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Pounding Quotes (page 7)

And little he knew of the things that ink may do, how it can mark a dead man's thought for the wonder of later years, and tell of happening that are gone clean away, and be a voice for us out of the dark of time, and save many a fragile thing from the pounding of heavy ages; or carry to us, over the rolling centuries, even a song from lips long dead on forgotten hills. Lord Dunsany
Once upon a time, wasn’t singing a part of everyday life as much as talking, physical exercise, and religion? Our distant ancestors, wherever they were in this world, sang while pounding grain, paddling canoes, or walking long journeys. Can we begin to make our lives once more all of a piece? Finding the right songs and singing them over and over is a way to start. And when one person taps out a beat, while another leads into the melody, or when three people discover a harmony they never knew... Pete Seeger
Samuel Pepys quote: "He that will not stoop for a pin will never be worth a pound."
He that will not stoop for a pin will never be worth a pound. Samuel Pepys
There are scores of studies demonstrating that a diet rich in vegetables and fruits reduces the risk of dying from all the Western diseases; in countries where people eat a pound or more of vegetables and fruits a day, the rate of cancer is half what is in the United States. Michael Pollan
E. L. Doctorow quote: "The music of the Stones pounds the air like the amplified..."
The music of the Stones pounds the air like the amplified pulse of my erection. E. L. Doctorow
I do not expect Henrique Mauricio to conform to my standards of behavior," Alaric said. "I expect him not to do things that make me want to pound his face into a bloody pulp. Sadly, every time I meet him he fails to live up to this expectation. Meg Cabot
[The kakapo] is an extremely fat bird. A good-sized adult will weigh about six or seven pounds, and its wings are just about good for waggling a bit if it thinks it's about to trip over something? but flying is out of the question. Sadly, however, it seems that not only has the kakapo forgotten how to fly, but it has forgotten that it has forgotten how to fly. Apparently a seriously worried kakapo will sometimes run up a tree and jump out of it, whereupon it flies like a brick and lands in a... Douglas Adams
Suzanne Collins quote: "But what is a slingshot against a 220 pound male with a sword?"
But what is a slingshot against a 220 pound male with a sword? Suzanne Collins
Money has become the grand test of virtue. By this test beggars fail, and for this they are despised. If one could earn even ten pounds a week at begging, it would become a respectable profession immediately. A beggar, looked at realistically, is simply a businessman, getting his living, like other businessmen, in the way that comes to hand. He has not, more than most modem people, sold his honour; he has merely made the mistake of choosing a trade at which it is impossible to grow rich. George Orwell
They wanted to come in after the pounds", explained Pooh, "so I let them. It's the best way to write poetry, letting things come. A. A. Milne
And I could tell she loved him. And although she was an evil fungus growing on 200 pounds of irritated lard, her feelings were real. Lynda Barry
Benjamin Franklin quote: "An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure."
An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure. Benjamin Franklin
When the head of state of family thinks first of gouging out an income, he must perforce do it through small men; and even if they are clever at their job, if one employ such inferior characters in state and family business the tilled fields will go rack swamp and ruin and edged calamities will mount up to the full.... This is the meaning of: A state does not profit by profits - Pound's translation of Confucius Ezra Pound
Janet Evanovich quote: "Howie's doctor told him to lose ten pounds, and since Howie's..."
Howie's doctor told him to lose ten pounds, and since Howie's been on a diet he's gained three. Janet Evanovich
The Schnauzer listens to jazz. I listen to jazz because he likes it, and I have even gone to jazz concerts with him, but truthfully I would rather listen to retarded children pounding on pan lids with wooden spoons. Augusten Burroughs

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