Feathers Quotes

In Rio Bravo when Duke makes love to Feathers, the scene dissolves to the next morning where we see him putting on his vest and almost humming. It was subtle, but you knew what happened. Give me a towel and some blankets any day!

It is not only fine feathers that make fine birds.

Men think highly of those who rise rapidly in the world; whereas nothing rises quicker than dust, straw, and feathers.

I don't know if it's animalistic or what, but men become like peacocks with their feathers up when women are around.

I'm one of those people who was taught not to ruffle any feathers. Of course, I have no problem ruffling feathers.

Kevin Costner has feathers in his hair and feathers in his head. The Indians should have called him 'Plays with Camera.'

If you keep your feathers well oiled the water of criticism will run off as from a duck's back.

Praises for our past triumphs are as feathers to a dead bird.

We have enslaved the rest of the animal creation, and have treated our distant cousins in fur and feathers so badly that beyond doubt, if they were able to formulate a religion, they would depict the Devil in human form.

Because the heart beats under a covering of hair, of fur, feathers, or wings, it is, for that reason, to be of no account?

They said they wanted a lot of feathers, glitter, colourful colours. A costume. So I had a lady here in Calgary make it. She just kind of put together what I had in mind.

In painting feathers, you want to create the look of feathers, but if you try to paint all the feathers, you have nothing but disaster.

After 'Four Feathers,' I quit then because I just lost faith. I didn't like how the business was.

Sticking feathers up your butt does not make you a chicken.

I have made bouquets of pleats, bouquets of flowers, bouquets of ruffles, bouquets of feathers. Often I design in mousseline, held tightly around the waist, and with something else going on all around.

The only thing I have done religiously in my life is keep a journal. I have hundreds of them, filled with feathers, flowers, photographs, and words - without locks, open on my shelves.

Hope is the thing with feathers that perches in the soul - and sings the tunes without the words - and never stops at all.

A friend of mine has a big farm in the desert, and she picks up feathers and roadkill for me, then makes it into clothes. I think it's cool to wear roadkill. If I died and somebody wanted to wear my teeth around their neck to VMAs, I'd feel honored.

Is education possibly a process of trading awareness for things of lesser worth? The goose who trades his is soon a pile of feathers.

Feathers predate birds.

Our birthdays are feathers in the broad wing of time.

Coaches will do what they can but it doesn't necessarily bother me. You are an international referee for a reason. If things like that are going to ruffle your feathers, don't bother doing the job.