Rakes Quotes

42 quotes by 36 authors

Wisdom, Niko thought as he leaned his cheek against his long-handled rake, cannot be had without price. — Janet Morris
Baccarat is a game whereby the croupier gathers in money with a flexible sculling oar, then rakes it home. If I could have borrowed his… — Mark Twain
Wisdom, Niko thought as he leaned his cheek against his long-handled rake, cannot be had without price. And that price is blood. The sound of… — Janet Morris
So deeply is the gardener's instinct implanted in my soul, I really love the tools with which I work; the iron fork, the spade, the… — Celia Thaxter
Men, some to business, some to pleasure take; But every woman is at heart a rake. — Alexander Pope
When we...go back in to the past and rake up all the troubles we've had, we end up reeling and straggering through life. Stability and… — Pam W. Vredevelt
Does a rake deserve to possess anything of worth, since he chases everything in skirts and then imagines he can successfully hide his shame by… — Christine de Pizan
Can you imagine a guy breaking into your car, and he steals your guitar case 'cause he thinks it's a guitar, and he gets it… — Eugene Chadbourne
I've always tried different stuff in the studio. I use rakes, spoons, cans... I'm a surround-sound type of guy. — Timbaland
To what a bad choice is many a worthy woman betrayed, by that false and inconsiderate notion, That a reformed rake makes the best husband! — Samuel Richardson
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
Just what part does the State play in production to warrant its rake-off? The State does not give; it merely takes. — Frank Chodorov
If a conservative order is indeed to return, we ought to know the tradition which is attached to it, so that we may rebuild society;… — Russell Kirk
Inconvenience yourself: ditch the remote, the garage door opener, the leaf-blower; buy a bike, broom, rake, and snow shovel. — Dan Buettner
A man's name is not like a mantle which merely hangs about him...but a perfectly fitting garment, which, like the skin, has grown over him,… — Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
That dangerous but too commonly received notion, that a reformed rake makes the best husband. — Samuel Richardson
We overstate the ills of life, and take Imagination... down our earth to rake... — Elizabeth Barrett Browning
I play these sort of comical instruments I invented, like the electric rake and the electric plunger. I do a lot of almost stand-up comedy… — Eugene Chadbourne
I started using contact microphones that you can place on common, ordinary objects, like a rake. I put a microphone on it and it picked… — Eugene Chadbourne
I want to be taken seriously as the type of musician that plays stuff like an electric rake. I mean, how seriously do you take… — Eugene Chadbourne

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