Famous quotes containing the words catch and/or fire:
“The madness of love can always be suspendedto cook dinner or catch a plane, for instance.”
—Mason Cooley (b. 1927)
“In England if something goes wrongsay, if one finds a skunk in the gardenhe writes to the family solicitor, who proceeds to take the proper measures; whereas in America, you telephone the fire department. Each satisfies a characteristic need; in the English, love of order and legalistic procedure; and here in America, what you like is something vivid, and red, and swift.”
—Alfred North Whitehead (18611947)