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We cannot hold a torch to light another's path without brightening our own.

I'm cautious about using fire. It can become theatrical. I am interested in the heat, not the flames.

The very existence of flame-throwers proves that some time, somewhere, someone said to themselves, You know, I want to set those people over there on fire, but I'm just not close enough to get the job done.

My great-grandfather was a coal miner, who worked in Pennsylvania mines when carts were pulled by mules and mines were lit by candles. Mining was very dangerous work then.

In most communities it is illegal to cry 'fire' in a crowded assembly. Should it not be considered serious international misconduct to manufacture a general war scare in an effort to achieve local political aims?

The flame is not out, but it is flickering.

Never settle with words what you can accomplish with a flamethrower.

I'd like to be able to light the fire a little bit.

I've burnt my boats, and there they are - smouldering in public view.

I burned down my backyard as a seven-year-old. I poured kerosene over dried leaves and set the whole place on fire, just for fun. Yeah, not a very normal thing to do.