Famous Quotes & Sayings

Charles Spurgeon

The anvil is not afraid of the hammer.

Arabian Proverb

When you are an anvil be patient; when a hammer, strike

Claude Helvetius

Harsh counsels have no effect; they are like hammers, which are always repulsed by the anvil

E. Helm

My father-in-law had an anvil and he gave it to me. I noticed it had a name on it. I thought that was interesting, so I tried to get all the different kinds I could.

Thomas Malory

Whoso pulleth out this sword of this stone and anvil is rightwise king born of all England.

Billy Casper

Golf puts a man's character on the anvil and his richest qualities -patience, poise, restraint - to the flame.

Neal Pollack

We now have evidence that Saddam Hussein is in possession of cartoon trucks. Because (they) are cartoon trucks, that means that they can fall into a very deep canyon with an anvil attached to them and still survive.

Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

You must be either the servant or the master, the hammer or the anvil.

Jean Verbos

Right now we're working on funding for several projects. One is a new water system for Indianhead and a pumping station. They will get some work. Anvil Location in Bessemer Township is going to get a new water system.

Siv Meisingseth

We have no idea how long the strike will last.

Connie Mack

You're born with two strikes against you, so don't take a third one on your own.

Richard Watson

We didn't strike to give up more and get less, but that's what happened.

Trevor Noah

I'm not an abrasive person. I do speak my mind, but my goal is never to offend. I don't intentionally want to strike a chord.

Rigoberto Medina

There is no connection. The nationwide strike has nothing to do with this.

Dan Nobbs

We throw strikes and play defense, that's pretty much our philosophy.

Lorenzo Bundy

He was pretty good, especially early. He pounded the strike zone, but he still has to work on his location.

Tom Pratt

I thought (Shaver) had big-league command. Everything was down in the zone. He threw 43 strikes in 58 pitches.

Derek Jeter

He was throwing strikes, that's the thing. You try to be patient, but if he's throwing strikes with it, you find yourself in the hole.