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Rope Quotes

Rope as support, as a throw, and as a limit

Rope shows up here as a sharp political metaphor for hollow support, and just as easily as praise for a clean, accurate throw across the field.

The first two days that I rode a horse, I had someone controlling it with a rope around its neck.

Quotes by Abhimanyu Singh

I was doing a show in L.A. called 'Celebrity Autobiography,' where celebrities read excerpts from other celebrities' books and hang themselves with their own rope.

Quotes by Scott Adsit

The political, the economic, the social are tied together like the strands of a rope. The social and economic, if they are firm, tend to strengthen the other.

Quotes by Paul Kagame

Support by United States rulers is rather in the nature of the support that the rope gives to a hanged man.

Quotes by Nikita Khrushchev

Connection Quotes

I'm not Yadier Molina behind the plate, but I can throw a ball to second on a rope.

Quotes by Jon Hamm

I certainly do get at the end of my rope at times. We all do.

Quotes by Joan Allen

We learn the rope of life by untying its knots.

Quotes by Jean Toomer

You can't tie a rope around the ice sheet. You can't build a wall around the ice sheets.

Quotes by James Hansen

Owing to ignorance of the rope the rope appears to be a snake; owing to ignorance of the Self the transient state arises of the individualized, limited, phenomenal aspect of the Self.

Quotes by Guru Nanak

Emotion Quotes

On one level the sixties revolt was an impressive illustration of Lenin's remark that the capitalist will sell you the rope to hang him with.

Quotes by Ellen Willis

He that has been bitten by a snake is afraid of a rope.

Quotes by Edward Albee

His hands would plait the priest's guts, if he had no rope, to strangle kings.

Quotes by Denis Diderot

Don't ever rope me in as a late-night talk show host. I don't want to be one.

Quotes by Craig Ferguson

Give him enough rope and he will hang himself.

Quotes by Charlotte Bronte

Strength Quotes

We don't have one of those houses where there's a rope that separates the kids' area from the adult area. There's a happy medium. It's all about fabric choices, accessories.

Quotes by Candice Olson

The skyline in Alfred Hitchcock's 'Rope' is made up: no, you don't get the Waldorf and the Chrysler and the Empire State buildings and a dozen other magnificent structures in one window.

Quotes by Bill Buford

I like to do things that are noncombat- or boxing-related. So I jump rope a lot, and then I run a lot.

Quotes by Bernard Hopkins

It was as helpful as throwing a drowning man both ends of the rope.

Quotes by Arthur Baer

Frequently Asked Questions

What different meanings of 'rope' appear in these quotes?
The word is used literally, for throwing a ball on a rope to second base, and figuratively, for being at the end of one's rope or for support that only helps in a grim, ironic sense.
Is there a quote about reaching a breaking point?
Yes, one admits to getting at the end of their rope at times, adding that everyone does, which makes it a relatable line about hitting a limit.
Why search for quotes that use the word 'rope'?
Rope shows up in a surprising range of idioms, from sports to endurance to dark political commentary, so people researching any of those angles end up looking for real quoted examples.
Does this page have a sports-related rope quote?
One speaker compares their throwing arm to Yadier Molina's, describing a strong, accurate throw to second base as being 'on a rope,' a common baseball expression.
What other collections fit well with this one?
For more on holding on under pressure, the Tension collection covers related territory, while the Strength quotes page leans toward resilience rather than limits.

It also stands for limits — being at the end of your rope — and for people who hang themselves, figuratively, with their own words; see also our Tension quotes.