Wind Quotes

The effect of sailing is produced by a judicious arrangement of the sails to the direction of the wind.

I am a being of Heaven and Earth, of thunder and lightning, of rain and wind, of the galaxies.

Kites rise highest against the wind - not with it.

In comedy, you have to be unafraid to hang from the tree branch naked in the high wind and you have to be absolutely unafraid to look ridiculous and silly.

There was no wind in all that sweep of sky.

A renewed commitment to the freedom and opportunity of our people is the touchstone of our time. In this new century, where tests are many and challenges change with the shifting of the wind, we must hold fast to the principles that have made our nation the envy of the world.

I just don't think it's very dignified to ask people to like you. You can just wind up being somebody's ottoman.

Every real thought on every real subject knocks the wind out of somebody or other.

We cannot direct the wind, but we can adjust the sails.

I love Latin women, yet for some reason I always wind up with blondes.

If enough people think of a thing and work hard enough at it, I guess it's pretty nearly bound to happen, wind and weather permitting.

I love the feeling of the fresh air on my face and the wind blowing through my hair.

The hardest thing about skateboarding is consistency: The slightest flick of your foot or gust of wind can send your board flying, so it's really anybody's game out there.

We need to focus on green jobs: solar, wind, geothermal, biomass.There's so many opportunities. But other countries like China are getting ahead of the curve.

Thought is the wind and knowledge the sail.

The river is constantly turning and bending and you never know where it's going to go and where you'll wind up. Following the bend in the river and staying on your own path means that you are on the right track. Don't let anyone deter you from that.

O, wind, if winter comes, can spring be far behind?

By encouraging renewable energy sources such as wind energy, we boost South Dakota's economy and we help reduce America's dependence on foreign oil.

I can't change the direction of the wind, but I can adjust my sails to always reach my destination.

There's not a wind but whispers of thy name; And not a flow'r that grows beneath the moon, But in its hues and fragrance tells a tale Of thee, my love.

It is true what Rimbaud said; If you think a book is strong enough, try it at the ocean, in the wind, at the waves. If the book can resist the ocean, then it exists. Otherwise, throw it away.

Life is the fire that burns and the sun that gives light. Life is the wind and the rain and the thunder in the sky. Life is matter and is earth, what is and what is not, and what beyond is in Eternity.

Hoist up sail while gale doth last, Tide and wind stay no man's pleasure.

Oaths are but words, and words are but wind.

Some things don't wind up sounding like you'd expect, which is just as well.

There is much modern music that is better adapted to a wind combination than to a string, although for obvious reasons originally scored for an orchestra. If in such cases the interpretation is equal to the composition the balance of a wind combination is more satisfying.

I've been playing with Blackwell over 20 years. We used to play when I first went to Los Angeles. Blackwell plays the drums as if he's playing a wind instrument. Actually, he sounds more like a talking drum.

Trees go wandering forth in all directions with every wind, going and coming like ourselves, traveling with us around the sun two million miles a day, and through space heaven knows how fast and far!

Politicians trim and tack in their quest for power, but they do so in order to get the wind of votes in their sails.

The sound of 'gentle stillness' after all the thunder and wind have passed will the ultimate Word from God.