#fire

O what is life, if we must hold it thus as wind-blown sparks hold momentary fire? ↗

— Ada Cambridge

#hold #life #momentary #must #sparks

When the fire of prayer goes out, the barrenness of busyness takes over. ↗

— George Carey

#fire #goes #out #over #prayer

Well I would never say to anybody that Warren Beatty got fired, but uh, I think he and Quentin fell out of love, and I think Warren told Quentin to hire me for the film. ↗

— David Carradine

#beatty #fell #film #fired #got

I am not feeling any better because I cannot stay in bed, having constant cause for walking. They say I leave at night by the window of my tower, hanging from a red umbrella with which I set fire to the forest! ↗

— Camille Claudel

#any #because #bed #better #cannot

My officers and men understood wishes so well that this movement was executed under fire, the right wing keeping up fire, without giving the enemy any occasion to seize or even to suspect their advantage. ↗

— Joshua Chamberlain

#any #enemy #even #executed #fire

Spitfire asked me if I had a problem talking about Van Halen or Extreme. I really don't. There are people who are just going to want to know what it was like to play with Eddie. ↗

— Gary Cherone

#asked #eddie #extreme #going #had

Learn to say no in situations where saying no can be difficult, where it could mean getting fired. Say no anyway, because it could lead you to greater opportunities. ↗

— Sam Dash

#because #could #difficult #fired #getting

My buddies wanted to be firemen, farmers or policemen, something like that. Not me, I just wanted to steal people's money! ↗

— John Dillinger

#farmers #firemen #i #just #like

Hey, senorita, want to throw back some margaritas with me?" Maya gave him a scornful look as only Maya could. "Who the hell are you?" "Your dream come true, sweetheart." "I might puke." Maya shoved past him, her toolbox just missing his groin. "It's too early in the morning for assholes. ↗

— Allyson James

#firewalker #stormwalker #dreams

The most important and urgent appeal we have to make is for an immediate cease-fire. Initial reports from the cease-fire talks being held in N'Djamena in Chad are not very encouraging. ↗

— Jan Egeland

#being #cease-fire #chad #encouraging #held