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Fists Quotes - Page 6

One hand, five homes. A lifetime in a fist.

Jhumpa Lahiri (2004). “The Namesake: A Novel”, p.167, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt

I will never stand for a national anthem again. I will turn my back and I will raise a fist.

"Former Minnesota Gov. Ventura Miffed by Courts, Says He's Off to Mexico". www.foxnews.com. November 5, 2011.

I now realize that just because you can take a punch does not mean you must stand in front of a fist, particularly not when the fist is your own.

Iyanla Vanzant (2008). “Tapping the Power Within: A Path to Self-Empowerment for Women”, p.65, Hay House, Inc

Rules with an iron fist, but sometimes in that fist is a rose.

"SXSW: Mindy Kaling Teaches Us 10 Things About Running a TV Show" by Ben Travers, www.indiewire.com. March 13, 2014.

A rose trapped inside a fist.

Henry Rollins (2009). “The Portable Henry Rollins”, p.269, Villard

He is a foole that makes a wedge of his fist.

George Herbert (1874). “The Complete Works of George Herbert: Prose”, p.344

I feel an army in my fist.

"The Robbers". Play by Friedrich Schiller, 1781.

Just tolerate my little fist tugging on your forest chest

Song: Jonathan, Album: The Idler Wheel..., 2012

Not being the sort to throw a book, she pounded her fist on her cushion.

Ellen Kushner (2006). “The Privilege of the Sword”, p.12, Spectra