Shears Quotes

14 quotes by 13 authors

The statesman shears the sheep; the politician skins them. — Austin O'Malley
(That last infirmity of noble mind) To scorn delights, and live laborious days; But the fair guerdon when we hope to find, And think to… — John Milton
We're left with so little to go on. Only the present is full enough to seem complete, and even that is an optical illusion. The… — Ivan Vladislavic
Men can't be trusted with pruning shears any more than they can be trusted with the grocery money in a delicatessen . . . They… — Phyllis McGinley
As I search the archives of my memory I seem to discern six types or methods [of judicial writing] which divide themselves from one another… — Benjamin Cardozo
The finished product is not finished when the actor is. The work is completed by a pair of shears. — Josef von Sternberg
The hands of every clock are shears, trimming us away scrap by scrap, and every time piece with a digital readout blinks us towards implosion. — Dean Koontz
Marriage resembles a pair of shears, so joined that they cannot be separated; often moving in opposite directions, yet always punishing anyone who comes between… — Sydney Smith
It is no disparagement to the garden to say it will not fence and weed itself, nor prune its own fruit trees, nor roll and… — C.S. Lewis
My life had taken a stranger turn than I could've ever imagined. What was I doing on this path? Where was I headed really? Who… — Kami Garcia
But I don't feel sad about it. Because Mother is dead. And because Mr. Shears isn't around anymore. So I would be feeling sad about… — Mark Haddon
Marriage resembles a pair of shears, so joined that they cannot be separated, often moving in opposite directions, yet always punishing anyone who comes in… — Sydney Smith
George Shears ... was hanged in a barn near the store. The rope was thrown over a beam, and he was asked to walk up… — For The State Of Montana
MARRIAGE, Is much like a pair of shears, so joined so the parts cannot be separated, often moving in opposite directions, yet always punishing anyone… — Nikhil Saluja

Who Wrote These Shears Quotes

13 authors contributed a total of 14 Shears Quotes as follows: