Action Rod Bends

Famous quotes containing the words action, rod and/or bends:

    “Economic depression can not be cured by legislative action or executive pronouncement.”
    —Herbert Hoover (1874–1964)

    “Alas,

    For the tireless heart within the little
    Lady with rod that made them rise
    From their noon apple-dreams, and scuttle
    Goose-fashion under the skies!”
    —John Crowe Ransom (1888–1974)

    “A wet sheet and a flowing sea,
    A wind that follows fast
    And fills the white and rustling sail
    And bends the gallant mast;”
    —Allan Cunningham (1784–1842)