#fire

I used to work in a fire hydrant factory. You couldn't park anywhere near the place. ↗

— Steven Wright

#factory #fire #hydrant #i #near

When I was crossing the border into Canada, they asked if I had any firearms with me. I said, "Well, what do you need?" ↗

— Steven Wright

#asked #border #canada #crossing #firearms

From women's eyes this doctrine I derive: They sparkle still the right Promethean fire; They are the books, the arts, the academes, That show, contain and nourish all the world. ↗

— William Shakespeare

#eyes #fire #nourishment #sustenance #women

American soldiers had to guard prisoners on the inside while receiving mortar and weapons fire from the outside. Guantanamo is distant from any battlefield, making it far more secure. ↗

— John Yoo

#american soldiers #any #battlefield #distant #far

I was once hired to write a column for 'The Guardian' and then got fired before I'd submitted my first one. That was unusual. Most newspapers wait until I've written at least one piece for them before firing me. ↗

— Toby Young

#column #fired #firing #first #got

Success isn't a result of spontaneous combustion. You must set yourself on fire. ↗

— Arnold H. Glasow

#combustion #fire #must #result #set

It isn't necessary to imagine the world ending in fire or ice. There are two other possibilities: one is paperwork, and the other is nostalgia. ↗

— Frank Zappa

#fire #ice #imagine #necessary #nostalgia

Fire is the test of gold; adversity, of strong men. ↗

— Martha Graham

#fire #gold #men #strong #strong men

I learned how to fire a sniper rifle, which I'm sure will be useful at some point. ↗

— Paul Giamatti

#how #i #learned #point #rifle

It is difficult to determine the cause of grass fires. There is usually nothing left behind when we get there, like a cigarette or a gas can, for us to determine what started it. ↗

— John Glover

#cause #cigarette #determine #difficult #fires