Citations:wake up and smell the ashes

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English citations of wake up and smell the ashes

  • 1995, M. Lise Hildebrandt, The Living Church - Volume 210, Morehouse-Gorham Company, page 19:
    It's time to wake up and smell the ashes. It is time to start constructing a new vision of ministry for all Christians, lay and ordained.
  • 2015, Chris Watters, The Gamer's Bucket List: The 50 Video Games to Play Before You Die, Mango Media Inc., →ISBN, page 64:
    “Wake up, Mr. Freeman. Wake up and smell the ashes.” Even if you don't know who Mr. Freeman is or what the deal is with the ashes, the speech at the beginning of Half-Life 2 drips with foreboding.
  • Tom Tancredo (2015) “Tancredo: Organize State, Local Militias to Defend Against Radical Islamist Assaults”, in breitbart.com[1]
    It’s time to wake up and smell the ashes of self-delusion.
  • Hochman, Stan (1994 December 19) “For Birds, enemy is in mirror”, in Philadelphia Daily News, page 105:Sure, Lurie said that he would wait to evaluate the coaches when the season was over. Wake up, Jeff, smell the ashes. The season went down in flames yesterday.
  • Sloan, Jim (2003 March 15) “Generations Switch Places On War Issue”, in Tampa Tribune, page 12:Fellow corps member Tony Stickeler, 18, said he questions the motivation for the looming invasion but supports the president. "We've got to wake up and smell the ashes of the twin towers," he said.