Spoons Quotes - Page 9

• Every decently-made object, from a house to a lamp post to a bridge, spoon or egg cup, is not just a piece of 'stuff' but a physical embodiment of human energy, testimony to the magical ability of our species to take raw materials and turn them into things of use, value and beauty.

  Kevin McCloud

  Beauty, Beautiful, Philosophy

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• I feel cheesy when I see Silver Spoons. Some of it was funny, but some of it was just cheese! My kids love it, but I look at it and cringe.

  Ricky Schroder

  Kids, Cheesy, Looks

  "HuffPost Exclusive: Ricky Schroder Q&A". Interview with Zorianna Kit, www.huffingtonpost.com. April 21, 2010.

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• 'Silver Spoons' was great memories - absolutely the best.

  Ricky Schroder

  Memories, Silver, Great Memories

  "Rick Schroder Talks Life After ‘Silver Spoons,’ Marriage & Erin Gray’s ‘Cruel’ On-Set Yoga Read more at http://www.accessonline.com/articles/rick-schroder-talks-life-after-silver-spoons-marriage-erin-grays-cruel-on-set-yoga-104813/#sgJL5qxwK80kf7Dg.99". www.accessonline.com. August 3, 2011.

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• My mother would thump me sharply on the head with a thimble or a spoon if I became too noisy with the whistle when I was playing I was a steamboat captain. She had no sense of the dignity of command.

  Lincoln Steffens

  Mother, Captains, Dignity

  Lincoln Steffens (1962). “The World of Lincoln Steffens”

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• I was born with a plastic spoon in my mouth.

  Pete Townshend

  Song, Mouths, Plastic

  Song: Substitute

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• Question your tea spoons.

  Georges Perec

  Tea

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• Father, bless me for I have sinned, I did an original sin… I poked a badger with a spoon.

  Eddie Izzard

  Father, Sin, Bless

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• The Little Boy and the Old Man Said the little boy, "Sometimes I drop my spoon." Said the old man, "I do that too." The little boy whispered, "I wet my pants." I do that too," laughed the little old man. Said the little boy, "I often cry." The old man nodded, "So do I." But worst of all," said the boy, "it seems Grown-ups don't pay attention to me." And he felt the warmth of a wrinkled old hand. I know what you mean," said the little old man.

  Shel Silverstein

  Mean, Men, Boys

  Shel Silverstein, “The Little Boy And The Old Man”

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• The Owl and the Pussycat went to sea In a beautiful pea-green boat: They took some honey, and plenty of money Wrapped up in a five-pound note. . . They dined on mince and slices of quince, Which they ate with a runcible spoon; And hand in hand, on the edge of the sand, They danced by the light of the moon, The moon, The moon, They danced by the light of the moon.

  Edward Lear

  Beautiful, Moon, Light

  "The Owl and the Pussy-Cat" l. 21 (1871)

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• Aye, well, he'll be wed a long time," he said callously. "Do him no harm to keep his breeches on for one night. And they do say that abstinence makes the heart grow firmer, no?" "Absence," I said, dodging the spoon for a moment. "AND fonder. If anything's growing firmer from abstinence, it wouldn't be his heart.

  Diana Gabaldon

  Heart, Night, Long

  Diana Gabaldon (2015). “The Outlander Series 8-Book Bundle: Outlander, Dragonfly in Amber, Voyager, Drums of Autumn, The Fiery Cross, A Breath of Snow and Ashes, An Echo in the Bone, Written in My Own Heart's Blood”, p.2163, Dell

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• Buttercup's mother hesitated, then put her stew spoon down. (This was after stew, but so is everything. When the first man first clambered from the slime and made his first home on land, what he had for supper that first night was stew.)

  William Goldman

  Mother, Home, Night

  William Goldman (2013). “The Princess Bride”, p.38, A&C Black

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• On the moon we wore feathers in our hair, and rubies on our hands. On the moon we had gold spoons.

  Shirley Jackson

  Moon, Hair, Hands

  Shirley Jackson (2010). “Novels and Stories: The Lottery, The Haunting of Hill House, We Have Always Lived in the Castle, Other Stories and Sketches”

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• Hope in gates, hope in spoons, hope in doors, hope in tables, no hope in daintiness and determination. Hope in dates.

  Gertrude Stein

  Determination, Doors, Tables

  Gertrude Stein (1997). “Tender Buttons: Objects, Food, Rooms”, p.23, Courier Corporation

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• If you knew how to cook, maybe I would eat," Jace muttered. Isabelle froze, her spoon poised dangerously. "What did you say?" Jace edged toward the fridge. "I said I'm going to look for a snack to eat." That's what I thought you said." Isabelle turned her attention to the soup.

  Cassandra Clare

  Snacks, Looks, Attention

  Cassandra Clare (2012). “Cassandra Clare: The Mortal Instruments Series (5 books): City of Bones; City of Ashes; City of Glass; City of Fallen Angels, City of Lost Souls”, p.137, Simon and Schuster

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• I beg your pardon. I’m not gross. (Simone) Grody to the max. Gag me with a spoon. I’ve seen you in the mornings. You’re not exactly well coiffed. (Jesse)

  Sherrilyn Kenyon

  Morning, Max, Pardon

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• I love the cancer spoon!

  Vicki Pettersson

  Cancer

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• Look, I don’t care what the Ooga-Boogas do. It sounds like they need a family counselor, not a sniper. (Steele) They’re not Ooga-Boogas, they’re Uhbukistanis. (Syd) Whatever. My personal belief is that we should leave Ooga-Booga Land to the Oomp-Loompas. Let them fight it out with the Snozzwangers, Wangdoogles, and the mean Vermicious Knids. I’d rather go peal carrots with a spoon. (Steele)

  Sherrilyn Kenyon

  Mean, Fighting, Land

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• That’s Narmer with the spoon,” I guessed. “Angry because the other bloke stole his breakfast cereal?

  Rick Riordan

  Cereal, Breakfast, Blokes

  Rick Riordan (2010). “The Kane Chronicles, The, Book One: Red Pyramid”, Hyperion

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• What were you thinking? You just met him. (Selena) I know. It’s so not like me, but I couldn’t help myself. It was just like that weird magnetic force that grabs me when I’m walking past the Frostbyte Café and makes me swerve in to get a triple scoop of Ben and Jerry’s Chunky Monkey. The power of temptation was just too much, Selena. I couldn’t resist it. He was a Chunky Monkey container and all I could think was, ‘Someone give me a spoon.’ (Sunshine)

  Sherrilyn Kenyon

  Sunshine, Thinking, Past

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• And you, Kibbles, had better lay off me. One more growl and I swear I’m going to geld you with a spoon. (Zarek)

  Sherrilyn Kenyon

  Swear, Lays

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• You know the John Lennon song 'Imagine'? 'Imagine no possessions, no religion'? That's what it was like in Cambodia. The only thing people had was a spoon, for eating the daily pourridge. And that pourridge was grossly insufficient for the work they were made to do in the fields.

  Sophal Ear

  Song, People, Fields

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• Mark Henry is so strong he eats steak with a spoon.

  Jerry Lawler

  Strong, Steak, Mark

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• The fish are naked.
  The fish are always awake.
  They are the color of old spoons
  and caramels.

  Anne Sexton

  Color, Naked, Caramel

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• Seine and Piave are silver spoons,
  But the spoonbowl-metal is thin and worn

  Stephen Vincent Benet

  Use, Silver, Worn

  Stephen Vincent Benet, “American Names”

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• The whole point with type is for you not to be aware it is there. If you remember the shape of a spoon with which you just ate some soup, then the spoon had a poor shape.

  Adrian Frutiger

  Shapes, Soup, Remember

  "Biography/Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.

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