Welcome to Granite Quotes, where we celebrate the enduring beauty and timeless elegance of granite through words that inspire and captivate. Granite, with its unique patterns, durability, and versatility, has long been cherished for its ability to enhance any space, from kitchens to monuments. In this collection, we gather a curated selection of quotes that reflect the essence of granite, its symbolism, and its significance in our lives. Whether you’re seeking inspiration for a renovation project, contemplating the profound meanings associated with this majestic stone, or simply appreciate the aesthetic appeal of granite, you’ll find words here to stir your imagination and deepen your appreciation for this natural wonder.
As you explore the quotes below, envision how these words can complement the visual allure of granite. Whether you choose to display them on images showcasing the majestic veins and intricate patterns of granite slabs, or enhance them with stylish fonts that mirror the stone’s solidity and sophistication, these quotes offer endless possibilities for creative expression. So, delve into the world of granite through the lens of these insightful and evocative words, and let them ignite your imagination and awaken your senses to the enduring allure of this remarkable material. Now, without further ado, let the journey through Granite Quotes begin.
Sometimes, if you wander long enough out-of-doors, you look up and find yourself in a suddenly devastating place: on a glittering slab of granite, say, hanging a thousand feet above a mountain lake. Anthony Doerr
Dartmoor proper consists of that upland region of granite, rising to nearly 2,000 feet above the sea, and actually shooting above that height at a few points, which is the nursery of many of the rivers of Devon. Sabine Baring-Gould
My home kitchen is airy, with a gas stove, a stainless-steel island table in the center and granite countertops. It’s very modest but there’s tons of counter space, so you can slap down three or four cutting boards. Grant Achatz
Evil is a sucker for solidity. It always goes for big numbers, for confident granite, for ideological purity, for drilled armies and balanced sheets. Joseph Brodsky
We have to ensure that New Hampshire remains the best place to live, work and raise a family for all Granite Staters, and the Millennial Advisory Council is a big step in the right direction. Chris Sununu
The first four months of writing the book, my mental image is scratching with my hands through granite. My other image is pushing a train up the mountain, and it’s icy, and I’m in bare feet. Mary Higgins Clark
At the crux of Half Dome, at the very top of the wall, imagine, like, a smooth wall of rock – a nearly vertical granite slap with tiny ripples for your hands and feet. And so you’re really trusting the rubber on your shoes to stick to these ripples. Alex Honnold
The jargon of sculptors is beyond me. I do not know precisely why I admire a green granite female, apparently pregnant monster with one eye going around a square corner. Ezra Pound
Laying tile, carrying those heavy buckets and grinding granite was the hardest work I’ve ever done in my life and I learned from it. Randall Cunningham
When you are in a small rural place with cold weather and a lot of granite, you need people who are going to work hard, and you really stop worrying about what gender they are. Maggie Hassan
Just because one likes to cook up a great meal or decorate their home doesn’t mean they have to do it with granite counter tops and duck a l’orange. Nadia Giosia
There’s big granite walls up toward the Argentine border, but the weather’s serious, and a lot of the rock is mossy and wet. Douglas Tompkins
Yosemite has the most impressive and accessible granite big walls in the world. The rock is amazing. And because of that, it’s been the mecca for climbing in the U.S. – and the world to a large degree – for all of climbing history. It’s the place to test yourself against the historic routes of the past. Alex Honnold
My administration is committed to ensuring Granite Staters have access to clean water. Chris Sununu
Many parts of the granite statues were found, the most important of which had features close to Ramses II. The statue needs some restoration and weighs between four and five tons. Zahi Hawass
New Hampshire polling data are unreliable because, when you call the Granite State’s registered Republicans and independents in the middle of dinner and ask them who they’re going to vote for, they have a mouth full of mashed potatoes and you can’t understand what they say. P. J. O’Rourke
Once my sister was older, she and I would do lots of hobbies together. We took dance lessons and put on shows at home; tap dancing on the granite fireplace, which must have mortified my dad. Katie Piper
If I am practicing on the wire, and you pushed me, I would not move, and if you take a piece of wood and beat me up on the shoulder and the head, I would not move. You would not put me out of balance. You would not be able to. I am solid as granite when I am on the tight rope, and I should be. Philippe Petit
During Law Enforcement Memorial Week we pay tribute to Law Enforcement Officers who have sacrificed their lives for our safety and thank those who work tirelessly across the Granite State each and every day for their unyielding dedication and bravery. Chris Sununu
Filmmaking is finding a piece of granite and you start to chip away and then you have the shape of a head, the shape of the arm, you can see the shape of the face and the face starts to gather character. You have to find it. Jason Reitman
There are lighter colors of granite and I like to break the rules. Douglas Wilson
The Granite State needs a senator who knows that New Hampshire comes first – and leads like it. Maggie Hassan
The prime feature in Cornish geology is the upheaval of the granite, distorting, folding back, and altering the superincumbent beds. Sabine Baring-Gould
From the day the first doses of the COVID-19 vaccines arrived in the Granite State, we hit the ground running to get the doses out the door and into the arms of our highest risk health care providers and long-term care residents. Chris Sununu
Stupidity is something unshakable; nothing attacks it without breaking itself against it; it is of the nature of granite, hard and resistant. Gustave Flaubert
I got a granite chin. Floyd Mayweather, Jr.
Hell is paved with great granite blocks hewn from the hearts of those who said, I can do no other. Heywood Broun
Grandeur and sublimity, not softness, are the features of Estes Park. The glades which begin so softly are soon lost in the dark primaeval forests, with their peaks of rosy granite and their stretches of granite blocks piled and poised by nature in some mood of fury. Isabella Bird
Western Australia is covered by granite, the largest single piece of Achaean rock that still lies on the surface of the, of, of the Earth, that’s 2.5 to 2.9 billion years old. It’s one of the most ancient and intact bits of the Earth’s crust. Antony Gormley
The Granite State has a long and proud tradition of public service, and we have to ensure that it stays that way for generations to come. Chris Sununu
President George H.W. Bush was a friend to so many of us and his loss will undoubtedly be felt deeply across the Granite State. Chris Sununu
When you literally build a state of granite, it takes a certain toughness and perseverance as well as a unique blend of community and independence: a culture that also helps spur economic growth. Maggie Hassan
England is not a country of granite and marble, but of chalk, marl, and clay. John Burroughs
As Governor, I’ve worked to solve problems the New Hampshire way – bringing together Democrats, Republicans and Independents to help hard-working Granite Staters adapt to our changing economy so that everyone has the opportunity to get ahead and stay ahead. Maggie Hassan
The toughest trail I ever ran was the Escarpment in the Catskills of New York State. This was an 18-mile race through Rip Van Winkle country, routed through boulder fields, across angular juttings of granite and along a path with an unrelenting barrage of roots, rocks and mud, all of it hidden under slick leaves and dangling nettles. Don Kardong
It would be really easy to write off the Dawn Wall as impossible. In terms of climbing technique, I’m learning a new language on this granite. Kevin Jorgeson
Deadwood lies at the northern tip of the Black Hills, where the land is ancient and rubbed smooth by time. The Black Hills are more rugged at their southern extremity, where bare granite forms pinnacles and spires. Clive Sinclair
‘Power breaking,’ also called Hanmadang – which means something like celebration or festival in Korean – involves breaking large amounts of wood, concrete, granite, and the like with specific hand and foot techniques. Practitioners rely on repeated resistance training and the idea that, over time, the body can adapt to stress. Mary Pilon
I looked along the San Juan Islands and the coast of California, but I couldn’t find the palette of green, granite, and dark blue that you can only find in Maine. Parker Stevenson
The block of granite which was an obstacle in the pathway of the weak, became a stepping-stone in the pathway of the strong. Thomas Carlyle
