Famous quotes containing the words push and/or pull:
“The young elm that must be cut
because its roots push at the house wall
taps and scrapes my window
urgently but when I look round at it
remains still.”
—Denise Levertov (b. 1923)
“Today, San Francisco has experienced a double tragedy of incredible proportions. As acting mayor, I order an immediate state of mourning in our city. The city and county of San Francisco must and will pull itself together at this time. We will carry on as best as we possibly can.... I think we all have to share the same sense of shame and the same sense of outrage.”
—Dianne Feinstein (b. 1933)