Never Bring A Knife To A Gunfight Quotes

Dont bring a candlelight vigil to a gunfight ~ David Burge

I don't train to be in a gunfight; I'd much rather be in a shooting - there's a difference. A gunfight means he's shooting back at me. In a shooting, I'm doing all the work. ~ Jamie Smith

For five weeks, the Associated Press had provided the world with lurid coverage of the attack on Virgil Earp, which was labeled Cow Boy revenge for what was being called "the Gunfight at the O.K. Corral" because it took too long to set the type for "Gunfight in the Vacant Lot behind Camillus Fly's Photography Studio Near Fremont Street. ~ Mary Doria Russell

I suggest we bring some normality back to this country and say if you are carrying a knife, there must be zero tolerance. If it was up to me, everyone caught with a knife would get an automatic ten year sentence. ~ Simon Cowell

Are you going to shoot me?' Vengeous sneered. 'I wouldn't be surprised. What would a thing like you know about honor? Only a heathen would bring a gun to a sword fight.'
And only a moron would bring a sword to a gunfight. ~ Derek Landy

The knife of historical relativism ... which has cut to pieces all metaphysics and religion must also bring about healing. ~ Wilhelm Dilthey

Never bring a knife to a gun fight, I tell Mr. Crispy as I turn away from him. His right arm thinks about it for a moment, then falls off. ~ Charles Stross

But Maddie walked to the side of the bridge, and then he saw a huge knife buried in the post, waiting.
"Stefan took your knife," he blurted like an idiot.
Maddie looked like she'd never been more insulted in her life. "I never leave the house with just one knife. Seriously. Do I look like a one-knife kind of girl?" She pulled it from the post and Logan could see the fire glistening off a long blade that could have easily sliced through those old ropes. ~ Ally Carter

But a knife ain't just a thing, is it? It's a choice, it's something you do. A knife says yes or no, cut or not, die or don't. A knife takes a decision out of your hand and puts it in the world and it never goes back again. ~ Patrick Ness

The gunfight at the O.K. Corral took place on October 26, 1881. It took about thirty seconds to write a chapter in American history that will never be forgotten. ~ Bill O'Reilly

The knife is more dangerous than the hand and the knife can be in either hand. ~ Frank Herbert

Sharing his memories felt like handing over a sharp knife. A knife that others might handle carelessly. A knife that could be used to hurt him. ~ Matthew J. Kirby

It's important to hold the knife with the edge down. How important? Well, it depends. How important is your life? ~ Hank Reinhardt

Mr. Pembroke, watching his broad back, desired to bury a knife in it. The desire passed, partly because it was unclerical, partly because he had no knife, and partly because he soon blurred over what had happened. To him all criticism was "rudeness": he never heeded it, for he never needed it: he was never wrong. ~ E. M. Forster

She no longer fought out of fear for the man she loved. Instead, she fought with an understanding. She was a knife - Elend's knife, the Final Empire's knife. ~ Brandon Sanderson

Hot Knife"

If I'm butter, if I'm butter,
If I'm butter, then he's a hot knife,
He makes my heart a cinemascope screen
Showing the dancing bird of paradise.

If I'm butter, if I'm butter,
If I'm butter, then he's a hot knife,
He makes my heart a cinemascope screen
Showing the dancing bird of paradise.

He excites me
Must be like a genesis of rhythm
I get feisty
Whenever I'm with him

If I'm butter, if I'm butter,
If I'm butter, then he's a hot knife,
He makes my heart a cinemascope screen
Showing the dancing bird of paradise.

I'm a hot knife, I'm a hot knife,
I'm a hot knife, he's a pat of butter.
If I get a chance, I'm gonna show him that
He's never gonna need another, never need another.

If I'm butter, if I'm butter (I'm a hot knife, I'm a hot knife)
If I'm butter, then he's a hot knife (I'm a hot knife, he's a pat of butter)
He makes my heart a cinemascope screen (If I get a chance, I'm gonna show him that)
Showing the dancing bird of paradise (He's never gonna need another, never need another)

If I'm butter, if I'm butter (I'm a hot knife, I'm a hot knife)
If I'm butter, then he's a hot knife (I'm a hot knife, he's a pat of butter)
He makes my heart a cinemascope screen (If I get a chance, I'm gonna show him that)
Showing the dancing bird of paradise (He's never gonna need another, never need anot ~ Fiona Apple

The experience left me with a very strong sense of just how destructive this simple, seemingly mundane tool can be. A knife never jams. A knife never runs out of ammunition; you rarely see a gunshot murder victim who has been shot more than a few times, but any homicide investigator can tell you how common it is for the victim of a knife murder to bear twenty, thirty, or more stab and/or slash wounds. "A knife comes with a built-in silencer." Knives are cheap, and can be bought anywhere; there used to be a cutlery store at LaGuardia Airport, not far outside the security gates. There is no prohibition at law against a knife being sold to a convicted felon. Knives can be small and flat and amazingly easy to conceal. Anywhere ~ Massad Ayoob

She looked at the knife, her throat tight with emotion. No roses or rings with him, but a knife with feathers carved into the handle. A knife that was part of him. She couldn't accept it. ~ Veronica Rossi

You were born with a knife in your heart. ~ Bae Suah

The patient knife always strikes true."
– Soninke saying ~ ErraticErrata

The knife is the most permanent, the most immortal, the most ingenious of man's creations. The knife was a guillotine; the knife is a universal means of resolving all knots ... ~ Yevgeny Zamyatin

A knife struck the docks between Kell's feet, and he jumped.

"Lila!" he shouted.

"Leaving!" she called from the deck. "And bring me back that knife," she added. "It's my favorite one."

Kell shook his head, and freed the blade from where it had lodged in the wood. "They're all you favorite. ~ V.E Schwab

This is a Spartacan fighting knife. Heard of the Spartacan Scouts? Rough boys. This knife belonged to one of them. He died saving my life. ~ Henry V. O'Neil

A knife. A silver knife, like the one that had cut out Alice's heart. ~ Rachel Hawkins

There is no second place in a gunfight. Winners kill, losers get killed. Fight to win. Train to live. v. All ~ Gary Williams

Never let an inventor run a company. You can never get him to stop tinkering and bring something to market. ~ E.F. Schumacher

Show me your knife.' Man don't got a knife, I got no use for him - it's the universal tool. ~ David Wong

I'm just a little cold," said Knife, pulling the blanket closer about her shoulders.
Paul wrapped his free arm around her. "It's all right," he said. "I've got you."
"Yes," said Knife, smiling up at him. "You have. ~ R. J. Anderson

I've learned that when someone does something very kind and refuses payment, giving them an engraved Swiss Army knife is never refused! ~ Christine Lavin

A man on a mission would bring his heaviest artillery, and it looked like this guy hadn't even packed a pocket knife. ~ Angela Richardson

Never throw a butcher knife in anger. ~ Homer

My friend told me I went over to this guy and he pulled a knife. ~ Matt Nagle

I see that you have a knife behind your back... You will drop your knife. - Ewen, to Brenna ~ Erika Johansen

My salvation lies in time spent alone with an X-Acto knife and commercial-grade adhesive. ~ David Rakoff

Fear tastes like a rusty knife and do not let her into your house. ~ John Cheever

Having sharp, great knives will enable you to cook very precisely. Knife skills are essential in cooking. ~ Eric Ripert

Memory entering the head like a knife.
A girl's hands slicing the heart in two. ~ Alfian Sa'at

At that level, every goal is like a knife in the ribs. ~ Gordon Banks

I wrote probably my phattest banging record with Knife Party: 'Pile Driver.' ~ Steve Aoki

Coaching the Bruins is like going bear hunting with a butter knife. ~ Pat Burns

Retailers have an important part to play in preventing knife crime - enforcing age restrictions and displaying knives safely is crucial. ~ Theresa May

Adrenaline after a gunfight's like a coked-up rock star in an expensive hotel room. It doesn't leave until it trashes the place. ~ Craig Schaefer

If you are ever so unlucky as to get close to a real knife fight, it would be useful to keep one fact in mind above all others: the real knife fighter does not wish to engage in a fight.

He doesn't care who is best with a knife. He only wants to cut you. He will then do anything he can to take you by surprise, attack, and finish you off before you can fight back. ~ Hank Reinhardt

If you bring darkness, I bring stars. If you bring clouds, I bring rain. If you bring a shroud, I burn it. To defeat an opponent with his own power...is elementary. ~ Yun Kouga

He is in a gunfight right now. I'm gonna have to take a message. ~ Erika Eleniak

Does power bring happiness? Does it bring refinement? Does it bring humor? Does it bring a good-heartedness, or is it just cold? Power is never cold. Cold people may use power in cold ways. ~ Frederick Lenz

I can 100 percent tell you that I have not gone under the surgeon's knife or had a facelift. ~ Shane Warne

A wise doctor does not mutter incantations over a sore that needs the knife. ~ Sophocles

Eating American-style, you put the knife down and clang. Continental is silent and efficient. ~ Letitia Baldrige

Cavanaugh's knife, Ernest Emerson's CQC-7W. The hook at the top opens the blade as the knife is drawn from a pocket. (Emersonknives.com) ~ David Morrell

That's the way love sounds, my mother told me. You think it should feel like honey, but instead it cuts like a knife. ~ Alice Hoffman

If this is the end of the world, give me a fork and a knife. ~ Dana Goodyear

But, as a princess of Hell, I tended to lean toward the more dramatic - I did have a reputation to uphold after all. I threw a knife at my visiting mother's head. In my defense, it was only a butter knife - unfortunately - and I knew, even before I fired it with deadly intent, it would never make its target - an even bigger shame. ~ Eve Langlais

My cooking is very simple, so I don't really use machines at all. A knife, cutting board, frying pan and strainer are my essentials. ~ Nobu Matsuhisa

The two most important rules in a gunfight are: always cheat and always win. ~ Clint Smith

hmmm. Didn't they say a man's feet echoed the size of his manhood? Of its own accord, her gaze darted up Gregor's leg to where his deliciously tight breeches caressed his-
"Knife."
She blinked, her gaze jerking up to his face, her skin flushing. Please, God, don't let him know what I was thinking.
"Knife." he said again.
"Knife?" she repeated dumbly.
"Good god, Oglivie. I will need a knife if I'm to cut these vegetables. ~ Karen Hawkins

He was another knife I could feel it. A different sort, but a knife still. I did not care. I thought: give me the blade. Some things are worth spilling blood for. ~ Madeline Miller

Last night: the horror of unknown physical pain, accelerating-the swollen back gum, blistered; the ripped stomach muscle from hoisting furniture: like a knife,turning,pivoting on a knife, that throbbed; ~ Sylvia Plath

Lyonesse stared wide-eyed at Lynet's hand and swallowed hard. Lynet realized that she was still holding the carving knife and had been pointing it at Lyonesse's breast. She laid the knife down slowly and gathered a few plates of food. "I'll take the rest of my dinner in my room, I think," she said. ~ Gerald Morris

Val Kilmer gave my husband, David Mamet, a Randall knife as a gift when the two of them were making the film 'Spartan.' ~ Rebecca Pidgeon

I love the French edition with its uncut pages. I would not want a reader too lazy to use a knife on me. ~ Lawrence Durrell

There never was a good knife made of bad steel. ~ Benjamin Franklin

Will tossed his apple core into the air, at the same time drawing a knife from his belt and throwing it. The knife and the apple scaled across the room together, somehow managing to stick into the wall just beside Gabriel's head, the knife driven cleanly through the core and into the wood. "Say that again," said Will. "And i'll darken your daylights for you. ~ Cassandra Clare

I am being ripped off, because I've never lied to the press. Just as much truth I bring to my work, a journalist should bring that much truth to their work. ~ Tupac Shakur

Being angry is like picking up a knife with no handle: it is self-harming. ~ Koo Stark

The most sharper device than a knife is a tongue ~ P.S. Jagadeesh Kumar

I really feel like knife skills - not just in the kitchen, but in life - are really critical. ~ Timothy Ferriss

There are major CEOs who do not know how to hold a knife and fork properly, but I don't worry about that as much as the lack of kindness. ~ Letitia Baldrige

In some cases . . . the knife can turn savagely upon the person wielding it. . . . You use the knife carefully because you know it doesn't care who it cuts. ~ Guy Kawasaki

My favorite knife is from Miyakoya in Japan - I have one in each of my restaurants. ~ Nobu Matsuhisa

Only the knife knows what goes on in the heart of a pumpkin. ~ Simone Schwarz-Bart

You cannot kill me here. Bring your soldiers, your death, your disease, your collapsed economy because it doesn't matter, I have nothing left to lose and you cannot kill me here. Bring the tears of orphans and the wails of a mother's loss, bring your God damn air force and Jesus on a cross, bring your hate and bitterness and long working hours, bring your empty wallets and love long since gone but you cannot kill me here. Bring your sneers, your snide remarks and friendships never felt, your letters never sent, your kisses never kissed, cigarettes smoked to the bone and cancer killing fears but you cannot kill me here. For I may fall and I may fail but I will stand again each time and you will find no satisfaction. Because you cannot kill me here. ~ Iain S. Thomas

Words wound deeper than any knife, my lord. Often they fester and never heal. ~ Deborah Macgillivray

I have my favourite black knife with me all the time. It's a switchblade. It relaxes me to flick it. ~ Taylor Momsen

I think if you would have cut Houdini with a knife, blood wouldn't come out, PR would. ~ Criss Angel

Revolutions and their aftermaths, of course, are always fluid and fickle times, and the outcome is often perched on a knife's edge. ~ Sri Mulyani Indrawati

I have wondered,' said the Marquis, taking a great bite out of a slice of bread and jam, 'whether it wouldn't be better for me to do it with a knife. Most of the best things have been brought off with a knife. And it would be a new emotion to get a knife into a French President and wriggle it around. ~ G.K. Chesterton

That's the dumbest thing I've ever heard of. I think I would have more fun chopping thistles with a butter knife. ~ K. Martin Beckner

The outbreath is like a whetstone, and the mind is like the knife or sword that is being sharpened on that stone. When you sharpen a knife, you draw the blade of the knife across the sharpening stone. Following your outbreath is like drawing the blade of mind across the breath. Then ~ Chogyam Trungpa

And bring me back that knife," she added. "It's my favorite one."
Kell shook his head, and freed the blade from where it had lodged in the wood. "They're all your favorite. ~ V.E Schwab

It's a discomfiting thing to have the person you love more than anything in the world toss a knife at your friend's head and walk away. ~ Cecily White

Do you know what it's like to kill a man? You just pushed a knife into living, moving skin and you realize you pierced a heart that beats against your sharp knife.
-Lucas Tyrel ~ L'Poni Baldwin

It did not last long. It is only in the movies that knife fighters stab and miss and slash and miss and tussle over several city blocks. ~ James Jones

I don't need a steak knife to cut my meat. That's why karate chops were created. I'm like a butter knife, only slightly less deadly. But I'm great with bagels - and disobedient old people. ~ Jarod Kintz

Here's the deal, you answer all of my questions, and I'll bring down some blood for you. You lie to me, you hesitate, you don't say anything," I pressed the knife deeper. "I. Will. Kill. You. Is that clear? ~ Alina Meuangkhot

But, on the instant, came the sweep and flash of Jonathan's great knife. I shrieked as I saw it shear through the throat. Whilst at the same moment Mr. Morris's bowie knife plunged into the heart. ~ Bram Stoker

I would like to bring people who have never been to a museum into a museum. And I would like to bring museum goers into libraries. I think there ought to be this cross-fertilization. ~ Susan Vreeland

President Obama, inciter-in-chief, regularly used violent rhetoric to gin up the Democrats: 'If they bring a knife to the fight, we bring a gun.' He supported the most violent, seditious movements of 21st-century America (Black Lives Matter, Occupy Wall Street, Muslim Brotherhood groups, to name a few), while directing the Department of Homeland Security to track 'right-wing extremists' - in other words, Americans like you and me. ~ Pamela Geller

it was life and death. Both you and Sawyer brought guns, but you didn't tell the rest of us." Sawyer shifted. "Shit. Combat knife, too." Riley pulled a wicked blade out of her boot. "Throwing knife." "Which only ~ Nora Roberts

I write and chop with my left hand and do everything else, including eating with a knife, with my right. ~ Heston Blumenthal

I hate plastic surgery. I have a horror of any kind of knife. I don't like it. ~ Rebecca De Mornay

I've always played the guy with the gun and the knife. That's how many actors start out, playing the bad guy. ~ Benicio Del Toro

I look at the knife-
Resting in a puddle of water-
Near the ledge by the pulpit behind Aaron-
Where I dropped it-
And I hear it calling to me-
Take me, it says-
Take me and use me, it says-
Aaron hold open his arms.
"Murder me," he says. "Become a man."
Never let me go says the knife ~ Patrick Ness

Mirren pulled the knife blade across the vampire's throat before he could answer. Two more strokes and it was done. Sometimes, one didn't need a sword to take a head. Rage and a good, sharp knife worked just fine. ~ Susannah Sandlin

A deep sigh - an interview with a knife. ~ Marina Tsvetaeva

They never expect the knife. ~ Richelle Mead

The days rolled by in the camp - they were over before you could say "knife." But the years, they never rolled by; they never moved by a second. ~ Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn

I'm not the sharpest knife in the drawer, but I do know how to count. ~ Mickey Gilley

Never change, Evangeline." Her smile flashes, quick as a knife. „Of course not. Why change perfection? ~ Victoria Aveyard

But tell you true, I honestly didn't think nothing about the Green Man beefing that posse. Was just men and the world's full of them. ~ J.D. Jordan