Welcome to Pipes Quotes, a curated collection of insightful and inspiring quotes on the timeless subject of pipes. Throughout history, pipes have held a significant place in human culture, symbolizing tradition, contemplation, and craftsmanship. Whether it’s the ceremonial pipes of indigenous cultures, the elegant smoking pipes of bygone eras, or the intricate plumbing systems that underpin modern society, pipes evoke a sense of connection to the past and a reverence for the artistry of engineering.
In this compilation, we gather quotes from a diverse array of sources literature, philosophy, art, and more that reflect on the significance of pipes in various contexts. From profound reflections on the metaphorical implications of pipes to practical considerations of their role in daily life, these quotes offer perspectives that are both thought-provoking and illuminating. Whether you’re a pipe enthusiast, a collector, or simply intrigued by the symbolism of this ubiquitous object, we invite you to explore the wisdom and insights contained within these quotes.
Now, without further ado, delve into the world of pipes through the wisdom of those who have contemplated their significance throughout the ages. Discover timeless truths, poetic reflections, and perhaps even find inspiration for your own contemplations on this enduring symbol of human ingenuity and tradition.
My father when I was a kid was so deeply involved with Native Americans, he used to bring home these extraordinary headdresses and pipes. Kerry Kennedy
Even though I’ve got quite a bit of singing experience, I still get nervous when stretchin’ my pipes. Jim Nabors
I tend to write some, then outline some, then delete some, then go back and rewrite some. I love revising and hate first drafts. I have to wear bedroom slippers. My current favorites come from the Zetter Hotel in London. They have little tobacco pipes on the toes. Lauren Kate
Whether you are a consumer, a hardware maker, a software developer or a provider of cool new services, it’s hard to make a move in the American cellphone world without the permission of the companies that own the pipes. Walt Mossberg
Pressure busts pipes, and pressure can get to some people, and I don’t let it get to me. And that’s how I don’t let it get to me is because, honestly, I just don’t believe in it. Jalen Ramsey
If I’m not going to play a lot I’d like to have a chance to win every time I jump between the pipes. Martin Brodeur
I like Katy Perry. I mean, what is there not to like?! She’s crazy, she’s fun and she has some crazy pipes on her. She can sing. Logan Henderson
Mueller is the leading North American provider of water infrastructure and flow control products – things such as fire hydrants, valves, pipes, fittings, and couplings. While this is no doubt a mundane business, it is also an excellent one. Whitney Tilson
Women thrive on novelty and are easy meat for the commerce of fashion. Men prefer old pipes and torn jackets. Anthony Burgess
I had a romance novel inside me, but I paid three sailors to beat it out if me with steel pipes. Patton Oswalt
A plumber is an adventurer who traces leaky pipes to their source. Arthur Baer
Net neutrality is the principle forbidding huge telecommunications companies from treating users, websites, or apps differently – say, by letting some work better than others over their pipes. Marvin Ammori
The bad thing about galvanized pipes is they rust, and over the years they can get corroded. It’s just kinda gross. Christina Anstead
The goal is to make sure everyone has got their lead pipes replaced, and I know that’s moving forward in the city of Flint. My job is to make sure that we have accountability and ensure we are getting the job done. Gretchen Whitmer
I never drink water; that is the stuff that rusts pipes. W. C. Fields
I was born in New York City on a cold January night when the water pipes in our apartment froze and burst. Fortunately, my mother was in the hospital rather than at home at the time. Gertrude B. Elion
American Ballet Theatre’s rehearsal studios are at 890 Broadway, an old building where exposed pipes clank and hiss in uneven accompaniment to piano music. The high ceilings wear a toupee of dust. The wall paint peels like a newbie ballerina’s toes. Sascha Radetsky
Beyonce is incredibly talented – gifted, in fact. She has an exceptional set of pipes and can actually sing. She is a terrific dancer – without the explicit moves best left for the privacy of her bedroom. Mike Huckabee
The Classic games were Classic because, like classical music or architecture, they strove to give life and weight to ideals of order and proportion, to provide a vision of timelessness. In ‘Double Dragon,’ we can see the cracks in the brick, the mold growing on the drainage pipes, the unmistakable deterioration of the world we live in. D. B. Weiss
The water crisis in Flint, Michigan, has shown us what can happen when we ignore the warning signs of lead poisoning and corroding pipes. Elizabeth Esty
Of all wonders, this is among the greatest, that some fresh waters close by the sea spring forth as out of pipes: for the nature of the waters also ceaseth not from miraculous properties. Pliny the Elder
We can move water easily with plastic pipes. We can move shade around with nursery cloth like a tinker toy for animals and plants. Yet we have developed this necessity to grow food with chemical fertiliser because we have forgotten the magic of manure. Joel Salatin
When I was at university, I earned money by laying pipes. It was so hard. Gethin Jones
Walls don’t only hold up and divide your home; they also contain electrical wiring, plumbing pipes, heating, air conditioning and return air ducts. Before you just rip out a wall, you’ll need to determine where all of those essential items will go and how the new space created will affect airflow. Bryan Baeumler
When you have high pressure in your water pipes and the water comes on or shuts off quickly, the movement of the water through those pipes can create a thumping sound. Bryan Baeumler
There’s something about the pipes that just connects with Scots, they go mental for it – it’s in our DNA somehow. Tom Walker
Tom Jones told me only a few singers have got the pipes, and he’s right. He has. Sinatra did. I have. Mick Hucknall
I often have said that to be a college president, you need a thick skin, a good sense of humor, and nerves like sewer pipes. Gordon Gee
An abundant supply of excellent water, forming a volume equal in bulk to the human body, is conveyed by one of these pipes, and distributed about the city, where it is used by the inhabitants for drink and other purposes. Hernan Cortes
Mayer Hawthorne’s old school pop-R&B homages are so meticulous that it’s tempting to overrate his pipes. Chuck Eddy
One of my friends called me up and said kids in our village are playing hockey with PVC pipes. This is the change I wanted to see. Hopefully, we will be able to inspire the next generation. P. R. Sreejesh
I love the uilleann pipes and listen to Ronan Browne who’s an uilleann piper. John Hurt
The society which scorns excellence in plumbing as a humble activity and tolerates shoddiness in philosophy because it is an exalted activity will have neither good plumbing nor good philosophy: neither its pipes nor its theories will hold water. John W. Gardner
Night fell clean and cold in Dublin, and wind moaned beyond my room as if a million pipes played the air. Patricia Cornwell
At its core, I don’t view Facebook as a social network. I think it could become the driver’s license of the Internet. And beyond that, it can become the pipes and the plumbing upon what most of the Internet is built. I think it’s very well positioned. Tim Ferriss
I didn’t bother with television myself because it consisted largely of windmills, puppets and pottery wheels, interspersed with elderly men smoking pipes while they discussed Harold Macmillan in Old Etonian accents. Christopher Fowler
To realize the promise of 5G, we will need smart networks, not dumb pipes. Dumb pipes won’t deliver smart cities. Dumb pipes won’t enable millions of connected, self-driving cars to navigate the roads safely at the same time. Ajit Pai
I am, it is safe to say, not a practical man. The few attempts I’ve made to hammer in a nail have ended in broken thumbs, burst pipes, and water spraying everywhere with the house on fire. John Niven
Before I left the ‘Star’ last year to write books full-time, I welcomed catastrophe. It was material. Missed planes, broken pipes, dead lawns, digestive disorders, you name it, if it was something that had gone horribly wrong, it was worth banging out 600 words about. Linwood Barclay
In 2004, Lawrence Wright wrote in the ‘New Yorker’ about ‘The Kingdom of Silence,’ where a massive sewer project in Jeddah was really a series of manhole covers across the city with no actual pipes underneath. I, as the editor of a major paper at the time, can say that we all knew – and we never reported on it. Jamal Khashoggi
Others are keen to see if natives other than us live better than we do, without heat in pipes, ice in boxes, sunshine in bulbs, music on disks, or images gliding over a pale screen. Ella Maillart
At home, when the heating pipes made noises, I imagined a tiny person was in there skipping with a rope. The fantasy world of tiny things became my escape. Willard Wigan
I don’t really want to be taking constituency meetings talking to locals about their burst pipes, which is the reality of a lot of MPs’ work. Richard Bacon
I consider myself a D.I.Y. home improvement guy. In a prior life, I completely gutted a house – redid the plumbing, wiring, moved sewage pipes, knocked down walls, everything. Gary Locke
I went to art school in the days when it was what you did if you didn’t want to be like everybody else. You wanted to be strange and different, and art school encouraged that. We hated the drama students – they were guys with pipes and cardigans. Peter Capaldi
I enjoy mending leaking pipes and dodgy plugs, as it helps me to unwind when my mind is on something else. Im pretty good at it – no one has ever been harmed by one of my repairs. Rick Stein
I had to redo my last house after the pipes burst, and something was lost in the renovation. The soul of the old space was compromised. Cindy Sherman
Otis Redding was the ultimate 60s soul singer. We only get an indication of what he might have become, but he had the best soul pipes a lad could wish for. Mick Hucknall