Hoisting Quotes

#1. In Saint Stylites, the famous Christian hermit of old times, who built him a lofty stone pillar in the desert and spent the whole latter portion of his life on its summit, hoisting his food from the ground with a tackle; in him we have a remarkable instance of a dauntless stander-of-mast-heads;

Herman Melville

#2. Either I will come back after hoisting the Tricolor, or I will come back wrapped in it, but I will be back for sure.

Vikram Batra

#3. My aim is to make you look the best you can and if that means a little bit of internal pulling and hoisting up, then so be it.

Bruce Oldfield

#4. I'm always playing these mendacious characters who end up hoisting themselves by their own petard.

Maxwell Caulfield

#5. A moon like a fallen fruit reversing gravity was hoisting itself above the rooftops.

Ross Macdonald

#6. Piss!" shouted Kosta, hoisting his tumbler toward Cosetta, who nearly came apart at the joints with the resulting fit of giggles.
"Thank you, Ravelle, for this gift of a daughter who will now be up all night repeating that word ...

Scott Lynch

#7. Hoisting my brick, I aimed at the white werewolf's head and threw as hard as I could. The brick collided with the wolf's skull and then bounced to the ground. It let go of Kyle and barked out a surprised yelp just as I realized my plan didn't have a step two.

Kathleen Peacock

#8. I will be the one lifting that trophy, not Paolo Maldini. Imagine me hoisting the trophy. It is an image I have in my mind and I want to make it a reality. We have world-class players and, believe me, they are in the mood to do it. The atmosphere around the club at the moment is just top-class.

Steven Gerrard

#9. Be not discourage when others are unable to see the heights of your vision, God will placed you on His shoulders long before they are hoisting you on theirs.

Carl Henegan

#10. The masses often let themselves down and even those at the forefront who are hoisting the flag of the cause that is intended to alleviate their miseries.

Janvier Chouteu-Chando

#11. I always choose to remember the moment that was the best of Jeanne Cooper - those photos where she's in that wild dress triumphantly hoisting up the Emmy the night she finally won the damn thing. She was so proud, so happy.

Corbin Bernsen

#12. My sense of teasing is completely lost on you.", Patrick said, hoisting himself back up. "It's a shame too. Most people tell me my sense of humor is my best quality, only outdone by my otherworldly good looks.

Nicole Williams

#13. There's a thin line between interesting music and self-indulgence. We crossed it on the Passengers record.

Larry Mullen Jr.

#14. I want out of this place.
With no reminders.
It stings -
sulphur tears
in cinnamon rain.

Emma Cameron

#15. Warped asphalt, marred with shallow potholes and buckled with frost heaves - the scars of harsh winters and brief sweltering summers - unfolded under a shock of headlights like a story she could recite.

Mira Gibson

#16. I also take pleasure in the so-called negative power in Grotjahn's work. That is, I love his paintings for what they are not. Unlike much art of the past decade, Grotjahn isn't simply working from a prescribed checklist of academically acceptable, curator-approved 'isms' and twists.

Jerry Saltz

#17. The "down and dirty

Cynthia C. DeFelice

#18. If the Holy Spirit is carefully and lovingly managing all our falls into sin and using them for God's glory and our good, then there is great cause for joy and peace whether you are leaping forward or crawling through the Christian life.

Barbara R. Duguid

#19. And with that answer, he left me. I would much rather he had knocked me down.

Charlotte Bronte