Pencil Quotes

366 quotes by 320 authors

The pencil of the Holy Ghost hath labored more in describing the afflictions of Job than the felicities of Solomon. — Francis Bacon
One must always draw, draw with the eyes, when one cannot draw with a pencil. — Balthus
I write about myself with the same pencil and in the same exercise book as about him. It is no longer I, but another whose… — Samuel Beckett
A pencil and rubber are of more use to thought than a battalion of assistants. To happiness the same applies as to truth: one does… — Theodor Adorno
If you're wearing smoky eye makeup, a little beige or gold pencil on the inner eye corners will open up the area, but you only… — Gisele Bundchen
There's something brave and touching about game girls of all ages keeping themselves smart in hard times - one thinks of those wonderful women during… — Julie Burchill
I believe more in the scissors than I do in the pencil. — Truman Capote
Lying in bed would be an altogether perfect and supreme experience if only one had a colored pencil long enough to draw on the ceiling. — Gilbert K. Chesterton
Film will only became an art when its materials are as inexpensive as pencil and paper. — Jean Cocteau
I don't claim anything of the work. It is his work. I am like a little pencil in his hand. That is all. He does… — Mother Teresa
It was a pleasant cafe, warm and clean and friendly, and I hung up my old water-proof on the coat rack to dry and put… — Ernest Hemingway
Then my verse I dishonor, my pictures despise, my person degrade and my temper chastise; and the pen is my terror, the pencil my shame;… — William Blake
The best wood in most amateurs' bags is the pencil. — Chi Chi Rodriguez
The average pencil is seven inches long, with just a half-inch eraser - in case you thought optimism was dead. — Robert Breault
An uncomfortable feeling is not an enemy. It's a gift that says, "Get honest; inquire." We reach out for alcohol, or television, or credit cards,… — Byron Katie
I want to be as though new-born, knowing nothing, absolutely nothing... then I want to do something modest; to work out by myself a tiny,… — Paul Klee
Mathematics is the cheapest science. Unlike physics or chemistry, it does not require any expensive equipment. All one needs for mathematics is a pencil and… — George Polya
For those who feel it, nothing makes the soul so religious and pure as the endeavor to create something perfect; for God is perfection, and… — Michelangelo
It's income tax time again, Americans: time to gather up those receipts, get out those tax forms, sharpen up that pencil, and stab yourself in… — Dave Barry
Isn't it amazing what a pencil can have inside? — Quino

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