- Cleanse
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- Nov 07, 2020
Hand Quotes
Most Famous Hand Quotes of All Time!
The hand shows up here as both a literary image and a literal gesture. One line contrasts how prose can carry poetry's weight while poetry itself struggles under too much plain writing, a small reminder that balance matters in any craft.
- Last Updated on Aug 03, 2026
- Day
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- Nov 07, 2020
I clip hand sanitizer to my purse. I used to be a babysitter back in the day, so I got germaphobic.
- Iron
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- Nov 07, 2020
Laws are to be enforced justly but firmly, with an iron hand. This is the case anywhere, even in a family.
- Nov 07, 2020
The monarchy that I hand over to my son is not going to be the same one that I have inherited.
- I Can
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- Nov 07, 2020
I can clap with one hand.
- Constitution
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- Nov 07, 2020
I submit, on the other hand, most respectfully, that the Constitution not merely does not affirm that principle, but, on the contrary, altogether excludes it.
- Quality
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- Nov 07, 2020
The irregular and intimate quality of things made entirely by the human hand.
- Great
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- Nov 07, 2020
Prose on certain occasions can bear a great deal of poetry; on the other hand, poetry sinks and swoons under a moderate weight of prose.
- Never
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- Nov 07, 2020
My mother never took my hand.
- Guy
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- Nov 07, 2020
I'm not a big gadget guy. When I write, I'll do the whole thing by hand, and then I'll put it into the computer.
- Legal
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- Nov 07, 2020
The Florida Supreme Court wanted all the legal votes to be counted. The United States Supreme Court, on the other hand, did not want all the votes to be counted.
- Men
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- Nov 07, 2020
On one hand, you've got 'decent' men, and on the other you've got neanderthal misogynist bawbags - and the middle ground is what's disappearing.
- Invention
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- Nov 07, 2020
Since the invention of steamships distant countries have become like those that are near at hand.
Elsewhere, the hand stands for wanting a role in something bigger, or for the slow patience it takes to get anything right. A more painful note recalls a hand that was never offered in childhood. See Connection quotes for more on closeness, or Help quotes on lending support.