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Sermon Quotations Archive

Quotations regarding 'Fire'

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In all parts of the Old World, as well as of the New, it was evident that Columbus had kindled a fire in every mariner's heart. That fire was the harbinger of a new era, for it was not to be extinguished.
Charles Kendall Adams, American Educator
The platform of an Ethical Society is itself the altar; the address must be the fire that burns thereon.
Felix Adler, German Educator (1851-1933)
It is with our passions as it is with fire and water, they are good servants, but bad masters.
Aesop, Greek Author
The fate of the singers who, like my songs, went up in flame was also the fate of the books which I later wrote. All of them went up in flame to Heaven in a fire which broke out one night at my home in Bad Homburg as I lay ill in a hospital.
Shmuel Y. Agnon, -
We are insisting and we will continue to insist that this faith of the church must continue to be upheld come rain, come fire. That is our position.
Peter Akinola, Nigerian Clergyman (1944-  )
It takes two flints to make a fire.
Louisa May Alcott, American Novelist (1832-1888)
Pride, envy, avarice - these are the sparks have set on fire the hearts of all men.
Dante Alighieri, Italian Poet (1265-1321)
Heat cannot be separated from fire, or beauty from The Eternal.
Dante Alighieri, Italian Poet (1265-1321)
Radio interoperability is essential for our police, fire, and emergency medical service departments to communicate with each other in times of emergency.
Lucille Roybal Allard, -
Now Autumn's fire burns slowly along the woods and day by day the dead leaves fall and melt.
William Allingham, Irish Poet (1821-1889)
The fire which enlightens is the same fire which consumes.
Henri Frederic Amiel, Swiss Philosopher (1821-  )
My mom started smoking when she was 11. She went to the hill next door to try her first cigarette. She set the entire hill on fire, but it didn't deter her.
Loni Anderson, American Actress (1946-  )
Bitterness is like cancer. It eats upon the host. But anger is like fire. It burns it all clean.
Maya Angelou, American Poet (1928-  )
My way of remaining French was the financing scheme I used for Quest for Fire, with Fox funds, since it started as a 100% American production. The film was not in French and yet was French in style, reflecting my personality.
Jean-Jacques Annaud, French Director (1943-  )
I'd take precision any day over power; as far as being tactical you know you have to see what's going on in there and also understand that for every punch that you or your opponent throws there's always a counter shot or two which you have to be ready to fire or defend.
Alexis Arguello, Nicaraguan Athlete (1952-  )
Such fire was not by water to be drowned, nor he his nature changed by changing ground.
Ludovico Ariosto, Poet (1474-1533)
That said, the question remains: how to strike the balance between free speech and mutual respect in this mixed-up world, both blessed and cursed with instant communication? We should not fight fire with fire, threats with threats.
Timothy Garton Ash, British Author (1955-  )
You know, men and women are a lot alike in certain situations. Like when they're both on fire - they're exactly alike.
Dave Attell, American Comedian (1965-  )
Jonathan is that brilliant little fire that burns within us all, that lives only for those moments when we reach perfection.
Richard Bach, American Novelist (1936-  )
So, like a forgotten fire, a childhood can always flare up again within us.
Gaston Bachelard, French Philosopher (1884-1962)
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