“A sledgehammer breaks glass but forges steel.”
"We do not change our course" (1938)
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Greg Craven American teacher and writer
Science is a very adversarial activity! Hence the old adage among physicists: Physics is a contact sport.
Chapter 2 "The Nature of Science" (p. 43)
What's the Worst That Could Happen?: A Rational Response to the Climate Change Debate (2009)
“My poems please the brave:
My poems, short and sincere,
Have the force of steel
Which forges swords.”
José Martí (1853–1895) Poet, writer, Cuban nationalist leader
Source: Simple Verses (1891), V
“Nothing breaks more quickly than corroded steel.”
Tanith Lee book Quest for the White Witch
Book One, Part III “The Crimson Palace”, Chapter 6 (p. 155)
Quest for the White Witch (1978)
“Steel on the skyline
Sky made of glass
Made for a real world
All things must pass”
David Bowie (1947–2016) British musician, actor, record producer and arranger
"Heathen (The Rays)"
Song lyrics, Heathen (2002)
Context: Steel on the skyline
Sky made of glass
Made for a real world
All things must pass
Ooo
Waiting for something
Looking for someone
Is there no reason?
“Maybe the ghosts have a glass ceiling? Break through that glass ceiling ghosts! I plan to.”
Phil Brooks (1978) American professional wrestler and mixed martial artist
Ghost Hunters. October 31, 2006.
In reference to moving up the World Wrestling Entertainment roster, despite a lack of a conventional wrestling physique.
Ghost Hunters
Francesca Lia Block (1962) American children's writer
Source: The Rose and the Beast: Fairy Tales Retold
“I'm not an alarmist, but someone should break the glass, and pull that red T-Lever down!”
Brandon Boyd (1976) American rock singer, writer and visual artist
Lyrics, Light Grenades (2006)