Thumbs Quotes

315 quotes by 277 authors

Because he knows you have to laugh at the things that hurt you just to keep yourself in balance, just to keep the world from… — Ken Kesey
By the pricking of my thumbs, Something wicked this way comes. — William Shakespeare
Simplicity, simplicity, simplicity! I say, let your affairs be as two or three, and not a hundred or a thousand; instead of a million count… — Henry David Thoreau
It is a magic book. Words mean things. When you put them together they speak. Yes, sometimes they flatten out and nothing they say is… — Samuel R. Delany
Do you bite your thumb at us, sir? — William Shakespeare
They say of me, and so they should, It's doubtful if I come to good. I see acquaintances and friends Accumulating dividends And making enviable… — Dorothy Parker
... as a rule of thumb, whenever there appears a plural, correct for a singular. Should I ever let slip a royal WE, put me… — Nicole Krauss
He began to trace a pattern on the table with the nail of his thumb. "She kept saying she wanted to keep things exactly the… — Jodi Picoult
But to admire a strong person and to live under that strong personâ€™s thumb are two different things. — George Bernard Shaw
Here's a quick rule of thumb: Don't annoy science fiction writers. These are people who destroy entire planets before lunch. Think of what they'll do… — John Scalzi
We have these earthly bodies. We don't know what they want. Half the time, we pretend they are under our mental thumb, but that is… — Louise Erdrich
There have been five great kisses since 1642 B.C...(before then couples hooked thumbs.) And the precise rating of kisses is a terribly difficult thing, often… — William Goldman
When I pointed to him his palms slipped slightly, leaving greasy sweat streaks on the wall, and he hooked his thumbs in his belt. A… — Harper Lee
As things stand now, I am going to be a writer. I'm not sure that I'm going to be a good one or even a… — Hunter S. Thompson
Soon enough his head would be swimming with tales of derring-do and high adventure, tales of beautiful maidens kissed, of evildoers shot with pistols or… — Neil Gaiman
From in the shadow she calls. And in the shadow she finds a way, finds a way. And in the shadow she crawls, clutching her… — Tori Amos
When I return to the world, I will be a man. I will walk among you. I will lick my lips with my small, dexterous… — Garth Stein
Something about telling that story made my gut grow back together." What?" Oh, nothing. Just thinking out loud." That's who you really like. The people… — John Green
As a rule of thumb, I would submit that if you need to call your floss provider, for any reason, you are probably not ready… — Bill Bryson
Work freely and rollickingly as though you were talking to a friend who loves you. Mentally (at least three or four times a day) thumb… — Brenda Ueland

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