- Fly
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- Nov 07, 2020
Balloons Quotes
Quotes on balloons, from childhood memories to aerial history.
These balloons quotes range from lighthearted childhood memories, like cutting the strings off balloons at birthday parties, to the surprising history of Aerial surveillance using hot-air balloons dating back to the Civil War.
- Last Updated on May 30, 2021
- King
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- Nov 07, 2020
If I were king of the world, babies born in airplanes, balloons and blimps would, instead of choosing to be German, Maldivian or American, all get special heavenly blue passports with a stork on the cover labeled 'Sky Baby' - and they'd be allowed to come and go anywhere they please.
- Like
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- Nov 07, 2020
Trump lies when confronted with the truth, since any crack in his narcissism might spread like an Ebola of the soul, and he would deflate like one of Macy's balloons on the Friday after Thanksgiving.
- Attempting
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- Nov 07, 2020
Well, the odds must be against anybody being able to fly around the world in a balloon on the first attempt. All of us who are attempting to go around the world in balloons are effectively flying in experimental craft because these craft cannot be tested.
- Life
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- Nov 07, 2020
The balloons only have one life and the only way of finding out whether they work is to attempt to fly around the world.
- Down
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- Nov 07, 2020
President Obama could keep a big map with push pins on it to keep track of how many countries hate us, and when we get down to only half, let's have a ball. I'll blow up the balloons myself.
- Artillery
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- Nov 07, 2020
The idea of aerial military surveillance dates back to the Civil War, when both the Union and the Confederacy used hot-air balloons to spy on the other side, tracking troop movements and helping to direct artillery fire.
- Dad
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- Nov 07, 2020
I remember taking my stabilisers off my bike with my dad in the back garden. It was a small little bike, and it was called Poppy, had balloons on it, and was purple.
- Birthday
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- Nov 07, 2020
With my daughter, we do arts and crafts, we read a lot, we listen to music, and we cut the strings off balloons and bounce them around after birthday parties.
- Nov 07, 2020
One time, when I was about eight, these guys started throwing water balloons at me. That really did ruin my summer.
- High
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- Nov 07, 2020
So the laughs had to come from the character, not because we had balloons in our shirts or were speaking in high voices. That was very important to us.
- Fashion
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- Nov 07, 2020
I write scripts in storyboard fashion using stick figures, and thought balloons and word balloons and captions. Then I'll write descriptions of what scenes should look like and turn it over to the artist.
- Dark
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- Nov 07, 2020
My dark side, my shadow, my lower companion is now in the back room blowing up balloons for kids' parties.
- Light
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- Nov 07, 2020
All my life, I have loved balloons - all balloons - the heavy English sort, immense and round, that have to be pushed about, and the gay, light, gas-filled French ones that soar into the air the moment you let go of them.
- Pet
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- Nov 07, 2020
There is something very independent about French balloons - you feel you couldn't make a pet of one.
- Death
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- Nov 07, 2020
I've told my children that when I die, to release balloons in the sky to celebrate that I graduated. For me, death is a graduation.
- Father
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- Nov 07, 2020
My first job ever was selling balloons with my brother at parades when I was about six years old. My father wanted us to learn about money, how to make it, save it, spend it, etc.
- Down
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- Nov 07, 2020
When I see someone interesting on the subway - the lady with her new Bible or the delivery guy holding down a dozen Mylar balloons - my mind goes in two different directions. Where are they coming from? And where are they going?
- Hard
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- Nov 07, 2020