Lick

Famous quotes containing the word lick:

“I like to see it lap the Miles—
And lick the Valleys up—”
—Emily Dickinson (1830–1886)

“Professor: War is hell, Mr. Thornhill, even if it’s just a cold one.
Roger Thornhill: If you fellows can’t lick the Vandamms of this world without asking girls like her to bed down with them, and fly away with them, and probably never come back, perhaps you ought to start learning how to lose a few cold wars.
Professor: I’m afraid we’re already doing that.”
—Ernest Lehman (b.1920)

“People who bite the hand that feeds them usually lick the boot that kicks them.”
—Eric Hoffer (1902–1983)