Limb Quotes

152 quotes by 144 authors

In his laborious efforts to attain mountaintops, where the air is lighter and purer, the climber gains new strength of limb. In the endeavor to… — Pope Pius XI
Our feeling is that the most important thing on a set is that actors have enough confidence to try different things. If there's stress or… — Peter Farrelly
I felt more alone that week than any. Sometimes I'd feel a body lying next to me like an amputee feels a phantom limb. All… — Harvey Pekar
Truly, if you were to tear me limb from limb and separate my soul from my body, I would not say anything more. If I… — Joan of Arc
I joke, but I only half joke, that if you come to one of our hospitals missing a limb, no one will believe you till… — Abraham Verghese
Railroad carriages are pulled at the enormous speed of fifteen miles per hour by engines which, in addition to endangering life and limb of passengers,… — Martin Van Buren
I would lay down my life to defend any one of the States from aggression, which endangered peace or threatened its institutions. I could do… — Sam Houston
The limb that a person most needs to purify is his tongue. — Abu Nu`aym
O men, grown sick with toil and care, Leave for awhile the crowded mart; O women, sinking with despair, Weary of limb and faint of… — Phoebe Cary
On the other hand in London you can get an audience that desires dance to go as far as it can go: they've seen the… — Siobhan Davies
I had often thought that if I managed to live through the war I wouldn't expect too much of life. How could one resent disappointment… — Guy Sajer
When you go out on a limb, that's when you really know you're living — Robin Quivers
In form and feature, face and limb, I grew so like my brother That folks got taking me for him And each for one another.… — Henry Sambrooke Leigh
In pushing other species to extinction, humanity is busy sawing off the limb on which it perches. — Elizabeth Kolbert
Did you measure to attain your height? Did you use geometry to radiate your limb? Did you lament storm-torn branches? Did you inventory your leaves… — Ming-Dao Deng
The director sent for me for Tarzan. I climbed the tree and walked out on a limb. The next day I was told I was… — Johnny Weissmuller
Follow your dreams as long as you live! Never be afraid to go out on the limb to live up to your expectations. Always do… — Picabo Street
I would consent to have a limb amputated to recover my spirits — Samuel Johnson
I am cursed with a right leg that arouses the desire of any male dog that happens to be passing. I used to think that… — Jasper Carrott
While I have very little to say in favor of sex (it's vastly overrated, it's frequently unnecessary, and it's messy), it is greatly to be… — Quentin Crisp

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