Pounding Quotes
131 quotes by 119 authors
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All the same it is being said everywhere that I played too softly, or rather, too delicately for people used to the piano-pounding of the…
— Frederic Chopin
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The vanquished know war. They see through the empty jingoism of those who use the abstract words of glory, honor, and patriotism to mask the…
— Chris Hedges
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So it was that the war in the air began. Men rode upon the whirlwind that night and slew and fell like archangels. The sky…
— H.G. Wells
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After four knee surgeries and hundreds of shots injected into my knee weekly to alleviate swelling and pain, my body is begging me to stop…
— Li Na
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Pounding an edge to sharpness will not make it last.
— Laozi
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I love the sounds and the power of pounding water, whether it is the waves or a waterfall.
— Mike May
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Maberry is a master at writing scenes that surge and hum with tension. The pacing is relentless. He presses the accelerator to the floor and…
— S.G. Browne
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Richard Lloyd of Television is one of my favorite guitarists. His mentor was Jimi Hendrix when he was just 14. Jimi was always pounding everything…
— Tina Weymouth
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As the LSD began to take effect, I suddenly said in a very loud voice, while pounding on top of a file, “Every psychiatrist, every…
— John C. Lilly
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Pounding fragrant things - particularly garlic, basil, parsley - is a tremendous antidote to depression. But it applies also to juniper berries, coriander seeds and…
— Patience Gray
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It was the most emphatic display of selflessness I have seen on a football field. Pounding over every blade of grass, competing if he would…
— Alex Ferguson
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An astonishing debut. Brilliantly conceived, masterfully written, Stuart Neville’s THE TWELVE is both a heart-pounding thriller and a stunning examination of responsibility and revenge. He…
— Jeff Abbott
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If you give a man a hammer, he thinks he can solve all problems by pounding. Well, God gave men penises....
— Jacob M. Appel
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Well, in regards to surfing, I’ve learned that there is always another wave coming. Translated that means there is always tomorrow. No matter how badly…
— Gerry Lopez
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For the first month of school, writing is its own upper. Pounding on my computer keys feels like playing the piano, like arranging words into…
— Koren Zailckas
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Every age has its dreams, its symbols of romance. Past generations were moved by the graceful power of the great windjammers, by the distant whistle…
— Arthur C. Clarke
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Some Democrats and their advocates in the press believe Obamacare, a year into implementation, is no longer much of a factor in the midterm elections.…
— Byron York
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I've learned that in order to achieve what I wanted, it made more sense to negotiate than to defend the autonomy of my work by…
— Thom Mayne
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When you die, you know, you hear the insistent pounding that defines all things, whether of matter or energy, since there is nothing in the…
— Mark Helprin
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The skin of the coward changes color all the time, he can't get a grip on himself, he can't sit still, he squats and rocks,…
— Homer
Who Wrote These Pounding Quotes
119 authors contributed a total of 131 Pounding Quotes, led by these top contributors: