Quotes of: Down-to-earth Keyword

Bleeding from the ear. That was on the list for not applying pressure. But what did that mean? I couldn't remember. Couldn't think. "Is he okay?" "You dropped a two-hundred pound log on his head!" I screamed at Nathan. The air shuddered around us; th...

Heroes 'Til Curfew

As the wine went down in the bottles, patriotism arose in the three men. And when the wine was gone they went down the hill arm in arm for comradeship and safety, and they walked into Monterey. In front of an enlistment station they cheered loudly fo...

The Short Novels: Tortilla Flat / The Moon is Down / The Red Pony / Of Mice and Men / Cannery Row / The Pearl

The goat that climbs up the rock also has to go down.

Creole

Luck sometimes visits a fool, but never sits down with him.

German

When the tree is down, everyone runs to it with a hatchet to cut wood.

Italian

Do not measure up the wood before the tree is cut down.

Malagasy

Do not cut down the tree that gives you shade.

Saudi Arabian

You can burn down a house, but can you hide the smoke?

Ugandan

Look down if you want to know how tall you are.

Yiddish

Shelby Forthright, BnL CEO: [Shelby appears onscreen in an old classified recorded message] Hey there, autopilots. Got some bad news. Um... Operation Cleanup has, well uh, failed. Wouldn't you know, rising toxicity levels have made life unsustainable...

WALL·E

Cut the attacker down, to cut them down to their very soul

The First Confessor

After all, addiction is just the last stage of consumerism.

Burning Down the House: Essays on Fiction

As many roads down as up, and the roads down as slippery as the others.

Lord of Chaos

❤ Without peace in your life....what good is anything else?✌

Soul Vomit: Beating Down Domestic Violence

I've seen my own kids go through their own ups and downs, and as a mother, you want to make it better.

JoBeth Williams

Deep down I have this atavistic feeling that really I should be in the country.

Penelope Lively

I fantasize and idealize myself as Bugs Bunny, but I know deep down I'm Daffy Duck.

Patton Oswalt

I think deep down I'm spiritual, but there's nothing I practice.

Stella McCartney

You write it down because finally, when it's written down you do get it out of your system somewhat.

Leo Ornstein

As a rule, all relationships go through their ups and downs. It's really about how much you want it.

Malaika Arora Khan

I don't like the idea of talking down to kids. I think I was talked down to, and you rebel against that.

Simon Baker