Ashes Quotes

you must be ready to burn yourself in your own flame; how could you rise anew if you have not first become ashes?

Every tiny molecule of Ash is in motion with my heat I am such a Lunatic that I am free even in Jail.

People rise out of the ashes because, at some point, they are invested with a belief in the possibility of triumph over seemingly impossible odds.

In a world of smoke and ashes, you are milk and honey

Today's woman puts on wigs, fake eyelashes, false nails, sixteen pounds of make-up/shadows/blushes/creams, living bras, various pads that would make a linebacker envious, has implants and assorted other surgeries, then complains that she cannot find a 'real' man

Tradition is not the worship of ashes, but the preservation of fire.

At sixteen, I was a funny, skinny little thing, all eyelashes and legs. And then, suddenly people told me it was gorgeous. I thought they had gone mad.

ashes or diamonds foe or friend we're all equal in the end

When I was young, some women told me they loved me for my long eyelashes. I accepted. Later it was for my wit. Then for my power and money. Then for my talent. Then for my mind-deep. OK, I can handle all of it. The only woman who scares me is the one who loves me for myself alone. I have plans for her. I have poisons and daggers and dark graves in caves to hide her head. She can't be allowed to live. Especially if she's sexually faithful and never lies and always puts me ahead of everything and everyone.

Your eyelashes will write on my heart the poem that could never come from the pen of a poet.

We ordinary people can see neither our own eyelashes, which are so close, nor the heavens in the distance.

In the midst of life we are in death, earth to earth, ashes to ashes, dust to dust, in sure and certain hope of the Resurrection.

I long for the day that "Roe v. Wade" is sent to the ash heap of history.

When I die, sprinkle my ashes over the 80's.

My life will be sour grapes and ashes without you.

For the human soul is virtually indestructible, and its ability to rise from the ashes remains as long as the body draws breath.

For reasons of sentiment, I would like part of my ashes to be mixed up with Mama's, and both her ashes and mine put side by side in the columbarium. We were joined in life and I would like our ashes to be joined after this life.

I want my ashes either with some really good primo or as some fertilizer for plants.

Flint has the potential to produce fire, and gems have intrinsic value. We ordinary people can see neither our own eyelashes, which are so close, nor the heavens in the distance. Likewise, we do not see that the Buddha exists in our own hearts.

In order to rise From its own ashes A phoenix First Must Burn.

Our passions are the true phoenixes; when the old one is burnt out, a new one rises from its ashes.

No ashes are lighter than those of incense, and few things burn out sooner.

I wasn't a very good waitress, always spilling things on people and forgetting things. I once spilled ashes all over Mike Wallace's table.

We want to avoid suffering, death, sin, ashes. But we live in a world crushed and broken and torn, a world God Himself visited to redeem. We receive his poured-out life, and being allowed the high privilege of suffering with Him, may then pour ourselves out for others.

When we get ashes we are not publicly proclaiming our greatness, but God’s. We are not saying, 'look at how great I am,' but 'ask me about how great my God is!'