Puppets On A String Quotes

“In the rough-and-tumble play of politics, dog-whistle messages are copiously dispatched over the heads of the grassroots people that cannot see the writing on the wall and have to remain in the cold, like dumb puppets on a string. ("What after bowling alone?" )”
― Erik Pevernagie

“I call the polar opposites to Wrong Planet people Rag, Tag & Bobtail because they’re really nothing but glove puppets. Their heads are little more than hollow wood and at times they seem to be controlled by strings and rods and levers with invisible hands inside them making them ‘perform.’ Most glove puppets have fixed facial expressions and a hinged mouth, giving them a dull, lifeless expression.”
― Karl Wiggins, Wrong Planet - Searching for your Tribe

“We are but puppets
Our strings in His hands
Knowing not where he will take us
With naked feet we walk on life’s sands…”
― Neelam Saxena Chandra