Quotes about thumbs
thumbs alive saws
... when I saw any of those kinds of beauty I knew I was alive, and not just in the sense that when I hit my thumb with a hammer I knew I was alive, but rather in the sense that I was partaking of something--something was passing through me that it was in my nature to be a part of. Neal Stephenson
thumbs mouths seems
It's a good rule of thumb, it seems to me: if you're not allowed to see where something comes from, don't put it in your mouth. Jonathan Safran Foer
thumbs window shoulders
Stephen jerked his thumb towards the window, saying: — That is God. Hooray! Ay! Whrrwhee! — What? Mr Deasy asked. — A shout in the street, Stephen answered, shrugging his shoulders. James Joyce
thumbs answers three
An old Zen rule of thumb is not to answer until one has been asked three times. Joko Beck
thumbs-up giving victory
My victory is when the audience buys a ticket to watch my film. I am extremely thrilled when they give it a thumbs-up. Emraan Hashmi
thumbs-up thumbs acoustics
Bruce Marshall's acoustic set gets a big thumbs up from me. Kenny Loggins
thumbs littles faces
If you do big things they print your face, and if you do little things they print only your thumbs.
thumbs thumbprints different
If someone steals your password, you can change it. But if someone steals your thumbprint, you can't get a new thumb. The failure modes are very different. Bruce Schneier
thumbs-up decision roger
Every bad decision I've made has been based on money. I grew up in the projects and you don't turn down money there. You take it, because you never know when it's all going to end. I made Cop III because they offered me $15 million. That $15 million was worth having Roger Ebert's thumb up my ass. Eddie Murphy
thumbs skeptical
Rule of thumb: Be skeptical of things you learned before you could read. E.g., religion. Ben Casnocha
thumbs too-much
Too much under the thumb of the Iranians. Adam Schiff
thumbs spots assault
Thumbs grow into my throat. I wear slaps like a spot of rouge. Anne Sexton
thumbs honest standing-out
If a scene isn't honest, it stands out like a sore thumb. David Lynch
thumbs legislation partisans
As a rule of thumb. Congressional legislation that is bipartisan is usually twice as bad as legislation that is partisan. Thomas Sowell
thumbs use counting
Counting in octal is just likst counting in decimal--if you don't use your thumbs. Tom Lehrer
thumbs losing very-good
Here's a very good rule of thumb in politics: losing begets losing. John Podhoretz
thumbs absence proof
In the absence of any other proof, the thumb alone would convince me of God's existence. Isaac Newton
thumbs-up giving roles
I can't imagine that I would have been cast in the role, without Jamie Lee giving me a thumbs up. Adam Arkin