Wooden Quotes

187 quotes by 174 authors

It is an old custom amongst Jewish children, to become war-like on the 'L'ag Beomer.' They arm themselves from head to foot with wooden swords,… — Sholom Aleichem
There are too many souls of wood not to love those wooden characters who do indeed have a soul. — Jean Cocteau
Japanese architecture is traditionally based on wooden structures that need renovating on a regular basis. — Tadao Ando
The ship of heaven guides itself and will not accept a wooden rudder. — Ralph Waldo Emerson
War - after all, what is it that the people get? Why-widows, taxes, wooden legs and debt. — Samuel B. Pettengill
Maybe they should go back to wooden sticks. — Ondrej Pavelec
Fortunate are the nations that can build wooden houses. Because wood breathes, transforms, deteriorates, like us. It is also important to have flowers and plants… — Henryk Skolimowski
They're drinkin' home brew from a wooden cup. The folks were dancin' there got all shook up. — Chuck Berry
Once again decent citizens will be able to enter this house of worship, kneel down in front of a nearly-naked man hanging from a wooden… — A. Whitney Brown
Every sound in the gym is so fantastic. The screams of the fans, the whistle of the ref, the teammates calling to each other, the… — Yao Ming
Growing up, my parents were very, very strict. And then I went to UCLA with John Wooden, who was just off the charts. — Bill Walton
To the counsel of fools a wooden bell. — George Herbert
Perhaps passing through the gates of death is like passing quietly through the gate in a pasture fence. On the other side, you keep walking,… — Mark Helprin
One thing vampire children are taught is, never run with a wooden stake. — Jack Handey
Without trust, words become the hollow sound of a wooden gong. With trust, words become life itself. — John Harold
I can remember playing under the big wooden desk in his office. My mother didn't like us to chew gum, so we'd go into his… — John F. Kennedy Jr.
Someone will always hate what I say. Thereâ€™s always going to be somebody spitting blood about my wooden-faced, toffee-named, crappy acting. — Benedict Cumberbatch
What would happen if you melted? You know, you never really hear this talked about much, but spontaneous combustion? It exists!...[people] burn from within...sometimes theyll… — Keanu Reeves
John Wooden has been a vital force in the lives of many with his inspirational messages. Â He represents all the elements necessary to be… — Dick Vitale
Where can we find greater structural clarity than in the wooden buildings of the old. Where else can we find such unity of material, construction… — Ludwig Mies van der Rohe

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