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Burner Quotes

Some plans just wait their turn.

Most of these quotes lean on the idiom 'back burner' for a career or passion set aside for something more urgent, like basketball, marriage, or survival. Pair with Back for more on delayed plans.

I grew up drumming but had to put it on the back burner because of basketball.

Quotes by Tucker Halpern

I got married very young and put my career on the back burner for the most part because that's what you did in those days. I've never been a pushy, ambitious type of person anyway.

Quotes by Michael Learned

I feel like, big city or small town, you can relate to following your parents' footsteps or putting your own dreams on the back burner or vices that we get caught up in - that whole cycle. That's not just...

Quotes by Kacey Musgraves

At first, I was able to use a Bunsen burner attached to my mother's gas stove, but the use of the kitchen as a laboratory came to an abrupt end when a minor explosion involving hydrogen sulphide spattered the newly...

Quotes by John Vane

Able Quotes

As first lady, Hillary Clinton spent the early months of her husband's administration drafting healthcare-reform legislation, only to see it put on the back burner by the North American Free Trade Agreement.

Quotes by Greg Grandin

The visible and near-ultraviolet emission spectrum of the CH radical has been known ever since spectra of an ordinary Bunsen burner have been taken.

Quotes by Gerhard Herzberg

With 'Suite Life,' I had three years to sit a little bit on the back burner and learn with less pressure.

Quotes by Debby Ryan

Religion has for too long been placed on the back burner of history, when it may be one of the driving forces in history.

Quotes by Dave Brat

I took out a whole fireplace and put in broken glass and installed a burner underneath, so it looks like fire on ice. I did that in my bedroom suite. I'm pretty handy.

Quotes by Cory Monteith

Abrupt Quotes

Everybody says, 'I have problems overcooking steak on the grill,' but just take it off earlier! Grilling is really common sense. It's very simple. You should think of a grill as a burner - it just happens to have grates....

Quotes by Bobby Flay

When you have kids, there's a tendency to put the marriage stew on the back burner and give it a quick stir now and then. But it's important to remember why you had children with this person.

Quotes by Allison Pearson

Frequently Asked Questions

Why do most of these burner quotes mention the 'back burner'?
It's a common idiom for setting something aside temporarily, and several speakers here use it to describe careers, dreams, or hobbies paused for something more pressing.
Why do people search for back burner quotes?
The phrase captures a relatable experience of deferred ambition, so people often look for it when reflecting on delayed goals or shifted priorities.
Is there a quote that uses 'burner' literally instead of as an idiom?
Yes, one recalls using a Bunsen burner in a childhood kitchen experiment that ended abruptly with a small explosion, a literal rather than figurative use.
What kinds of dreams get put on the back burner in these quotes?
Drumming for basketball, a music career for family life, and personal ambition for practicality all appear, showing how varied the trade-off can be.
What should I explore next?
Try Back for more on delay and return, or Basketball for the sport referenced directly in one quote.

One quote flips the theme literally, describing a Bunsen burner and a kitchen experiment gone wrong. Continue browsing with Able or Basketball.