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Steam Quotes

Powerful lines on pressure, travel, and release

These steam quotes cover both relaxation and history, from unwinding by watching a favorite show to the era when steam carried travelers from California to Japan.

By means of steam one can go from California to Japan in eighteen days.

Quotes by Townsend Harris

I let steam off by watching 'Downton Abbey.'

Quotes by Nina Arianda

Obsidian was caused by volcanoes, an eruption of steam and gas so furious that it melted the earth itself into this hard, shiny object.

Quotes by Kathi Appelt

The railroad originally was as completely dissociated from steam propulsion as was the ship.

Quotes by John Moody

California Quotes

Mode of providing steam power to locomotives.

Quotes by John Ericsson

In 1854 I took out a patent for puddling iron by means of steam.

Quotes by James Nasmyth

When I do something, I do it full steam ahead.

Quotes by Conor McGregor

I'm fascinated by steam engines and with Victorian engineering generally, and as a corollary to that, I'm fascinated by the idea of long-lived technologies.

Quotes by Alastair Reynolds

Many Americans have a romanticized view of trains, rooted in a bygone era of elaborately adorned rail cars lit by flickering gas lamps and pulled by smoke-belching steam locomotives.

Quotes by Alan Huffman

Frequently Asked Questions

What themes appear in these steam quotes?
They cover relaxation, historic steam-powered travel, and steam as a raw geological and mechanical force.
Is there a quote about relaxing?
Yes, one describes letting off steam by watching a favorite television show.
Does a quote mention historic travel?
Yes, one recalls that steam power once made it possible to travel from California to Japan in eighteen days.
Is there a quote connecting steam to geology?
Yes, one explains obsidian formed from a volcanic eruption of steam and gas fierce enough to melt the earth.
Are there related quotes about natural forces?
Yes, our earth quotes page offers more reflections on powerful natural phenomena.

Others describe steam as a raw natural force, an eruption fierce enough to melt earth itself into obsidian, or as the propulsion once tied closely to railroads.