The poet may be used as a barometer, but let us not forget that he is also part of the weather
—Lionel Trilling (1905–75) American Literary Critic
It is one of the secrets of Nature in its mood of mockery that fine weather lays heavier weight on the mind and hearts of the depressed and the inwardly tormented than does a really bad day with dark rain sniveling continuously and sympathetically from a dirty sky
—Muriel Spark (1918–2006) Scottish Novelist, Short-story Writer, Poet
Weather forecast for tonight: dark. Continued dark overnight, with widely scattered light by morning.
—George Carlin (1937–2008) American Stand-Up Comedian
Conversation about the weather is the last refuge of the unimaginative.
—Oscar Wilde (1854–1900) Irish Poet, Playwright
An inexhaustible good nature is one of the most precious gifts of heaven, spreading itself like oil over the troubled sea of thought, and keeping the mind smooth and equable in the roughest weather.
—Washington Irving (1783–1859) American Essayist, Biographer, Historian
If you saw a heat wave, would you wave back?
—Steven Wright (b.1955) American Comedian, Actor, Writer
Diplomats are useful only in fair weather. As soon as it rains they drown in every drop.
—Charles de Gaulle (1890–1970) French General, Statesman
Rain is grace; rain is the sky condescending to the earth; without rain, there would be no life.
—John Updike (1932–2009) American Novelist, Poet, Short-Story Writer
States that rise quickly, just as all the other things of nature that are born and grow rapidly, cannot have roots and ramifications; the first bad weather kills them.
—Niccolo Machiavelli (1469–1527) Florentine Political Philosopher
For the man sound in body and serene of mind there is no such thing as bad weather; every sky has its beauty, and storms which whip the blood do but make it pulse more vigorously.
—George Gissing (1857–1903) English Novelist
Certain accidents of the weather, for instance, were almost dreaded by me, because they woke the being I was always lulling, and stirred up a craving cry I could not satisfy.
—Charlotte Bronte (1816–1855) English Novelist, Poet
The weather is here, wish you were beautiful.
—Jimmy Buffett (1946–2023) American Musician, Author
the spring, the summer,
The chilling autumn, angry winter, change
Their wonted liveries; and the mazed world
By their increase, now knows not which is which.
—William Shakespeare (1564–1616) British Playwright
I’ve lived in good climate, and it bores the hell out of me. I like weather rather than climate
—John Steinbeck (1902–68) American Novelist, Short Story Writer, Journalist
My heart leaps up when I behold
A rainbow in the sky:
So was it when my life began;
So is it now I am a man;
So be it when I shall grow old,
Or let me die!
—William Wordsworth (1770–1850) English Poet
Sudden resolutions, like the sudden rise of mercury in a barometer, indicate little else than the variability of the weather.
—David Hare (b.1947) English Dramatist, Director, Film-Maker
Would you bet your paycheck on a weather forecast for tomorrow? If not, then why should this country bet billions on global warming predictions that have even less foundation?
—Thomas Sowell (b.1930) American Conservative Economist, Political Commentator
Know how weather, especially humidity, can affect the movement of doors and windows
—Marilyn vos Savant (b.1946) American Columnist, Author, Lecturer, Playwright
Nature is so powerful, so strong. Capturing its essence is not easy—your work becomes a dance with light and the weather. It takes you to a place within yourself.
—Annie Leibovitz (b.1949) American Photographer
The only way I’d worry about the weather is if it snows on our side of the field and not theirs.
—Tommy Lasorda (1927–2021) American Baseball Player, Coach
All we need is a meteorologist who has once been soaked to the skin without ill effect. No one can write knowingly of the weather who walks bent over on wet days.
—E. B. White (1985–99) American Essayist, Humorist
Climate is what we expect, weather is what we get.
—Mark Twain (1835–1910) American Humorist
If enough people think of a thing and work hard enough at it, I guess it’s pretty nearly bound to happen, wind and weather permitting.
—Laura Ingalls Wilder (1867–1957) American Children’s Novelist
A rainy day is the perfect time for a walk in the woods.
—Rachel Carson (1907–64) American Naturalist, Science Writer
Sunshine is delicious, rain is refreshing, wind braces up, snow is exhilarating; there is no such thing as bad weather, only different kinds of good weather.
—John Ruskin (1819–1900) English Writer, Art Critic
Clouds come floating into my life, no longer to carry rain or usher storm, but to add color to my sunset sky.
—Rabindranath Tagore (1861–1941) Bengali Poet, Polymath
The Westerly Wind asserting his sway from the south-west quarter is often like a monarch gone mad, driving forth with wild imprecations the most faithful of his courtiers to shipwreck, disaster, and death.
—Joseph Conrad (1857–1924) Polish-born British Novelist
Name the season’s first hurricane Zelda and fool Mother Nature into calling it a year
—Robert Brault
The snow doesn’t give a soft white damn whom it touches.
—e. e. cummings (1894–1962) American Poet, Writer, Painter
I’m a big follower and reactor to weather.
—Jimmy Buffett (1946–2023) American Musician, Author
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