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Nail Quotes

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A nail is driven out by another nail. Habit is overcome by habit.
Desiderius Erasmus

A policeman, as you discover, has to put up with a hell of a lot of abuse. A man in any other line of work would nail a guy who laid that kind of abuse on him. I know I would.
Kent McCord

A rusty nail placed near a faithful compass, will sway it from the truth, and wreck the argosy.
Walter Scott

Actually, I wear the nail polish to hide how grubby my nails are.
Caroline Corr

And I wouldn't take on such a big thing if I didn't think I could nail it.
Trish Stratus

As a Member of the CBC, I will fight tooth and nail to increase funding for programs, such as Ryan White, that were flat funded in the President's budget.
Corrine Brown

As the writer, you're always a presence in the song. If you get close to what human beings are like, you're writing about common experience. We all do much the same things, so if you nail somebody, then you've also nailed yourself.
Richard Thompson

Bad company is like a nail driven into a post, which, after the first and second blow, may be drawn out with little difficulty; but being once driven up to the head, the pincers cannot take hold to draw it out, but which can only be done by the destruction of the wood.
Saint Aurelius Augustine

Bureaucrats: they are dead at 30 and buried at 60. They are like custard pies; you can't nail them to a wall.
Frank Lloyd Wright

Disco dancing is just the steady thump of a giant moron knocking in an endless nail.
Clive James

Every now and then you'll nail one that's really, really special. And that's what you live for.
Bob Seger

He that is good with a hammer tends to think everything is a nail.
Abraham Maslow

I do think a carpenter needs a good hammer to bang in the nail.
Oliver Reed

I have significant concerns about reducing the 188th Fighter Wing's capabilities, and will fight tooth and nail against attempts to reduce its personnel or take away aircraft.
Mark Pryor

I like the bad-boy types. Generally the guy I'm attracted to is the guy in the club with all the tattoos and nail polish. He's usually the lead singer in a punk band and plays guitar. But my serious boyfriends are relatively clean-cut, nice guys. So it's strange.
Megan Fox

I mean, I'm pretty good in real life, but sometimes people seem surprised that I'm like a normal teenager and wear black nail polish and I'm just a little bit more edgy than the person I play on television.
Brittany Snow

I toured in Europe first, before I did any touring in the U.S. It was with Jimmy Nail and others.
Deana Carter

I trained like an animal, but the thing is focus and concentration. When the bell rings it's like when the little red light goes on over the camera. And I can usually nail my lines on the first or second take because I'm right there.
Mickey Rourke

I'm totally opposed to vouchers. I will fight them tooth and nail.
Charles Schumer

If all you have is a hammer, everything looks like a nail.
Bernard Baruch

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