John Carney Kick

Famous quotes containing the words john, carney and/or kick:

“What did you go out into the wilderness to look at? A reed shaken by the wind? What then did you go out to see? Someone dressed in soft robes? Look, those who wear soft robes are in royal palaces. What then did you go out to see? A prophet? Yes, I tell you, and more than a prophet.”
—Bible: New Testament, Matthew 11:7-9.

Jesus speaking about John the Baptist.

“Little drops of water,
Little grains of sand,
Make the mighty ocean
And the beauteous land.”
—Julia A. Fletcher Carney (1823–1908)

“I had to kick their law into their teeth in order to save them.”
—Gwendolyn Brooks (b. 1917)