Quotes of: Lightning-rod Keyword

Violence begets violence, and then you get leaders who are violent men. And you don't want that.

Robert Crumb

There was a metal rod inside of Colin. The rod went from his stomach to the middle of his head. It was made of steel and sugar, and had been dissolving inside of Colin for ten or fifteen years, slow and sweet, above and behind his tongue; and he coul...

Bed

What if it lines up like it did in the Trojan War ... Athena versus Poseidon?" "I don't know. But I just know that I'll be fighting next to you." "Why?" "Because you're my friend, Seaweed Brain. Any more stupid questions?

The Lightning Thief

I'd love to tell you I had some deep revelation on my way down, that I came to terms with my own mortality, laughed in the face of death, et cetera. The truth? My only thought was: Aaaaggghhhhh!

The Lightning Thief

He was slumped over, blood trickling from the side of his mouth. I shook his furry hip, thinking, No! Even if you are half barnyard animal, you're my best friend and I don't want you to die!

The Lightning Thief

Grover murmured, "Well, Percy, what have we learned today?" That three-headed dogs prefer red rubber balls over sticks?" No," Grover told me. "We've learned that your plans really, really bite!

The Lightning Thief

Even Dionysus's welcome-home speech wasn't enough to dampen my spirits. "Yes, yes, so the little brat didn't get himself killed and now he'll have an even bigger head. Well, huzzah for that. In other announcements, there will be no canoe races this S...

The Lightning Thief

Always Believe In Yourself.... If You're Down And Broken For A Reason, Rise Up And Focus.... Remember Strong Lightning Only Happens When Two Heavy Clouds Collide & Crack Each Other.... You Are That Lightning Which Is The Product of The Clash Between ...

Muhammad Imran Hasan

I'm so thankful for my one year at regular high school in White Plains.

Jennifer Damiano

I mean, I'm very serious with my kids about them comprehending the intricacies of global finance.

Will Smith

Spare the rod and spoil the Memorial Day rotisserie.

Brian Spellman

My name is Percy Jackson. I'm twelve years old. Until a few months ago, I was a boarding student at Yancy Academy, a private school for troubled kids in upstate New York. Am I a troubled kid? Yeah. You could say that.

The Lightning Thief

Gabe scratched his double chin. "Maybe if you hurry with the seven-layer dip...And maybe if the kid apologizes for interrupting my poker game." Maybe if I kick you in your soft spot, I thought. And make you sing Soprano for a week.

The Lightning Thief

Ursula Monkton smiled, and the lightnings wreathed and writhed about her. She was power incarnate, standing in the crackling air. She was the storm, she was the lightning, she was the adult world with all its power and all its secrets and all its foo...

The Ocean at the End of the Lane

When I was young, I thought it was thunder that kills people. But when I learnt physics in St. Paul's High School, I discovered that it is rather the lightning that does the killing. The voice of the thunder itself is just a noise. The lightning is t...

Israelmore Ayivor

Mr. Daws: Did I ever tell you I been struck by lightning seven times? Once when I was just sittin' in my truck just minding my own business: [brief footage of a man getting struck by lightning]

The Curious Case of Benjamin Button

Strive to find things to be thankful for, and just look for the good in who you are!

Bethany Hamilton

As an actor you become that lighting rod between the person who made the play and the audience.

Christopher Walken

The French hold onto their traditions. I was always so alienated in America. My work was this constant reaction to that.

Robert Crumb

Electricity is really just organized lightning.

George Carlin

My name is Bolt, Lightning Bolt.

Usain Bolt