Nail Quotes

If all you have is a hammer, everything looks like a nail.

A policeman, as you discover, has to put up with a hell of a lot of abuse. A man in any other line of work would nail a guy who laid that kind of abuse on him. I know I would.

I'm totally opposed to vouchers. I will fight them tooth and nail.

There are some images that I will only use once, and not use again because they don't seem to really hit the nail right on the head, but there are some which are so strong they have to be reduced; sometimes just reusing them makes them stronger.

As the writer, you're always a presence in the song. If you get close to what human beings are like, you're writing about common experience. We all do much the same things, so if you nail somebody, then you've also nailed yourself.

Every now and then you'll nail one that's really, really special. And that's what you live for.

I do think a carpenter needs a good hammer to bang in the nail.

I want to clear my mind a little bit and give my mind a little bit of time to breathe so I can pinpoint or at least nail down feelings I'm having and that I've had for the last however long. I need to nail them down long enough to actually write about and elaborate on them.

Why would Senator Allen want to oppose saving money for the state? It's simply another example of Republicans fighting the governor tooth and nail against any measure where she might be able to turn the state's budget around.

We have one of the highest interest rates in the world, and we owe more money per capita than any other country. All we need is a nail hole in the bottom of the boat and we're sunk.

I don't think God cares if I wear nail polish or not. I don't think that's a deal breaker for him.

A rusty nail placed near a faithful compass, will sway it from the truth, and wreck the argosy.

I mean, I'm pretty good in real life, but sometimes people seem surprised that I'm like a normal teenager and wear black nail polish and I'm just a little bit more edgy than the person I play on television.

Bad company is like a nail driven into a post, which, after the first and second blow, may be drawn out with little difficulty; but being once driven up to the head, the pincers cannot take hold to draw it out, but which can only be done by the destruction of the wood.

There are horrible people who, instead of solving a problem, tangle it up and make it harder to solve for anyone who wants to deal with it. Whoever does not know how to hit the nail on the head should be asked not to hit it at all.

People get on a show and they fought tooth and nail. Almost 95% of the actors out there want to be on a television series. Then as soon as they get onto one, no, no, I want to be a movie star. This television series stuff, no, no no.

Bureaucrats: they are dead at 30 and buried at 60. They are like custard pies; you can't nail them to a wall.

I trained like an animal, but the thing is focus and concentration. When the bell rings it's like when the little red light goes on over the camera. And I can usually nail my lines on the first or second take because I'm right there.

As a Member of the CBC, I will fight tooth and nail to increase funding for programs, such as Ryan White, that were flat funded in the President's budget.

You have to have talent. You have to get the audition and then you have to nail the audition.

Painting is a nail to which I fasten my ideas.

If you do a trick and it doesn't work out, that can stick with you. I like to go back, nail the trick, and, 'OK, I'm cool, it's all good.'

I have significant concerns about reducing the 188th Fighter Wing's capabilities, and will fight tooth and nail against attempts to reduce its personnel or take away aircraft.

I toured in Europe first, before I did any touring in the U.S. It was with Jimmy Nail and others.

And I wouldn't take on such a big thing if I didn't think I could nail it.

I don't have makeup on all the time, but when I want, I have fun with my friends choosing clothes and putting nail polish on.

I can't let time move on without fighting tooth and nail and hopefully being a part of a revolution that is positive.

My name is Kurt Schwitters... I am an artist and I nail my pictures together.

In Hollywood today, it's cool for guys to wear nail polish and earrings in their lips and tongues. I don't get it.

My grandmother had this high-tech security system - a rusty nail she used to lock the door.