Spear Quotes

American farmers, by making the commitment to grow more corn for ethanol, are at the top of the spear on the war against terrorism. (James Woolsey)
Then, there was Greenpeace, I remember that when they first started out with the boats in the waters, and the guys in the boats between the whales and the boats that will hunting the whales with spear guns. View quote
Rick Danko
Watch well each separate citizen, Lest having in his heart of hearts A secret spear, one still may come Saluting you with cheerful face, And utter with a double tongue The feigned good wishes of his wary mind. View quote
Solon
France was built with swords. The fleur-de-lis, symbol of national unity, is only the image of a spear with three pikes. View quote
Charles de Gaulle
A well-aimed spear is worth three. View quote
Tad Williams
And did those feet in ancient time, Walk upon England's mountains green? And was the holy Lamb of God On England's pleasant pastures seen? And did the Countenance Divine Shine forth upon our clouded hills? And was Jerusalem builded here Among these dark Satanic mills? Bring me my Bow of burning gold, Bring me my Arrows of desire, Bring me my Spear - O clouds, unfold! Bring me my Chariot of fire! I will not cease from mental fight, Nor shall my sword sleep in my hand, Till we have built Jerusalem In England's green & pleasant land. View quote
William Blake
He did not dare to console her, knowing that it would have been like consoling a tiger run thru by a spear. View quote
Gabriel García Márquez
The newspapers print what the people want, and thus does the savage still swing his club and flourish his spear. View quote
Elbert Hubbard
I make all my decisions on intuition. I throw a spear into the darkness. That is intuition. Then I must send an army into the darkness to find the spear. That is intellect. View quote
Ingmar Bergman
When Prussia hurried to the field, And snatch'd the spear, but left the shield. View quote
Walter Scott
Dear rulers ... I maintain that the civil authorities are under obligation to compel the people to send their children to school. ... If the government can compel such citizens as are fit for military service to bear spear and rifle, to mount ramparts, and perform other martial duties in time of war, how much more has it a right to compel the people to send their children to school, because in this case we are warring with the devil, whose object it is secretly to exhaust our cities and principalities of their strong men. (Martin Luther)
I will call him Small Bob," said Bob. "He is a good monster." End of discussion. The Titan hefted his spear and they continued marching into the gloom. View quote
Rick Riordan
Hanajima, my spear! Bring me my spear! View quote
Natsuki Takaya
Faith makes all evil good to us, and all good better; unbelief makes all good evil, and all evil worse. Faith laughs at the shaking of the spear; unbelief trembles at the shaking of a leaf. View quote
Robert Cecil, 1st Earl of Salisbury
If ever I feel I might be able to tackle it, I'd love to try holding a spear or something in the theater, or opening a door, or anything, just to try it, you know, because it must be some marvelous magic thing. View quote
Hayley Mills
...for the shield may be as important for victory, as the sword or spear. View quote
Charles Darwin
Presently our fire being exhausted, and the enemy pressing on with spear and javelin, the position became untenable; the tent was nearly battered down by clubs, and had we been entangled in its folds, we should have been killed without the power of resistance. View quote
Richard Francis Burton
Then rushed to meet the insulting foe; They took the spear, but left the shield. View quote
Philip Morin Freneau
[T]here has never been a society in all of human history where the average person did not have to work. Sure, some crapulent prince could lay around all day and do nothing, but everyone else had to till the soil or pound the anvil or carry a spear. View quote
Jonah Goldberg
Something I like to do a lot is just sit by water when there's a current and just stare into the water. I don't fish, I don't hunt, I don't scuba, I don't spear, don't boat, don't play basketball or football - I excel at staring into space. I'm really good at that. View quote
Iggy Pop
I have sinned and I have suffered, Played the hero and the knave; Fought for belly, shame, or country, And for each have found a grave. I cannot name my battles For the visions are not clear, Yet, I see the twisted faces And I feel the rending spear. (George S. Patton)
For a space he faltered, when Goltan fell with a spear through him. "Now I am one friend poorer,” he said, "and that is a wealth not gained back.”. View quote
Poul Anderson
"Come on," says Cato. He thrusts a spear into the hands of the boy from District 3, and they head off in the direction of the fire. The last thing I hear as they enter the woods is Cato saying, "When we find her, I kill her in my own way, and no one interferes." Somehow I don't think he's talking about Rue. She didn't drop a nest of tracker jackers on him. View quote
Suzanne Collins
When I break into the clearing, she's on the ground, hopelessly entangled in a net. She just has the time to reach her hand through the mesh and say my name before the spear enters her body. View quote
Suzanne Collins
A spear carrier is somebody who stands in the hall when Caesar passes, comes to attention and thumps his spear. A spear carrier is the anonymous character cut down by the hero as he advances to save the menaced heroine. A spear carrier is a character put in a story to be used like a piece of disposable tissue. In a story, spear carriers never suddenly assert themselves by throwing their spears aside and saying, "I resign. I don't want to be used." They are there to be used, either for atmosphere or as minor obstacles in the path of the hero. The trouble is that each of us is his own hero, existing in a world of spear carriers. We take no joy in being used and discarded. I was finding then, that wet, chilly, unhappy night, that I took no joy in seeing other people used and discarded.”. View quote
Alexei Panshin
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