Quotes about thumbs
thumbs answers three
An old Zen rule of thumb is not to answer until one has been asked three times. Joko Beck
thumbs want
My rule of thumb is that I want to do things I'd like to go and see myself. Michael Sheen
loss thumbs loser
As a quiet salute to Beavis and Butthead, I held up my index finger and thumb in an "L"-the international sign for loser. Michael Moore
phones thumbs answers
Can you take human form in daylight? (Talon) Obviously so. Ever tried to answer a phone without opposable thumbs? (Vane) Sherrilyn Kenyon
mean thumbs-down thumbs-up
Thumbs up or thumbs down on a website is not a conversation. The danger is you get into a habit of mind where politics means giving a thumbs up or thumbs down to a website. The world is a much more complex place. Sherry Turkle
thumbs-up giving victory
My victory is when the audience buys a ticket to watch my film. I am extremely thrilled when they give it a thumbs-up. Emraan Hashmi
happiness use thumbs
Storybook happiness involves every form of pleasant thumb-twiddling; true happiness involves the full use of one's powers and talents. John W. Gardner
dad heard sends texts thumbs
Dad sometimes sends me texts saying, 'Just heard you on the radio, thumbs up', or whatever. So that's pretty cute. Courtney Barnett
men machines thumbs
There is no term comparable to green thumbs to apply to such a mechanic, but there should be. For there are men who can look, listen, tap, make an adjustment, and a machine works. John Steinbeck
thumbs losing very-good
Here's a very good rule of thumb in politics: losing begets losing. John Podhoretz
gold thumbs golden
Every honest miller has a golden thumb. Geoffrey Chaucer
character people thumbs
Not to oversimplify it, somebody once said a good rule of thumb in interpreting a character is to find the good in the bad people that you portray and the bad in the good. Gabriel Byrne
kids thumbs ugly
Life was tough for me. When I was a kid, nobody played with me because they thought I looked ugly with my extra thumb. It pained me. So once I thought of getting it surgically removed. But I didn't. Slowly, I realized that the exterior is not the criterion for love and success. Hrithik Roshan
fall thinking thumbs-down
As a critic, I try very hard to say exactly what I think. And in a medium in which we are well-known for the binary thumbs up and thumbs down, I try to be able to give the mixed review. But most pictures fall into that middle ground, so I wrestle over which way my thumb is going to turn. It's not flip. Gene Siskel
dog giving thumbs
Those monkey-thumbs were meant for dogs. Give me my thumbs, you fu**ing monkeys! Garth Stein
dog thumbs gestures
Using a dog as a narrator has limitations and it has advantages. The limitations are that a dog cannot speak. A dog has no thumbs. A dog can't communicate his thoughts except with gestures.
luck hunters thumbs
Beast had once informed me that humans were hunters only by luck and because they had opposable thumbs. Faith Hunter
thumbs barrels ifs
If I fell into a barrel of boobs, I'd come out sucking my thumb Ian Holloway
hands thumbs way
What I wanted to do was to fasten my index finger and thumb at the bolts of your collar bone, push out, spread the web of my hand until it caught against your throat. You asked me if I wanted to strangle you. No, I wanted to fit you, not just in the obvious ways but in so many indentations. Jeanette Winterson
point sticking thumbs toes whether
They look at all the little things, how you point your toes on toe-touches, whether your thumbs are sticking out. It's pretty detailed.
strong two thumbs
But to admire a strong person and to live under that strong person’s thumb are two different things. George Bernard Shaw
hands thumbs bones
Galen cupped her cheek with his uninjured hand, his thumb caressing the rise of satin-covered bone. She trembled, but didn’t pull away. Gena Showalter
blow thumbs royal
... as a rule of thumb, whenever there appears a plural, correct for a singular. Should I ever let slip a royal WE, put me out of my misery with a swift blow to the head. Nicole Krauss
yellow thumbs-up bragging
I get the thumbs up like I'm hailing a yellow cab. Nicki Minaj
independent thumbs-up giving
Independent film making is very collaborative. You feel like it's you, the director and other actors and you really feel like you have the final say. When you do the bigger films, the studio has to give the final thumbs up and they're usually not big on risk taking because they're trying to make money. Michael B. Jordan
sweaters thumbs cozy
I have this red cardigan that my friend Coco gave me that has holes for thumbs. It's my cozy sweater. I wear it a lot. Sharon Van Etten
jobs two thumbs-up
I saw a sneak preview of Jack Reacher and give two thumbs up to Tom Cruise. He did a great job with the role. Michael Connelly
thumbs earth planets
I put up my thumb and it blotted out the planet Earth. Neil Armstrong
gun thumbs digging
Between my finger and my thumb The squat pen rests; snug as a gun. ~from the poem "Digging Seamus Heaney
thinking thumbs phrases
I think the rule of thumb should be this: if you preface a sentence about a friend with the phrase, 'I love X, but... ' more than once in any conversation, you should stop hanging out with them. Sloane Crosley
sweet thumbs keyboards
Life is too sweet and too short to express our affection with just our thumbs. Touch is meant for more than a keyboard. Kristin Armstrong
crazy luck thumbs
I have really bad luck with my thumbs. It plagues me, actually. It drives me crazy! Both of them are very oddly shaped. Kristen Stewart
men thumbs hammers
I was never an Angry Young Man. I am angry only when I hit my thumb with a hammer. Kingsley Amis