Ice Quotes

Having in my life been bitten by the jaws of both victory and defeat, I must rush to add that success is to failure as butter pecan ice cream is to death.

It's almost like you see too much, because when it happens for real, everything flies at you so fast, you never get a sense of the ice and where everyone is at that one moment.

Oh man, nobody is as tough as Mr T. Ice T is pretty tough though as well.

Spoon the sauce over the ice cream. It will harden. This is what you have been working for.

There's nothing pretty about ice. Ice grows nothing. But we've got this in our minds that we've got to make everything cold.

I never really like to skate in an empty ice rink; I always need the attention of an audience.

If this ice melts in Greenland it can shut down the Gulf Current.

To come back on the ice was hard, and at the same time it was kind of a healing process.

If you feel driven and compelled to make your work and to be fiercely original and have something unique to say, in a compelling way, then chances are the helpers will be there for you the doors will open some, the ice will crack.

My advice to you is not to inquire why or whither, but just enjoy your ice cream while it's on your plate.

I like ice hockey, but it's a frustrating game to watch. It's hard to keep your eyes on both the puck and the players and too much time passes between scoring in hockey. There are usually more fights than there are points.

Right now I'm happy to be on the ice anywhere, anytime.

The Peking man was a thinking being, standing erect, dating to the beginning of the Ice Age.

I think all kids need snacks. Mine are fruit machines. I give them things like apple slices, berries and melon. Do I let them eat ice cream? Absolutely. But not every day.

Others are keen to see if natives other than us live better than we do, without heat in pipes, ice in boxes, sunshine in bulbs, music on disks, or images gliding over a pale screen.

I cried on my 18th birthday. I thought 17 was such a nice age. You're young enough to get away with things, but you're old enough, too.

Every time you go out on the ice, there are slight flaws. You can always think of something you should have done better. These are the things you must work on.

Sugar-free ice pops are an invention of God. They hardly have any calories since they're mostly water. I eat about 15 pops every two days.

The thinner the ice, the more anxious is everyone to see whether it will bear.

Katarina Witt. She was the ultimate competitor. She would just stare down people before competition. She was relentless on the ice.

I took group lessons at a rink near my home. We first had to learn how to stand up on the ice wearing skates. Eventually we learned to move forward, but soon found out that it was not that easy to stop! So that was our next important lesson.

My indulgences are Skittles and rum raisin ice cream.

In time your relatives will come to accept the idea that a career is as important to you as your family. Of course, in time the polar ice cap will melt.

A year ago I had a back injury and followed a good nutrition program to help speed up my recovery. I focused on exercise and staying healthy in order to get back out on the ice.

Do you know how many calories are in butter and cheese and ice cream? Would you get your dog up in the morning for a cup of coffee and a donut?

It's not like I didn't do anything for 10 years and chose a new profession. I've been on the ice a lot. I'm not an outsider.

It'll work, if God, wind, leads, ice, snow, and all the hells of this damned frozen land are willing.

It isn't necessary to imagine the world ending in fire or ice. There are two other possibilities: one is paperwork, and the other is nostalgia.

If I have a weakness, it's probably ice cream. That's where I get lax, sloppy. I'll sneak into the refrigerator at night and take two or three bites and put it back. Butter pecan. Only two or three bites, but it shows.

As with all my work, whether it's a leaf on a rock or ice on a rock, I'm trying to get beneath the surface appearance of things. Working the surface of a stone is an attempt to understand the internal energy of the stone.