Quotes with throwing

Quotes 21 till 31 of 31.

  • James Fenton The writing of a poem is like a child throwing stones into a mineshaft. You compose first, then you listen for the reverberation.
    James Fenton
    English poet, journalist and literary (1949 - )
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  • Mother Teresa There must be a reason why some people can afford to live well. They must have worked for it. I only feel angry when I see waste. When I see people throwing away things that we could use.
    Mother Teresa
    Albanian-Indian Roman Catholic nun and missionary (1910 - 1997)
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  • Billie Holiday There's no damn business like show business - you have to smile to keep from throwing up.
    Billie Holiday
    American jazz musician and singer-songwriter (1915 - 1959)
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  • Arthur Henderson Those nations have a very great responsibility at this juncture of the world's affairs, for by throwing their joint weight into the scales of history on the right side, they may tip the balance decisively in favour of peace.
    Arthur Henderson
    British Labour politician
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  • Austan Goolsbee We enter the government essentially in a hotel that is on fire. We're throwing people from the windows into the pool to save their lives and this is the evaluation of the Olympic diving committee: Well, the splash was too big.
    Austan Goolsbee
    American economist (1969 - )
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  • Afrika Bambaataa We want you to sit down and leave your egos at home and let's get an understanding as to where all this is foolishness coming from. There are others who are putting things out there or throwing a stick and hiding their hand and keeping things built up in the media.
    Afrika Bambaataa
    American disc jockey, rapper, songwriter and producer (1957 - )
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  • Brin-Jonathan Butler We're a long way away from someone like Willie Pep winning a round without throwing a punch.
    Brin-Jonathan Butler
    American journalist and filmmaker
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  • John Howe What a folly it is to dread the thought of throwing away life at once, and yet have no regard to throwing it away by parcels and piecemeal.
    John Howe
    Canadian-French illustrator
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  • Emma Thompson You can't imagine what satisfaction can be gotten from throwing a pie into someone's face.
    Emma Thompson
    British actress and screenwriter (born 1959) (1959 - )
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  • Andrew Taylor Still You find that all men are successes or failures. Success is the stamp of truth. I will say all men who fail to place their feet on the dome of facts do so by not sieving all truth and throwing the faulty to one side.
    Andrew Taylor Still
    American physician and surgeon (1828 - 1917)
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  • Carl Sandburg A politician should have three hats. One for throwing into the ring, one for talking through, and one for pulling rabbits out of if elected.
    Variation of izquotes.com/quote/162233
    Carl Sandburg
    American Poet (1878 - 1967)
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