Quotes by Fire The blazing fire makes flames and brightness out of everything thrown into it. Marcus Aurelius flamesfireinspirational You are built to pull a cart, to lift a heavy load and bear it, to haul up the long slope, and so am I, peasant bodies, earthy, solid shapely dark glazed clay pots that can stand on the fire. Marge Piercy strengthfiredark [His mind] was like a volcano, full of fire and wealth, sometimes calm, often dazzling and playful, but ever threatening. It ran swift as the lightning from one subject to another, and occasionally burst forth in passionate throes of intellect, nearly allied to madness. Marguerite Gardiner, Countess of Blessington volcanoesfiremind I suddenly remember something I've been told about fear. That amid a hail of machine gun fire you notice the existence of your skin. Marguerite Duras gunfirefear African rights and liberty is a subject that ought to fire the breast of every free man of color in these United States, and excite in his bosom a lively, deep, decided and heart-felt interest. Maria W. Stewart fireheartmen As the same fire assumes different shapes When it consumes objects differing in shape, So does the one Self take the shape Of every creature in whom he is present. Marcus Aurelius selffiredoe How thin is the crust of order over the fires of human appetite and the lust for naked power. Margaret Thatcher powerfireorder The things... which are proper to the understanding no other man is used to impede, for neither fire, nor iron, nor tyrant, nor abuse, touches it in any way. When it has been made a sphere, it continues a sphere. Marcus Aurelius tyrantsfiremen Yes, I thought I'd try electrocution next. Since a bomb, a fire, Vinco's knife and a brief encounter with outer space didn't kill me. Maria V. Snyder knivesspacefire Ahimsa is an attribute of the brave. Cowardice and ahimsa don't go together any more that water and fire. Mahatma Gandhi bravefirewater You should know what happens when you play with fire, Cahill. Eventually, you'll get burned. Maria V. Snyder shouldfireplay Yule—Yul log for the Christmas-fire tale-spinner—of fairy tales that can come true: Yul Brynner. Marianne Moore yulechristmasfire Fire and water are not of more universal use than friendship. Marcus Tullius Cicero usefirewater If you really want to stay the same age you are now forever and ever, she'd be thinking, try jumping off the roof: death's a sure-fire method for stopping time. Margaret Atwood jumpingfirethinking New perspectives give birth to new historic ages. Humankind has had many dramatic revolutions of understanding - great uses of fire and the wheel, language and writing. We found that the earth only seems flat, the sun only seems to circle the earth, matter only seems solid. Marilyn Ferguson circlesfirewriting Desire consumes you, it takes you over. You forget yourself completely. All you can think about is the other, the one you desire, your self is just a fire. Marilyn French selffirethinking It wasn't so easy though, ending the war. A war is a huge fire; the ashes from it drift far, and settle slowly. Margaret Atwood ashesfirewar Confidentially, the type of male I find most enjoyable for a friend is one who has enough fire and assurance to speak up for his convictions. Marilyn Monroe malesfireinspiring I do not support Putin against Europe. This is a caricature. I support a federalist Ukraine. The EU poured fuel on the fire by proposing an economic partnership to a country known to look half to the East and half to the West. Marine Le Pen ukrainefirecountry I've started to think that maybe I wouldn't mind passing my demented genius on to some small thing who can set fire and breathe profanity. Marilyn Manson firemindthinking«112113114115116117118119120121122»
