Rubbing Quotes

113 quotes by 103 authors

The essence of knowledge is generalization. That fire can be produced by rubbing wood in a certain way is a knowledge derived by generalization from… — Hans Reichenbach
After all the field of battle possesses many advantages over the drawing-room. There at least is no room for pretension or excessive ceremony, no shaking… — Henry David Thoreau
Men often compete with one another until the day they die. Comradeship consists of rubbing shoulders jocularly with a competitor. — Edward Hoagland
In the moment of our creation we receive the stamp of our individuality; and much of life is spent in rubbing off or defacing the… — Augustus William Hare
Reading student papers, blue books, etc., a form of torture ... a matter of rubbing an iron file over one's teeth, or holding urine in… — Newton Arvin
Critics can't even make music by rubbing their back legs together. — Mel Brooks
The Jake Gyllenhaal workout planstarts with growing long, long hairgorgeous greasy locks and then washing every day.Wash, shampoo, then condition. Washing works the biceps and… — Jake Gyllenhaal
Iâ€™m familiar with a lot of guys, hang out with those guys. A couple of my teammates actually went to Florida, so Iâ€™m familiar with… — Joanna Noelle Levesque
Moving parts in rubbing contact require lubrication to avoid excessive wear. Honorifics and formal politeness provide lubrication where people rub together. Often the very young,… — Robert A. Heinlein
Stories are a kind of thing, too. Stories and objects share something, a patina. I thought I had this clear, two years ago before I… — Edmund de Waal
Tact is rubbing out another's mistakes, not rubbing them in. — Marvin J. Ashton
Hunting Bears is a complex song. A bear, as you know is another term for a chubby chaser. The guitar line is actually the sound… — Thom Yorke
Early on a difficult climb, especially a solo climb, youâ€™re hyper-aware of the abyss pulling at your back, constantly feeling its call, its immense hunger.… — Jon Krakauer
I walk into the clubhouse today and it's like walking into the Mayo Clinic. We have four doctors, three therapists and five trainers. Back when… — Tommy Lasorda
If I had a Boy Scout I could make a fire by rubbing his hind legs together. — Robert A. Heinlein
Itâ€™s about reaching that moment of pure ecstasy when a drawing just happens. Where every move you make with your hand and every thought you… — Jamie Hewlett
As you smell the fragrance of a flower by handing it or the smell of sandalwood by rubbing it against a stone, so you obtain… — Sarada Devi
Basically Ken is a very gentle, home-loving person. I remember when one of his stick insects had a knee infection. He stayed up all night… — Dave Barry
Globalization has considerably accelerated in recent years following the dizzying expansion of communications and transport and the equally stupefying transnational mergers of capital. We must… — Eduardo Galeano
Energy is everything. Rubbing happy and sad together creates energy. — Naomi Shihab Nye

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