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ostriches order evil
I must seem like an ostrich who forever burries its head in the relativistic sands in order not to face the evil quanta. Albert Einstein
ostriches wings bird
OSTRICH, n. A large bird to which (for its sins, doubtless) nature has denied that hinder toe . . . . The absence of a good working pair of wings is no defect, for, as has been ingeniously pointed out, the ostrich does not fly. Ambrose Bierce
ostriches hands issues
We know - intellectually - that confronting an issue is the only way to resolve it. But any resolution will disrupt the status quo. Given the choice between conflict and change on the one hand, and inertia on the other, the ostrich position can seem very attractive. Margaret Heffernan
ostriches elephants rivers
I am she who lifts the mountains When she goes to hunt, Who wears mamba for a headband And a lion for a belt. Beware! I swallow elephants whole And pick my teeth with rhinoceros horns, I drink up rivers to get at the hippos. Let them hear my words! Nhamo is coming And her hunger is great. I am she who tosses trees Instead of spears. The ostrich is my pillow And the elephant is my footstool! I am Nhamo Who makes the river my highway And sends crocodiles scurrying into the reeds! Nancy Farmer
ostriches people storm
Like the ostrich, head under wingWhen the roaring storm breaks,So many people take refugeUnder the soft pillowOf specious arguments. Georges Rouault
ostriches eagles europe
Every time Europe looks across the Atlantic to see the American Eagle, it observes only the rear end of an ostrich. H. G. Wells
ostriches san-francisco world
When the San Francisco Democrats treat foreign affairs as an afterthought, as they did, they behaved less like a dove or a hawk than like an ostrich - convinced it could shut out the world by hiding its head in the sand. Jeane Kirkpatrick
ostriches world sand
We're ostriches and the whole world is sand. Jim Butcher
ostriches important wish
The ostrich burying its head in the sand does at any rate wish to convey the impression that its head is the most important part of it. Katherine Mansfield
important attention want
Of all the things Christ wants for us, loving Him and focusing our attention on Him are the most important. Charles Stanley
important desire
It's so important to consider this question: What do I desire? Alan Watts
important cash gains
To gain profit is important, but you must invest to build up assets that you can cash in in the future. Akio Morita
important saved
What I was saved to is much more important than what I was saved from. Aiden Wilson Tozer
important holiness matter
You cannot study the Bible diligently and earnestly without being struck by an obvious fact-the whole matter of personal holiness is highly important to God!
important x-files defined
I hope that I'm not simply defined by 'The X-Files,' and I hope I have more work that is important to do. Chris Carter
important important-things
Not taking yourself too seriously, that's the important thing. Chris Colfer
important records enthusiasm
The biggest reward from that record was the enthusiasm everyone had to sing on it. The Grammy nominations and the chart positions are great, but ultimately the way you interact with other musicians is the most important thing to me. Chris Botti
important too-much looks
I don't like muscles too much. Flexibility and a relaxed look are more important. Chow Yun-Fat
wish contempt
What our contempts do often hurl from us, We wish it ours again. William Shakespeare
wish world sun
I 'gin to be aweary of the sun, And wish th' estate o' th' world were now undone.
wish might matter
No matter how hard we might wish, we will not be able to transform China's behavior overnight. Madeleine Albright
wish gum enough
By gum,' said Digory, 'Don't I just wish I was big enough to punch your head! C. S. Lewis
wish invisible
And there we all were, as invisible as you could wish to see.
wish leisure wit
if anyone present wishes to make me the subject of his wit, I am very much at his service--with my sword--whenever he has leisure.
wish use type
I wish I were the type who could walk into a place and have everybody love me. But I'm not, and there's no use wishing Alan Ladd
wish here-and-now enjoy
When you stop comparing what is right here and now with what you wish were, you can begin to enjoy what is. Cheri Huber
wish facts shy
I wish I could just accept that I'm not that good and not be shy about the fact that I'm not that professional. Charlotte Gainsbourg