Evanovich
Time passes and the pain begins to roll in and out as though it’s a woman standing at an ironing board, passing the iron back… — Audrey Niffenegger
It is true of course, that I have a will of iron, but it can be switched off if the circumstances seem to demand it. — P.G. Wodehouse
Believe me, it is a great deal better to find cast-iron proof that you're innocent than to languish in a cell hoping that the police---who… — Douglas Adams
Very slowly, she peeked around the tree trunk. Saw a slim, petite figure, flanked by two very large, very dangerous-looking soldier of fortune types picking… — Cindy Gerard
The nitrogen in our DNA, the calcium in our teeth, the iron in our blood, the carbon in our apple pies were made in the… — Carl Sagan
In the military, if we don't know something, we say we don't know and proceed to shut up until we do. Some highly paid charlatans… — Marcus Luttrell
The earth will never be the same again Rock, water, tree, iron, share this greif As distant stars participate in the pain. A candle snuffed,… — Madeleine L'Engle
Simon, would you still care for me if you discovered I was not who I say I am?" What do you mean?" I mean would… — Libba Bray
The iron heart that does not bleed The iron wing that does not break They exist, here and now — Tsugumi Ohba
I smiled,"Deoch, my heart is made of stronger stuff than glass. When she strikes she'll find it strong as iron-bound brass, or gold and adamant… — Patrick Rothfuss
But the future must be met, however stern and iron it be. — Elizabeth Gaskell
His brow is seamed with line and scar; His cheek is red and dark as wine; The fires as of a Northern star Beneath his… — Walter de La Mare
All the green in the planted world consists of these whole, rounded chloroplasts wending their ways in water. If you analyze a molecule of chlorophyll… — Annie Dillard

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