#fire

Fire has always been and, seemingly, will always remain, the most terrible of the elements. ↗

— Harry Houdini

#been #elements #fire #most #remain

Eating coals of fire has always been one of the sensational feats of the Fire Kings, as it is quite generally known that charcoal burns with an extremely intense heat. ↗

— Harry Houdini

#been #burns #charcoal #coals #eating

There were periods when I sometimes made fires in a large, open fireplace that lasted about two weeks, which was how long it took to burn my compositions. So there has been an awful lot that I have destroyed. ↗

— Alan Hovhaness

#awful #been #burn #compositions #destroyed

Will you permit the sacred fire of liberty, brought by your fathers from the venerable temples of Britain, to be quenched and trodden out on the simple altars they have raised? ↗

— Joseph Howe

#britain #brought #fathers #fire #liberty

Advertising was fairly simple work, and I really just wanted a job where I could sit and write every day and not get fired for it like I had at other jobs, but it was fun. ↗

— John Hughes

#could #day #every #every day #fairly

To learn to read is to light a fire; every syllable that is spelled out is a spark. ↗

— Victor Hugo

#fire #learn #light #out #read

Firemen can do almost everything. You already trust them in life-threatening situations; why not let them help you with your everyday problems, too? ↗

— David Hunt

#already #everyday #everything #firemen #help

A book, too, can be a star, a living fire to lighten the darkness, leading out into the expanding universe. ↗

— Madeleine L'Engle

#fire #star #universe #live

McChrystal never should have been hired for this job given the outrageous cover-up he participated in after the friendly fire death of Pat Tillman. He was lucky to keep the job after his 'Seven Days in May' stunt in London last year when he openly lobbied and undercut the president on the surge. But with the latest sassing, and the continued Sisyphean nature of the surge he urged, McChrystal should offer his resignation. He should try subordination for a change. ↗

— Maureen Dowd

#friendly-fire #insubordination #london #obama #pat-tillman

Technically, I am unarmed. But no one should ever underestimate the harm that fingernails can do. Especially if the target is unprepared. ↗

— Suzanne Collins

#collins #humor #katniss #humor