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Feathers Quotes

Delicate beauty, and the nerve to ruffle it.

These feathers quotes move between literal plumage and the idiom of ruffling feathers, a phrase closely tied to bold statements and Bird quotes.

It is not only fine feathers that make fine birds.

Quotes by Aesop

After 'Four Feathers,' I quit then because I just lost faith. I didn't like how the business was.

Quotes by Wes Bentley

A heart without dreams is like a bird without feathers.

Quotes by Suzy Kassem

I make body chains that come from the neck, cross in the middle of your chest, then go around your waist. I mix them with feathers for a gypsy, bohemian style.

Quotes by Sofia Boutella

Aesthetic Quotes

Feathers predate birds.

Quotes by Robert T. Bakker

Well, I've ruffled a few feathers at all the institutions I've led. But I think that's part of leadership.

Quotes by Robert M. Gates

Flight without feathers is not easy.

Quotes by Plautus

The amusing thing about 'X-Force' is that it was highly rated - and hated - in about equal measure, Which suited me just fine. If no-one's feathers were a little ruffled, we probably wouldn't have been doing our jobs right.

Quotes by Peter Milligan

Kevin Costner has feathers in his hair and feathers in his head. The Indians should have called him 'Plays with Camera.'

Quotes by Pauline Kael

Bird Quotes

Praises for our past triumphs are as feathers to a dead bird.

Quotes by Paul Eldridge

They said they wanted a lot of feathers, glitter, colourful colours. A costume. So I had a lady here in Calgary make it. She just kind of put together what I had in mind.

Quotes by Owen Hart

Any time you make a big statement about something in the world, you are bound to ruffle some feathers.

Quotes by Nuseir Yassin

It is true I am rather taken up with dress; but as to feathers, every one wears them, and it would seem extraordinary if I did not.

Quotes by Marie Antoinette

The feather was a thing, when I was a kid, we used to find feathers around the house, and whenever we found them, my mum used to say it was my nan leaving them around for us to find, so...

Quotes by Liam Payne

Birds Quotes

A mourning dove's beauty is an understated one: the colors of its feathers ranging through various shades of gray and drab violet, often with a striking splash of turquoise around the eyes.

Quotes by Jonathan Miles

I collect firearms, and I've got a Winchester, an Indian rifle. It has tacks for every warrior that was shot, like notches on a pistol, and it's got feathers and beads hanging off it. It's like a work of art.

Quotes by Joe Perry

I practically lived in the woods when I was a kid, avoiding grown-ups and my dysfunctional family, pretending I was half-wolf, a feral child who napped in nests made out of ferns, ate wild blueberries, and wove sticks and feathers...

Quotes by Jennifer McMahon

Our birthdays are feathers in the broad wing of time.

Quotes by Jean Paul

Because the heart beats under a covering of hair, of fur, feathers, or wings, it is, for that reason, to be of no account?

Quotes by Jean Paul

Hair Quotes

What I care most about is representing my constituents. If that ruffles a few feathers along the way, so be it.

Quotes by Jared Polis

Frequently Asked Questions

What two meanings of feathers appear in these quotes?
The quotes use feathers both literally, describing bird plumage and its coloring, and figuratively, as in the idiom of ruffling someone's feathers.
What does the idiom about ruffling feathers refer to here?
One quote notes that making any big statement about the world is bound to ruffle some feathers, meaning it will upset or provoke people.
How are feathers used as a metaphor for dreams?
One quote compares a heart without dreams to a bird without feathers, suggesting dreams are essential to a fulfilling life, much like feathers are to flight.
Is there a quote describing the appearance of feathers in detail?
Yes, one describes a mourning dove's understated beauty, with feathers ranging through shades of gray and drab violet and a splash of turquoise near the eyes.
Where can I read more quotes about birds?
For more on birds as a subject, see the related Bird collection.

From a mourning dove's subtle coloring to dreams likened to birds without feathers, this set pairs well with Birds and Aesthetic quotes.