Thin Blue Line

Famous quotes containing the words thin, blue and/or line:

    “Much of a man’s character will be found betokened in his backbone. I would rather feel your spine than your skull, whoever you are. A thin joist of a spine never yet upheld a full and noble soul.”
    —Herman Melville (1819–1891)

    “Oh, Scott, for people like you and me the world can be a wonderful place. The sky’s as blue as it is for the giants, the friends are as warm.”
    —Richard Matheson (b. 1926)

    “Where were you when I laid the foundation of the earth? Tell me, if you have understanding. Who determined its measurements—surely you know! Or who stretched the line upon it? On what were its bases sunk, or who laid its cornerstone when the morning stars sang together and all the heavenly beings shouted for joy?”
    —Bible: Hebrew, Job 38:4 -7.

    God, to Job.