F Quotes
Browse famous quotes beginning with F. This page is a child index of the full Popular Quotes A-Z directory.
“Fly-fishing may be a very pleasant amusement; but angling or float fishing I can only compare to a stick and a string, with a worm at one end and a fool at the other.”
“Flyaway, problem hair is the enemy of feminism, and was probably invented by the Man to crush Susan Sontag.”
“Flyaways should be called siblings because they are annoying and they get in the way.”
“Flyer than the rest but I don’t rest I keep goin”
“Flyers fell a certain kinship with the sight of the earth unencrusted by humanity, they want to see it that way in one sweeping view, in reassurance that nature still exists on her own, without a chain-link fence to hold her.”
Source: A Gift of Wings
“Flyers have a sense of adventures yet to come, instead of dimly recalling adventures of long ago as the only moments in which they truly lived.”
Source: A Gift of Wings
“Flyfishing does have its social aspects - on some of our crowded trout streams it can get too social - but esentially it's a solitary, contemplative sport. People are left alone with themselves in beautiful surroundings to try to accomplish something that seems to have genuine value.”
“Flyfishing, which has a vaguely mystical aura, is a lot like work. I'm a frenetic flyfisherman. I wade up and down streams, looking for good spots, usually falling and breaking some piece of equipment. Or I stand still and work myself into a frenzy about what fly I should use. I love fishing, but it has never given me a moments peace.”
“Flying all over the world sounds exciting and there are ways in which it definitely is-Milan for dinner! London for lunch! It gets routine after a time,but in a comfortable, soothing way that Jenny has come to like.”
Source: Are Snakes Necessary?
“Flying alone! Nothing gives such a sense of mastery over time over mechanism, mastery indeed over space, time, and life itself, as this.”
“Flying back from New York, the flight attendant said 'God, I wished you were here yesterday, we had a stroke on the plane.' I said, 'If I have a stroke on a plane, I hope the pretend doctor isn't the one on the plane. I want a real doctor.'”
“Flying blind is scary. But not as scary as dying grounded”
Source: Caliban’s Flight
“Flying by the seat of your pants precedes crashing by the seat of your pants.”
Source: The Score Takes Care of Itself: My Philosophy of Leadership
“Flying cars are not a very efficient way to move things from one point to another.”
“Flying does not rely so much on strength, as on physical and mental co-ordination.”
“FLYING DOWN SUNSET SMOKING CRACK
TRANSVESTITE IN THE FRONT
EDDI MURPHY IN THE BACK
MOP HAD ME GRINDY AND GRIDDY
MARILYN MANSON, I DYED MY HAIR BLUE
AND GREW SOME TITTIES”
“Flying dreams mean that you're doing the right thing with your life.”
“Flying for the airlines is not supposed to be an adventure. From takeoff to landing, the autopilots handle the controls. This is routine. In a Boeing as much as an Airbus. And they make better work of it than any pilot can. You're not supposed to be the blue-eyed hero here. Your job is to make decisions, to stay awake, and to know which buttons to push and when. Your job is to manage the systems.”
“Flying fosters fantasies of childhood, of omnipotence, rapid shifts of being, miraculous moments; it stirs our capacity for dreaming.”
“Flying from the United States to Tokyo takes approximately as long as law school.”
Source: Dave Barry Does Japan
“Flying has always been to me this wonderful metaphor. In order to fly you have to trust what you can't see. Up on the mountain ridges where very few people have been I have thought back to what every flyer knows. That there is this special world in which we dwell that's not marked by boundaries, it's not a map. We're not hedged about with walls and desks. So often in an office the very worst thing that can happen is you could drop your pencil. Out there's a reminder that are a lot worse things, and a lot greater rewards.”
“Flying has changed how we imagine our planet, which we have seen whole from space, so that even the farthest nations are ecological neighbors. It has changed our ideas about time. When you can gird the earth at 1,000 m.p.h., how can you endure the tardiness of a plumber? Most of all, flying has changed our sense of our body, the personal space in which we live, now elastic and swift. I could be in Bombay for afternoon tea if I wished. My body isn't limited by its own weaknesses; it can rush through space.”
“Flying has opened up new horizons for tennis.”
“Flying has torn apart the relationship of space and time: it uses our old clock but with new yardsticks.”
Source: The Spirit of St. Louis
“Flying helicopters is what I do for fun.”
“Flying high with WiFi in the sky.”
“Flying in a modern jet airplane doses the human with levels of radiation comparable to those found in nuclear disaster zones.”
“Flying in his dreams was an exhilarating, breathtaking experience, sometimes literally, that tended to leave reality wanting, like riding a roller coaster compared to mowing the lawn.”
Source: Snooze: A Story of Awakening
“Flying is a man's job and its worries are a man's worries.”
“Flying is absolute freedom. I know the feeling of flying from various aircraft. But there was always something surrounding me that I had to control. As Fusion Man, it's like I am naked, I only have the wings that carry me. It's like a dream.”
“Flying is always an unpleasant experience. You wait an hour for every ten minutes you actually spend getting anywhere.”
“Flying is awful, there's nothing to do when you're up in the air. I bloat up, my skin gets dry, and when we hit turbulence, I'm terrified.”
“Flying is done largely with the imagination.”
“Flying is hours and hours of boredom sprinkled with a few seconds of sheer terror.”
“Flying is hypnotic and all pilots are victims to the spell. Their world is like a magic island in which the factors of life and death assume their proper values. Thinking becomes clear because there are no earthly foibles or embellishments to confuse it.”
“Flying is hypnotic and all pilots are willing victims to the spell.”
“Flying is learning how to throw yourself at the ground and miss.”
Source: The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy Radio Scripts Volume 2: The Tertiary, Quandary and Quintessential Phases
“Flying is like sex - I've never had all I wanted but occasionally I've had all I could stand.”
Source: The Cannibal Queen: A Flight Into the Heart of America
“Flying is like the ultimate superpower; it's just, like, the coolest thing.”
“Flying is more than a sport and more than a job; flying is pure passion and desire, which fill a lifetime.”
“Flying is my favorite time in the world. When I'm sitting in a plane, it's amazing because it's quiet and there's no cell phones and no one to talk to you. It's my favorite time. I read all my scripts. I catch up on my movies. I sleep. It's the best. There's no one telling you, "Time to go!"”
“Flying is not only the art of the birds, but it is also the art of the artists!”
“Flying is one of the safest jobs in the Army as long as you don't drop out. If you do drop out, you are a dead man, and dropping out means, usually, that you have made a mistake or let go of your grip.”
“Flying is simple. Hitting the ground is hard”
“Flying is something that’s always there
To remind me every day
That God is forever creating for man
A much, much better way”
Source: A Woman's Place: The Complete Poetry Collection of Margaret Oliver
“Flying is such a joy. You just want to hoot.”
“Flying is the best possible thing for women.”
“Flying is the only active profession I could ever continue with enthusiasm after the War.”
“Flying kisses are ones that make your insides feel like you're accelerating to reach altitude, and the moment you begin to soar, your chest can fill with air again, and your body floats free. I never had a flying kiss and always thought Mum was talking romantic nonsense." He took a deep breath, looked back at his hands, and smiled. "Apparently, it wasn't nonsense.”
Source: Code of Conduct
“Flying makes me feel like a sex maniac in a whorehouse with a stack of $20 bills.”