Quotes by Fire You can't start a fire without a spark Bruce Springsteen sparksfire Pessimism and optimism are slammed up against each other in my records, the tension between them is where it's all at, it's what lights the fire. Bruce Springsteen optimismlightfire A great rock band searches for the same kind of combustible force that fueled the expansion of the universe after the big bang. You want the earth to shake and spit fire. You want the sky to split apart and for God to pour out. Bruce Springsteen rocksfiresky Outside the street's on fire in a real death waltz between what's flesh and what's fantasy. Bruce Springsteen realfleshfire Now young faces grow sad and old and hearts of fire grow cold We swore blood brothers against the wind I'm ready to grow young again Bruce Springsteen brotherfireheart Did God make man in a breath of holy fire, or did he crawl on up out of the muck and mire? Bruce Springsteen unanswered-questionsfiremen Worrying about a large institution, especially when it has computers, is like worrying about a large gorilla, especially when it's on fire. Bruce Sterling gorillasfireworry I've been asked to explain why I don't worry much about the topics of privacy threat...One reason is that these scenarios seem to assume that there will be large, monolithic bureaucracies...that are capable of harnessing computers for one-way surveillance of an unsuspecting populace. I've come to feel that computation just doesn't work that way. Being afraid of monolithic organizations especially when they have computers, is like being afraid of really big gorillas especially when they are on fire. Bruce Sterling organizationfireworry ...."the sound of a barrel organ rising from the deepest golden vein of the day; two or three bars of a chorus, played on a distant piano over and over again, melting in the sun on the white pavement, lost in the fire of high noon. Bruno Schulz pianofiretwo Out of the dragon's claws and into the fire, there's a moment in every man's life when he must decide what is wrong and what is right. Bryan Adams firemenphilosophy Capitalism is a forest fire that is never extinguished, only contained. Bryan Appleyard forest-firesfireforests I'm an entertainer. If people are paying good money for tickets they deserve the best show they can see. I don't get into lighting stuff on fire, but I do believe in going the extra mile. Bryan White moneyfirebelieve Your intelligence is a fire that can illuminate any darkness. Awaken and let your mind burn so brightly! You are alive for a reason! Bryant H. McGill illuminationdarknessfire But, when you have to resort to turntables, trick lights, flashing lights, fire and all that, you're actually saying, I need this because what I do is not all that together. Buddy Rich lightfiretogether If we were created in God’s image, then when God was a child he smushed fire ants with his fingertips and avoided tough questions. Buddy Wakefield tough-questionsfirechildren Some days I would go without any fire at all, and eat raw frozen meat and melt snow in my mouth for water. Buffalo Bill firesnowwater The McCarthy boys, at the proper moment, gave orders to fire upon the advancing enemy. Buffalo Bill fireboysorder You who live your lives in cities or among peaceful ways cannot always tell whether your friends are the kind who would go through fire for you. But on the Plains one's friends have an opportunity to prove their mettle. Buffalo Bill citiesfireopportunity The fire trucks are out, there are thousands of people in the streets. You have a choice. You can have this, or you let Negroes eat at the lunch counters. Burke Marshall lunchfirepeople If you put your hand into a fire, does anyone have to tell you to move it? Do you have to decide? No: When your hand starts to burn, it moves. You don’t have to direct it; the hand moves itself. In the same way, once you understand, through inquiry, that an untrue thought causes suffering, you move away from it. Byron Katie firehandsmoving«1819202122232425262728»
