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Cone Quotes: From Pinecones to Policy

From pinecones to policy

One quote invites readers to count the spiral scales on a pinecone, finding natural balance in a pattern repeated from bottom to top.

'Constitutional' is just a real pip of a word. Positively rolls off the tongue. In fact, it's downright fun to say. 'Con-stit-too-shun-al.' It's the verbal equivalent of skipping down the street with an ice cream cone in your hand. It's...

Quotes by Paul Feig

The question is not really about a shift to the economic cone where officers are writing about the balance of payments and the need for economic stabilization.

Quotes by Lawrence Eagleburger

We have the finest officers in the world, but it seems like once they become generals it is a self-licking ice cream cone of who gets promoted and who gets approved to join that club. No one thinks outside the...

Quotes by Erik Prince

Pick up a sunflower and count the florets running into its centre, or count the spiral scales of a pine cone or a pineapple, running from its bottom up its sides to the top, and you will find an extraordinary...

Quotes by Charles Jencks

Ale Quotes

Hip-hop is not about pretense. You can be missing an eye; you can have an ice-cream cone in your face; you can run around with Bantu knots; you can decide to wear gold, all everything. It's not about how you...

Quotes by Brian Tyree Henry

I think unadulterated products and smaller portion sizes mean consumption of less food overall. Portion is everything. The first time I bought a scoop of ice cream in Paris, they weighed the ice cream on a scale before putting it...

Quotes by Alex Guarnaschelli

Frequently Asked Questions

What does the pinecone quote in this collection describe?
It invites readers to count the spiral scales on a pinecone or sunflower, noting a repeating natural pattern running from the base to the top.
What does 'self-licking ice cream cone' mean in this context?
One quote uses it to criticize military promotion, suggesting that once officers become generals, the system mostly rewards those already inside it.
Is 'cone' used in an economic sense in these quotes?
Yes — one references an economic cone where officials discuss balance of payments and stabilization, using cone as shorthand for a policy area. Related picks appear in balance quotes.
Does wordplay appear in these cone quotes?
Yes — one plays with the word 'constitutional,' calling it fun to say and comparing its rhythm to skipping down the street, loosely tied to the cone theme through playful language.
What's the common thread across these varied cone quotes?
Very little beyond the word itself — the quotes span nature, government promotion systems, economic policy, and wordplay, showing how broadly one term can be used.

Another uses the phrase critically, describing military promotion as a self-licking ice cream cone where insiders help each other save face rather than reward merit.