The sword was a very elegant weapon in the days of the samurai. You had honor and chivalry much like the knights, and yet it was a gruesome and horrific weapon.

A sword, a spade, and a thought should never be allowed to rust.

Technology is, of course, a double edged sword. Fire can cook our food but also burn us.

Everything in life is a double-edged sword.

There are only two forces in the world, the sword and the spirit. In the long run the sword will always be conquered by the spirit.

The oil can is mightier than the sword.

Though I have drawn my sword in the present generous struggle for the rights of men, yet I am not in arms as an American, nor am I in pursuit of riches. My fortune is liberal enough, having no wife nor family, and having lived long enough to know that riches cannot ensure happiness.

So many tangles in life are ultimately hopeless that we have no appropriate sword other than laughter.

Technology is always a two-edged sword. It will bring in many benefits, but also many disasters.

Nonviolence is a powerful and just weapon, which cuts without wounding and ennobles the man who wields it. It is a sword that heals.

When the sword is once drawn, the passions of men observe no bounds of moderation.

Living with AIDS is like always having the sword of Damocles over your head. The disease is scarier than death itself. The disease is so messy, so devastating, so pervasive. It robs you of everything you hold dear.

Logic is like the sword - those who appeal to it, shall perish by it.

I ought to have Mike's Pirate School. The freshmen, all they get is the bandanna. When you're a senior, you get the sword and skull and crossbones. For homework, we'll work pirate maneuvers and stuff like that.

The pen is mightier than the sword.

Success is like a lightning bolt. It'll strike you when you least expect it, and you just have to keep the momentum going. You have to strike when the iron is hot. So for me, I just kept striking and striking to polish out the sword that I was making.

The anvil of justice is planted firm, and fate who makes the sword does the forging in advance.

The pen is mightier than the sword if the sword is very short, and the pen is very sharp.

Israel was not created in order to disappear - Israel will endure and flourish. It is the child of hope and the home of the brave. It can neither be broken by adversity nor demoralized by success. It carries the shield of democracy and it honors the sword of freedom.

Those who play with the devil's toys will be brought by degrees to wield his sword.