Denise Morrison

When I was growing up, my father helped kindle my passion for innovation and technology. He was a high-ranking executive at AT&T and used our family dinner table as a focus group.

American Businesswoman

Voltaire

The instruction we find in books is like fire. We fetch it from our neighbours, kindle it at home, communicate it to others, and it becomes the property of all.

French Writer

Francis Bacon

Good fame is like fire; when you have kindled you may easily preserve it; but if you extinguish it, you will not easily kindle it again.

English Philosopher

Felix Adler

The hero is one who kindles a great light in the world, who sets up blazing torches in the dark streets of life for men to see by.

German Educator

Carl Jung

As far as we can discern, the sole purpose of human existence is to kindle a light in the darkness of mere being.

Swiss Psychologist

William Shakespeare

As soon go kindle fire with snow, as seek to quench the fire of love with words.

English Playwright

Thomas Moore

While mantling on the maiden's cheek Young roses kindled into thought.

Irish Poet

Plutarch

The mind is not a vessel to be filled but a fire to be kindled.

Greek Philosopher

Lucy Larcom

If the world seems cold to you, kindle fires to warm it.

American Poet

Publilius Syrus

The bare recollection of anger kindles anger.

Roman Writer

Use 'kindle' when referring to starting fires in camping or survival situations.

Outdoor Survival

'Kindle' can be used metaphorically to talk about starting something.

Figurative Speech

Use 'kindle' to imply the beginning of a fire, suggesting it's small or just starting.

Initial Sparks

Use 'kindle' for the initial growth of emotions or feelings in people.

Emotional Start

Use 'kindle' to indicate the start of an action as a result of an emotion or thought.

Inspire Action

Use 'kindle' when an interest or sentiment slowly becomes stronger.

Gradual Intensification

Use 'kindle' for downloading reading material specifically to Kindle devices or apps.

E-Reading Context

'Kindle' can refer to obtaining digital versions, not just paper books.

Digital Content

Use 'kindle' to sound knowledgeable about modern digital reading habits.

Tech-Savvy

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Massive-scale online...

 is just for overzealous second-generation Americans like me. But actually, it is for anyone, anywhere, who wants to kindle the bonds of trust, affection and joint action needed to govern ourselves in freedom.

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 hundred years ago the Penguins of South Georgia were being used as kindling for whaling station fires but now