Quotes About Flying Too Close To The Sun

#1. Yes, Icarus fell to earth after flying too close to the sun, but what a glorious fall it must have been. Almost worth the flaming wings tied to his arms, waving helplessly in a shower of

Chuck Palahniuk

#2. I stood my ground. "You evil scientist are all the same
evil. Count me out."
Fang and I brushed past Mr. God and walked quickly but smoothly to the exit. It was barely noon, and I'd already made a huge enemy.
Dang, I'm good.

James Patterson

#3. We were the centre of that liquid universe, for we were the night sun and we said to ships, do not come too close, we have rocks at our feet. And the crash of waves sent white spray flying, and I am scared and exhilarated and a little bit in love too.

Sarah Winman

#4. There have been household gods and household saints and household fairies. I am not sure that there have yet been any factory gods or factory saints or factory fairies. I may be wrong, as I am no commericial expert, but I have not heard of them as yet.

Gilbert K. Chesterton

#5. When somebody throws something out the car window, honk at them, but don't give them the finger. We've got to temper our negative feelings about people who desecrate the environment.

Letitia Baldrige

#6. Live, for this is the time of your life.

William, Saroyan

#7. When I have a shoot or a big job coming up, I try my best to work out four or five times a week.

Behati Prinsloo

#8. Being on one crutch to no crutches is a huge difference.

Lindsey Vonn

#9. That is, we are responsible only for our actions, not for their results. Trust first in God, then in John Day.

George MacDonald

#10. Like Achilles, the hero who forgot his heel, or like Icarus who, flying close to the sun, forgot that his wings were made of wax, we should be wary when triumphant ideas seem unassailable, for then there is all the more reason to predict their downfall.

Dwight Longenecker