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Dash Quotes

One small word, many different rushes.

Dash turns out to be a surprisingly flexible word in these quotes - a military rush toward a capital city, a competitive ego, even a splash of vinegar used to ward off flies. This page collects every one of those senses in a single place. Compare with American quotes.

Alas for the affairs of men! When they are fortunate you might compare them to a shadow; and if they are unfortunate, a wet sponge with one dash wipes the picture away.

Quotes by Aeschylus

To build an empire - or win seven Tour de Frances in a row - you must have a Lone Star-size ego and a dash of megalomania.

Quotes by Stephen Rodrick

When I was young I used to smother myself with olive oil mixed with a dash of vinegar to keep the flies away and lay in the sunshine for hours on end. But we knew no better then. Now we...

Quotes by Stephanie Beacham

Thus one memory follows another until the waves dash together over our heads, and a deep sigh swells the breast, which warns us that we have forgotten to breathe in the midst of these pure thoughts.

Quotes by Max Muller

Amazing Quotes

I was a very close friend of Dash Snow's, so whenever I get a chance to revisit his work, that's always amazing for me.

Quotes by Leo Fitzpatrick

Both Kennedy and Obama exuded a dash of glamour in their roles as commander-in-chief and became the darlings of Hollywood. As president, each brought to the White House a fashionable and accomplished First Lady, two adorable young children and scene-stealing...

Quotes by Kitty Kelley

Poetry is a deal of joy and pain and wonder, with a dash of the dictionary.

Khalil Gibran

Germany expected that at the most a day or so would see Belgian resistance broken and the dash on Paris begun. It was not safe to start such a forward rush with Belgium unconquered.

Quotes by Kelly Miller

My dad, Bob Blum, used to dash across Grand Central's main terminal catwalk several times daily as a young CBS correspondent, running copy from newsroom to studio and back - because CBS' first broadcasts were from Grand Central Terminal. The...

Quotes by Jenna Blum

American Quotes

Yeah, well, the F-bomb - it's become as ubiquitous as the word 'like.' People just throw the word 'like' around as punctuation. And I think in a lot of everyday speech, the F-bomb has become a kind of dash or...

Quotes by Geoffrey Rush

Scientists - the crowd that for dash and style make the general public look like the Bloomsbury set.

Quotes by Fran Lebowitz

Dementia resembles delirium in the same way an ultra-marathon resembles a dash across the street. Same basic components, vastly different scale. If you've run delirium's course once or twice in your life, try to imagine a version that never ends.

Quotes by Floyd Skloot

The stones themselves are thick with history, and those cats that dash through the alleyways must surely be the ghosts of the famous dead in feline disguise.

Quotes by Erica Jong

You know Seth and Evan, they were lead writers for 'Pineapple Express', and they are great at mixing things up. Taking different genres and mish-mashing them up to create something dynamically new. They'll throw comedy at you, but with a...

Quotes by Craig Robinson

Better Quotes

In general, I love dance-pop music with some soul and a dash of R&B.

Quotes by Ava Max

The zenith of elegance in any woman's wardrobe is the little black dress, the power of which suggests dash and refinement.

Quotes by Andre Leon Talley

I see myself as part English and part American, with a dash of Irish thrown in, and a pinch of Italian from my mother's ancestry.

Quotes by Allegra Huston

Frequently Asked Questions

What are these dash quotes actually about?
The word gets used several different ways - a rapid military advance, a competitive streak of ego, a small splash of vinegar, and memories crashing together like waves.
Why does a war quote appear on a dash quotes page?
One historical entry describes a planned wartime dash toward Paris that depended on quickly breaking through Belgian resistance, using the word in its sense of a fast, forceful advance.
Is there a quote connecting dash to personality or ego?
Yes, one line argues that building something big, like winning a major cycling race repeatedly, takes a large ego along with a dash of megalomania.
Does any quote use dash in a more old-fashioned or folk sense?
One does, describing a homemade mixture of olive oil and a dash of vinegar used to keep flies away while relaxing in the sun.
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From memories that dash together like waves to the stubborn advance of an army held back by resistance, this collection shows how much a single short word can carry. Continue with Better quotes.