Steam Quotations

The courts don't remove children from their home because the child underperformed at school or required extra long walks or a game of basketball in order to blow off the steam all 5-year-olds have. It's because the parents were unfit, not the kids.

The world is full of abundance and opportunity, but far too many people come to the fountain of life with a sieve instead of a tank car... a teaspoon instead of a steam shovel. They expect little and as a result they get little.

Often confused with shyness, introversion does not imply social reticence or discomfort. Rather than being averse to social engagement, introverts become overwhelmed by too much of it, which explains why the introvert is ready to leave a party after an hour and the extravert gains steam as the night goes on.

When President Teddy Roosevelt posed for the cameras astride a massive steam shovel during construction of the Panama Canal in 1906, it was more than a simple photo op. Though the scene was clearly staged, it symbolized a crucial moment in American history.

The German Emperor is ageing me; he is like a battleship with steam up and screws going, but with no rudder, and he will run into something some day and cause a catastrophe.

Not as ours the books of old - Things that steam can stamp and fold; Not as ours the books of yore - Rows of type, and nothing more.

I am very focused on large-scale deployments of renewable power and how we're going to get this done. Imagine our military bases covered with solar thermal collectors that could generate steam and electricity.

I should say that I usually have a good experience on Amtrak. Still, if Amtrak could replace electric horns with steam whistles, they could make big strides. A horn is a horn is a horn, but a steam whistle is a voice and a song. People used to know which engineer was running which engine based on the call of the whistle.

You all know how powerful and varied are the effects of which steam engines are capable; with them has really begun the great development of industry which has characterised our century before all others.

I shed many a tear when the steam engines went out of style on the railroads. I'd like to seem them come back, but I realize the diesels are more efficient.

Many Americans have a romanticized view of trains, rooted in a bygone era of elaborately adorned rail cars lit by flickering gas lamps and pulled by smoke-belching steam locomotives.

You don't like it when a French housewife gets mad at you. If she gets steam behind her, she is an unstoppable creature.

I let steam off by watching 'Downton Abbey.

In nonviolence you must go full steam ahead, if you want the good to come speedily you must go about it with vigor.

My mom bought me this amazing baby-food maker, the Beaba. I steam and puree fruits and vegetables, and they last for, like, four days.

We don't need to update the paper through the night, so we don't need so many people working anti-social hours producing a newspaper for real-time news. That's the equivalent of the steam age.

For me, I met my husband when I was going full steam ahead of what I wanted in my career. We sort of intersected and were like, 'Oh, hi, hello!' We were both on our way somewhere to speak and then just kept going together.

I did not think that a good movie was the equivalent of a good stage play, any more than I thought an automobile ride was as exhilarating as a drive behind a spirited horse, nor a trip by steam as soul-satisfying as a voyage by sail.

The upward revision of import duty, from 1 per cent to over 4 per cent on steam coal imports, will adversely impact the industry, as it will lead to increase in cost of power generation.

One client's wife managed to steam the labels off all of the several hundred bottles in her husband's prestigious wine collection, so the collection was worthless. The husband hosted 'What's that wine?' dinner parties.

The Internet, like the steam engine, is a technological breakthrough that changed the world.

Everything great in science and art is simple. What can be less complicated than the greatest discoveries of humanity - gravitation, the compass, the printing press, the steam engine, the electric telegraph?

Food that's served at the table in a paper parcel always creates a remarkable culinary moment when opened, because the package is full of aromatic steam from the lightly cooked ingredients inside.

Along with enough sleep and taking proper supplements, I steam - in my steam shower. I find it's very healing, more than just your typical 'tea and honey.'

I try to stay low-carb and high on lean protein. I'm lucky in that I love chicken and rice; it's one of my favorite meals. I steam some vegetables and top them with olive oil for some flavor.

The two great agents of the physical world have become subject to the will of man and have been made subservient to his wants and enjoyments; I allude to steam and electricity, under whatever name the latter may be called.

On some days, the plant has been operating at a full load. The steam you see is normal.

I guess I got greedy after the 3,000. I knew I had the ability to be there and I thought another medal might be in the mix and I didn't run nearly as well. We ran as a pack for about 13 kilometers and then, basically, I just ran out of gas. I ran right out of steam and hung on from that point. My time was about a minute slower then I had run last fall.

My hand was bothering me. It was tough for me to shoot the ball. I asked the team to put up the steam a little bit.

One of our concerns is that EPA appears to be rushing full steam ahead with a revised standard before we have a chance to evaluate the benefits from the current standards.

One of the simplest is just to burn it as a heating fuel, produce steam for example. It could also be used for stationary power to produce electricity.

More and more companies are discovering that defined-benefit plans are not well-suited to their business realities, their future and the nature of their work force management. We've had a lot of companies terminating for quite some time, and freezing activity has gathered steam as well.

Right now, it's all really just a big show. It's unsettling to the workers, but you can expect both sides to go full steam ahead right up to the cliff and for this thing to then get settled.

I have had the good fortune to experience both the limelight and the traffic light as a musician. I did my first recording on my own and it was available at concerts. The second to seventh were released on small and then large labels. My eighth to 14th were done under my own steam once again, but with the benefit of the Internet.

We're going from being in a dug-out canoe to our first sailing ship. We're not even up to steam engines yet.

Mayor Daley's vision of a modernized O'Hare is moving full steam ahead, and this historic bond sale is another important milestone that has been reached as this critical project is implemented.

Mayor (Richard) Daley's vision of a modernized O'Hare is moving full steam ahead, and this historic bond sale is another important milestone that has been reached as this critical project is implemented.

She probably has enough steam to get into the harbor . . . but whether she will have the power to overhaul the German system is, I think, quite unlikely. Germans want some economic reforms, sure. But not Reaganomics that take away traditional strong social protections.

I wish to God these calculations had been executed by steam,

I can't remember when we didn't get along. Mother had a rule that if we fought, no matter who started it, she'd spank us both. We'd go to laborious pains to sneak off for a fight somewhere she wouldn't catch us, and by the time we got to the barn or wherever, we'd lose our steam and forget about it.

I can't give you an explanation. I guess they were kids blowing off some steam and it got out of hand. In this case, my sense is that it was a mistake. These kids did not intend to do what happened.

Gains in consumer prices will probably accelerate at a gradual pace as wages rise, consumption picks up steam and companies pass more costs to consumers. Investors should anticipate the Bank of Japan won't stop with one rate increase alone.

I got a head of steam going when I picked his pass off and went the other way, ... It was just nice to get a win and get a couple of goals.

Basically the first half-hour of the opera is an extended prologue, which is all material from the first two weeks of July 1945, ... Germany has just capitulated. Truman is meeting Stalin at Potsdam, which is where all this pressure comes from for the test to work. Oppenheimer has been in these meetings in Washington to select the target, and it's full steam ahead to Japan.

We are extremely proud of our collection of historical railroad equipment, which is the largest of any U. S. railroad, especially our steam locomotives.

We made mistakes and paid for them in the third quarter. We had our opportunities and we just didn't get to the loose balls. Guys get tired and when they do, they make mental mistakes. We just ran out of steam playing a good team on their home floor.

We lost steam a little bit. We sort of started doing our own little thing instead of playing team ball. The team ball is what got us back into the game, and then it sort of went away.

We try to install the new valves on the weekends because that's usually when Sailors are either traveling or ... less likely to be affected by the steam outage.

Some of the steam has come off the housing market, but the decline in activity will be gradual and orderly.

Steve and Robert know their way around Mexico City. We will have a little tuning to do with the new 997 and the wider front tires, but with their knowledge of the layout and our handle on the new car we should be ahead of the other competitors that are running for the first time. The two have a good head of steam in the championship after just nearly missing the podium at Daytona.

Just follow our lead. They'll eventually lose steam and turn tail. You just have to turn your back on them.

OPEC has a history of trying to jawbone the market. It appears OPEC is trying to take a little steam out of the rally and keep prices under control.

I thought in the first half we played very well. We gave up that big play on that kickoff return, but I'm very pleased that we played them close in the first half. In the second half I thought we ran out of steam a little bit. Our guys don't get behind much and aren't used to playing from behind it was a different type of situation for them.

I think that we just ran out of steam after a couple of hours. I am glad that we held on our gains from Friday. Oil will continue to be a driver, earnings will be a driver, and so will economics.

It is full steam ahead across the region, everyone is moving forward as planned. Of course we have a backup plan in place and it is currently being reviewed by the International Cricket Council. That plan will only be implemented if absolutely necessary.

I think were heading into next week with a head of steam we haven't seen for some time.

I think we're making some progress but tonight we ran out of steam in the third period,

Restaurants and theaters are part of the mall-mix gathering steam since the late 1990s, allowing malls to open up to a whole new set of consumers.

Over the weekend, they did steam blows to verify the cleanliness of the boiler.

Our bid for Patrick is now full steam ahead.

I think if humans are really going to explore the solar system, or go beyond our immediate neighborhood, we are going to have to go with nuclear power. Nuclear power really is the development of the steam ship compared to sailing ships.

I think it's important to take a look behind the numbers, ... As the economy gains steam and people gain confidence about their job prospects they will declare themselves back in the job market and the unemployment rate may increase. That's I think what we're seeing today.

Unfortunately they ran out of steam a little bit.

We are developing Windows 98 and moving forward full steam ahead with that for release in calendar Q2.

I would hope the rivalry the Austin-Decatur rivalry would take a little bit of the steam out of them for the second game. Maybe it will slow them up a little bit for us.

That was probably the backbreaker -- 24-10 is a two-score game, ... There is always pretty good hope even if you haven't been moving the ball. 31-10 and you haven't been moving it -- that probably took a little steam out of them.

That was probably the backbreaker -- 24-10 is a two-score game. There is always pretty good hope even if you haven't been moving the ball. 31-10 and you haven't been moving it -- that probably took a little steam out of them.

We've been flirting with this for a while and this time it bit us. Yeah, they shot the ball well, but everybody is against us lately. We have to be more careful. We're running out of steam and now we have to find some second energy and gut this out a little bit.

We haven't had any steam all year. That was our best performance by far all season. All year long we've had error-filled games. Our last two games we played much better defense. We're competing better. Nothing but a positive coming out of this game. We competed the most (of any game) and forced the other team to play.

Michael saw his specialist on Monday and had a good look at his latest X-rays. He is happy at what he has seen and heard and now it's full steam ahead for him. Things are going well for Michael and he is perhaps a week ahead of where we always thought he would be after his injury.

When teachers get together they can trade ideas, blow off steam and generally get better connected with the school. As a result, students get better, more enthusiastic teachers.

We've had four years without it, and it makes a big difference. We'll be running steam this summer.

We ran into a very good team. They were on a roll. I think we eventually just ran out of gas. The head of steam we had going into it, we just were never able to regain it.

We ran out of steam last month, and we couldn't pay our phone bill. Now we're getting support from all over the country.

I just felt like I had run out of steam. I just felt like it was my time.

We have a pretty full head of steam right now. I think the Pickerington Central win will carry this group a long way. Any doubts that we might've had were completely erased that night.

The hollows are heavy and dank With the steam of the Goldenrods.

You can invent things like automatic popcorn poppers. You can invent things like steam-powered window washers. But you can’t invent more time.

To be able to say: 'Oh yeah, we knew this year was going to come,' I don't think anybody would go on-line and say that. He just continues to gain steam and he just gets better and better almost every outing. It really has been a pleasure to watch.

Wal-Mart pushed its holiday promotions earlier than most of its competition and so was much stronger coming out of the gate. And then their steam putters out.

The project upgrades will significantly reduce plant emissions and increase plant output, allowing Greenville Steam Company to provide significant supplies of clean and competitively priced renewable power. The Greenville investment comes at a pivotal time with increasing cost of electricity in New England as well as rising clean energy requirements in the region.

We adjusted defensively, but it comes down to blocking and tackling, and when he got a full head of steam going, that's a load.

The path from Hythe leads, for a little while, along the line of the Romney, Hythe and Dymchurch railway, whose 15in-gauge steam trains run throughout the year from Hythe to Dungeness.

The overall Leading Economic Indicators began to edge down in July, suggesting the economy was losing steam this summer and would continue to slow down in the fall.

... once you get up steam, you are carried helplessly along.

We came down to see the steam cars and there were more than just steam cars, but old gasoline-powered cars and a replica of the Stanley Steamer that set the record 100 years ago.

We're young and we're learning how to get the ball up the floor. We had a great first quarter, but we lost steam and lost focus a little bit and the turnovers killed us. They got all the boards and they just took it away from us.

This whole situation, it's taken a lot of steam out of us. We're not going to lay down and sit up there and pout... We're going to play with what they let us play with. I'm just not sure Russell County High School is pulling for Russell County High School.

Chowder breathes reassurace. It steams consolation.

We're sticking all our eggs in one basket with Kathleen. She has a good chance to qualify, especially if she picks up some steam at the end of the year.

We're still behind. But we picked up some steam and we closed the gap.

The late 90s were crazy science-fictional if you were inside the superheated steam bubble of the dot-com 1.0 industry.

We both have to move full steam ahead here and prepare for arbitration if we can't get something done. We have to settle this or start preparing our briefs. They're due on Tuesday.

When we can produce a thousand pounds of steam for about four dollars, it's saving us a tremendous amount of money.

Unless the labor market gains some steam and momentum, both real income and confidence of consumers would be hurt.

With the price of a barrel of oil rising above $70, and with interest rates slowly increasing, the global economy isn't likely to be picking up steam soon.

Diesel intended his engine to compete with steam powered engines. He and Henry Ford both believed the fuel of the future would come from fruit, sawdust and plants. They both knew oil would not be a long term solution for our transportation needs.

Every other part of this project is moving full steam ahead.

The situation has more or less returned to normal after the protesters vented their steam by targeting us.

The storm clouds had been building. Mr. Klein is a great reader of the political signs and he must have known in his heart it was time to go. He has a chance to go out on his own steam or be pushed out.