Stones Quotes

I always say that I am very proud of the work that I did with the Rolling Stones and that I am also proud of what I have done with the Rhythm Kings.

Would that I were a dry well, and that the people tossed stones into me, for that would be easier than to be a spring of flowing water that the thirsty pass by, and from which they avoid drinking.

From the happy expression on their faces you might have supposed that they welcomed the war. I have met with men who loved stamps, and stones, and snakes, but I could not imagine any man loving war.

I can look back on my life, where there have been moments where things might have gone the other way. Everything is like stepping stones, and I've seen people I admire falter. We're all vulnerable.

Just as houses are made of stones, so is science made of facts.

The foundation stones for a balanced success are honesty, character, integrity, faith, love and loyalty.

Prejudices, it is well known, are most difficult to eradicate from the heart whose soil has never been loosened or fertilized by education; they grow firm there, firm as weeds among stones.

I'm the eldest at 51, and if the Stones can drag themselves around once more, then there's a few more albums in us.

It's in the vein, somewhere in a cross between The Beatles, Cheap Trick, The Stones, Badfinger, you know, but it's not retro at all. But it is very pop.

I have been a gigantic Rolling Stones fan since approximately the Spanish-American War.

I saw the Stones three years ago at the Wiltern Theater in L.A. and that was mind blowing.

What the eyes perceive in herbs or stones or trees is not yet a remedy; the eyes see only the dross.

With the stones we cast at them, geniuses build new roads with them.

We idolized the Beatles, except for those of us who idolized the Rolling Stones, who in those days still had many of their original teeth.

The early firings contained many stones.

Anyone who proposes to do good must not expect people to roll stones out of his way, but must accept his lot calmly, even if they roll a few stones upon it.

The Stones are a different kind of group. I realized that when I joined them. It's not really so much their musical ability, it's just they have a certain kind of style and attitude which is unique.

Not houses finely roofed or the stones of walls well builded, nay nor canals and dockyards make the city, but men able to use their opportunity.

It's very schizophrenic because I like a lot of very straight pop, like Small Faces, Stones, Kinks; and on the other hand, I like a lot of avant garde things.

Men may rise on stepping stones of their dead selves to higher things.

The Church cannot be content to live in its stained-glass house and throw stones through the picture window of modern culture.

I believe the Rolling Stones wanted to play in Golden Gate Park.

I see no reason why I should tickle stones or waste time on polishing bronze.

It started last year, during the summer. I went to the doctor and they found out it was kidney stones, so they had surgery done to help get those out and to pass them... More just kept coming in. So I had all together before the last show... I had like five surgeries.

I looked at some of the statues of Jesus; they were just stones with no life. When they said that God is three, I was puzzled even more but could not argue. I believed it, simply because I had to have respect for the faith of my parents.

I did tests on small stones before collecting and committing myself to the larger ones.

Everything had to be done in-between Stones time.

Stones are checked every so often to see if any have split or at worst exploded. An explosion can leave debris in the elements so the firing has to be abandoned.

There are two kinds of stones, as everyone knows, one of which rolls.

Sticks and stones may break my bones, but words will make me go in a corner and cry by myself for hours.