Quotes by Fire But as a philosopher said, one day after mastering the winds, the waves, the tides and gravity, after all the scientific and technological achievements, we shall harness for God the energies of love. And then, for the second time in the history of the world, man will have discovered fire. Sargent Shriver firegodmen Knowledge always desires increase, it is like fire, which must first be kindled by some external agent, but which will afterwards propagate itself. Samuel Johnson firedesireknowledge We are funny creatures. We don't see the stars as they are, so why do we love them? They are not small gold objects, but endless fire. Saul Bellow starsfireinspirational I want to be someone's everything. I want fire and passion, and love that's returned, equally. I want to be someone's heart. S.C. Stephens passionfireheart Sir, he [Bolingbroke] was a scoundrel and a coward: a scoundrel for charging a blunderbuss against religion and morality; a coward, because he had not resolution to fire it off himself, but left half a crown to a beggarly Scotsman to draw the trigger at his death. Samuel Johnson cowardfirereligion I find beauty in unusual things, like hanging your head out the window or sitting on a fire escape. Scarlett Johansson firebeautifulbeauty Let the wave of memory, the storm of desire, the fire of emotion pass through without affecting your equanimity. Sathya Sai Baba stormfirememories If you want a language that tries to lock up all the sharp objects and fire-making implements, use Pascal or Ada: the Nerf languages, harmless fun for children of all ages, and they won't mar the furniture. Scott Fahlman firefunchildren It is not the desire of new acquisitions, but the glory of conquests, that fires the soldier's breast; as indeed the town is seldom worth much, when it has suffered the devastations of a siege. Samuel Johnson soldierfiredesire No wonder, Sir, that he is vain; a man who is perpetually flattered in every mode that can be conceived. So many bellows have blown the fire, that one wonders he is not by this time become a cinder. Samuel Johnson flatteryfiremen Stand aside, and try not to catch fire if I shed sparks of genius. Scott Lynch geniusfiretrying In the steel-and-glass society that we live in, the value system would be that the lawyer, with the Mercedes and the fine suit and the Ivy League education, was more valued than the minority without the education. But on the island, the rules are changed. It's the person who can make a fire or who can make friends. A kind human soul is valued. Scott Raab glassesfireislands The unions say 'last hired - first fired,', we say hire and fire based on merit. We want the best and brightest in the classroom. Scott Walker unionsfirewant Now things have changed for the better. Our reforms end seniority and tenure so we can hire and fire based on merit and pay based on performance. That means we can put the best and the brightest in our classrooms - and we can keep them there. Scott Walker reformfiremean Whether it be a matter of personal relations within a marriage or political initiatives within a peace process, there is no sure-fire do-it-yourself kit. Seamus Heaney ireland-and-the-irishpoliticalfire Sometimes I pick up the phone, listen to cold caller alias name, repeat it several times in an incredulous tone and then - bam! - pretend to recognise them. I ask them if they remember the hell of a time we had at the 1985 summer camp when we set fire to the wooden shed, and I keep making things up and go on and on until they end up terminating the call. Sean O'Grady firenamessummer The Irish seem to have more fire about them than the Scots. Sean Connery ireland-and-the-irishscotsfire Dess shook her head. "Before he walked off, Rex said for you to wait. He said it's totally important you don't touch Angie until he comes back. and he said that if you were a pain about it, I get to hit you with that." She pointed to where the darkling had flung Flabbergasted Supernumerary Mathematician, its tip blackened by ichor and fire. "So, go ahead. Scott Westerfeld painfirewaiting Each Javelin round costs $80,000, and the idea that it's fired by a guy who doesn't make that in a year at a guy who doesn't make that in a lifetime is somehow so outrageous it almost makes the war seem winnable. Sebastian Junger firewinningwar High school wasn't a trial by fire or some ordeal that had to be survived. It was all a big joke. You just had to provide the laugh track. Scott Westerfeld trackfireschool«158159160161162163164165166167168»
