Quotes for All
The closest fires were near enough for us to hear the crackling flames and the yells of firemen. Little fires grew into big ones even as we watched. Big ones died down under the firemen’s valor only to break out again later. Ernie Pyle
British aren’t really known for their physical loveliness but firemen, generally speaking, are gorgeous. Emma Thompson
There was really only one person who – and I remember to this day – he was a fireman, and he said, \”You’ll never know what you’ll do when you’re in a fire.\” Everyone else was like: \”I don’t care; I would have saved my children; I could have done it. Even if I was … Read more
Brave people are the firemen who run into the burning building. That’s brave. Elizabeth Edwards
And when the firemen turned off the hose and were standing in the wet, smoky room, Jim’s Aunt, Miss. Prothero, came downstairs and peered in at them. Jim and I waited, very quietly, to hear what she would say to them. She said the right thing, always. She looked at the three tall firemen in … Read more
You can’t be afraid to put out a fire if you’re a fireman. You can’t be afraid to be a police officer and carry a gun if you’re afraid to get up and go out there. So you’ve got to put that fear to the side and go out in faith to overcome that. Duane … Read more
The practice of kindness is the daily, friendly, homely caring form of love. It is both humble-a schoolboy bringing his teacher a bouquet of dandelions-and exalted-a fireman giving his life to save someone else’s. Kindness is love with hands and hearts and minds. It is both whimsical-causing our faces to crack into a smile-and deeply … Read more
Funny how women are ashamed of their inner fairy whereas men are forever proudly displaying their inner cowboy or fireman Dawn French
One peculiarity of an astronaut’s job is that we do everything in public. Also, you don’t want to make a mistake. In the best case, it’s an embarrassment, in the worst, death. That’s also part of the training. They teach you to think like an astronaut, like they do with a pilot, a military man, … Read more
I used to think I’d like to be a fireman – in fact, I still would – and the only drawback I could see was coming back to the firehouse, after a day of fighting fires, and still having to put in an eight-hour day writing. David Mamet