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Temperature Quotes

Hot, cool, and everything between

Some quotes play on temperature as personality, noting how the hotter things get, the cooler a person's own Emotion can stay.

It doesn't matter what temperature the room is, it's always room temperature.

Steven Wright

When the audience comes in, it changes the temperature of what you've written.

Quotes by Stephen Sondheim

In Punjab wheat production it is a ‘gamble of temperature’ unlike other parts of the country where there is a ‘gamble of rainfall’.

Quotes by M. S. Swaminathan

Generally, I find the hotter the temperature, the cooler I am.

Quotes by Katy Tur

Emotion Quotes

Wildfires are a result of temperature conditions, of soil moisture conditions; and, of course, something has to start it.

Quotes by John Holdren

Performing is very much like cooking: putting it all together, raising the temperature.

Quotes by David Tudor

As the temperature drops, the need for heating oil goes up.

Quotes by Christopher Dodd

Frequently Asked Questions

What different uses of temperature appear in these quotes?
They range from a playful comment on staying cool under pressure to literal references to room temperature and wildfire conditions.
Is there a quote connecting temperature to performance?
Yes, one notes that once an audience arrives, it changes the temperature of what has already been written, shifting how it lands.
Do these quotes discuss environmental conditions?
One quote ties temperature and soil moisture directly to wildfire risk, giving the topic a more Nature-focused angle.
What is the joke in the room temperature quote?
It plays on the idea that no matter what the actual room temperature is, it always gets described the same generic way.
Are any of these quotes about personality rather than weather?
Yes, one uses heat and cool as a metaphor for staying composed, suggesting a person's Emotional temperature can run opposite the room's.

Others use it more literally, pointing to soil moisture and heat as conditions that shape wildfires and the wider Nature around us.