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clever wine mind
Quickly, bring me a beaker of wine, so that I may wet my mind and say something clever. Aristophanes
clever nice heart
there's a bluebird in my heart that wants to get out but I'm too clever, I only let him out at night sometimes when everybody's asleep. I say, I know that you're there, so don't be sad. then I put him back, but he's singing a little in there, I haven't quite let him die and we sleep together like that with our secret pact and it's nice enough to make a man weep, but I don't weep, do you? Charles Bukowski
clever ideas trying
I don't try to be clever at all. The idea that I could see what no one else can is an illusion. Daniel Kahneman
clever thinking things-in-life
In some circles where very heavy people think they have very heavy brains, words like "charming" and "clever" and "pretty" are all put-downs; all the lighter things in life, which are the most important things, are put down. Andy Warhol
clever men able
Man is extraordinarily clever in preventing himself from being happy; it would seem that the less able he is to endure misfortune the more apt he is to attach himself to it. Andre Gide
clever thinking ideas
You are so terribly nimble, so clever. I distrust your cleverness. You make a wonderful pattern, everything is in its place, it looks convincingly clear, too clear. And meanwhile, where are you? Not on the clear surface of your ideas, but you have already sunk deeper, into darker regions, so that one only thinks one has been given all your thoughts, one only imagines you have emptied yourself in that clarity. But there are layers and layers -- you're bottomless, unfathomable. Your clearness is deceptive. You are the thinker who arouses most confusion in me, most doubt, most disturbance. Anais Nin
clever writing thinking
I do wish I could write like some of the American women, who can be clever and heartfelt and hopeful; people like Lorrie Moore and Jennifer Egan. But Ireland messed me up too much, I think, so I can't. Anne Enright
clever entrepreneur insanity
We entrepreneurs are loners, vagabonds, troublemakers. Success is simply a matter of finding and surrounding ourselves with those open-minded and clever souls who can take our insanity and put it to good use. Anita Roddick
clever dazzling figures frugal happy million paid
We haven't paid 25 million and 10 million and all the dazzling figures you see being banded about for strikers at the moment. We've been very clever and frugal in our dealings. He's not cheap, he's not for nothing, but we're very happy with the deal. Bobby Robson
thinking proud bryan
Superman is there to unite us all, I think. I'm proud of Bryan for respecting that and not making it just about us. Brandon Routh
thinking bridges age
I was trying to get into the business from a young age, but I don't think I really realized how much I loved it until I booked my first movie and found myself in New Zealand for six months filming Bridge to Terabithia. Bailee Madison
thinking challenges would-be
I think a challenge for myself is to see how many times I can get above 9,000. That would be a good challenge. Ashton Eaton
thinking issues want
A bad author can take the most moral issue and make you want to just never, ever think about that moral issue. Azar Nafisi
thinking islam needs
I think Islam is in a sense, in crisis. It needs to question and re-question itself. Azar Nafisi
thinking looks alive
Now look at me! Take a good look! I was born and I knew I was alive and I knew what I wanted. What do you think is alive in me? Why do you think I'm alive? Because I have a stomach and eat and digest the food? Because I breathe and work and produce more food to digest? Or because I know what I want, and that something which knows how to want—isn't that life itself? And who—in this damned universe—who can tell me why I should live for anything but for that which I want? Ayn Rand
thinking religion trying
Never try to discourage thinking, for you are sure to succeed. Bertrand Russell
thinking too-much next
Every stage of my life set the scene for the next, and at each point all I had to do was say "yes" and not think too much about the consequences. Jane Goodall
thinking impact important
Your life matters. You can't live through a day without making an impact on the world. And what's most important is to think about the impact of your actions on the world around you. Jane Goodall
ideas world chaos
Ideas govern the world, or throw it into chaos. Auguste Comte
ideas stories bigs
Once I'm given an idea for a story I have a million ideas on how it should be illustrated, but I don't have a big shoebox full of unfinished ideas. Brian Selznick
ideas narnia
That part of Rostrevor which overlooks Carlingford Lough is my idea of Narnia. C. S. Lewis
ideas long people
I work to promote the idea of sustainable capitalism driven by long-term considerations rather than quarterly profits, which seeks to better people's lives and the planet rather than destroy them. Al Gore
ideas people important
In many ways ideas are more important than people - they are much more permanent. Charles Kettering
ideas insane driving
Gotta head full of ideas that are driving me insane... Bob Dylan
ideas parent want
I learned from my parents the idea that, if you are devoted enough and you want to study something enough, you can really teach yourself anything. Brit Marling
ideas trying looks
I've had various experiences where I've been called by Hollywood studios to look at a script or comment on various scientific ideas that they're trying to inject into a story. Brian Greene
ideas atoms pieces
The central idea of string theory is quite straightforward. If you examine any piece of matter ever more finely, at first you'll find molecules, atoms, sub-atomic particles. Probe the smaller particles, you'll find something else, a tiny vibrating filament of energy, a little tiny vibrating string. Brian Greene