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book reading writing
There are books of which the backs and covers are by far the best parts. Charles Dickens
book knowledge men
Mathematicians have sought knowledge in figures, Philosophers in systems, Logicians in subtleties, and Metaphysicians in sounds. It is not in any nor in all of these. He that studies only men, will get the body of knowledge without the soul, and he that studies only books, the soul without the body. Charles Caleb Colton
book reading writing
Some read to think, these are rare; some to write, these are common; and some read to talk, and these form the great majority.
book writing companion
With books, as with companions, it is of more consequence to know which to avoid, than which to choose, for good books are as scarce as good companions, and in both instances, all that we can learn from baad ones is, that some much time has been worse than thrown away.
book men soul
He that studies only men will get the body of knowledge without the soul; and he that studies only books, the soul without the body.
book easy easy-to-get
It is always easy to shut a book, but not quite so easy to get rid of a lettered coxcomb.
book names want
If a book really wants the patronage of a great name, it is a bad book; and if it be a good book, it wants it not.
book writing mirrors
That an author's work is the mirror of his mind is a position that has led to very false conclusions. If Satan himself were to write a book it would be in praise of virtue, because the good would purchase it for use, and the bad for ostentation.
book healthy may
Novels may teach us as wholesome a moral as the pulpit. There are "sermons in stones," in healthy books, and "good in everything.
devoted powerful sacrifice totally
As long as you can bootstrap, not at the sacrifice of competitive advantage, bootstrapping is a really powerful thing because it allows you to be totally devoted to your vision. Nick Woodman
devoted lots
I have been devoted to my son, and there have been lots of jobs in the past that I haven't done because I didn't want to be away from him. Lesley Manville
devote help parent parents privileged resources single sit tutors
We've been able to devote more resources to him because of that, but he has not had a particularly privileged upbringing. I was a single parent for most of his life. It's not like he had tutors and parents who could sit around and help him. Susan Mitchell
devote good time
It's just so difficult. I don't have the time to devote to it. You need to do it often to be good at it. Robert Robbins
devote efforts extricate hear persons trying underneath voices
They do hear voices underneath the (pea-sized) gravel and they're trying to devote their efforts ... to extricate any persons who may still be alive.
devote difference encourage gays harder human lives miracle number people reason rights taking trying visibility
The number of people who said that it made a difference to them that I'm out is the reason that I'm out. There are people who devote their lives to taking away the rights of gays and lesbians, and I think that visibility is very important. I'm trying to encourage more people to come out, and show everyone who they are, because it's harder to take away the rights of a human being. And this is a miracle state, because we can get married. And I think that these people working to take away our rights are going to lose, because of this generation. Anthony Rapp
devoted evening morning stay theater third upstairs volunteers work
There were volunteers who would go to that theater at, say, 9 o'clock in the morning and work upstairs on the third floor. They were so devoted that they would stay for the evening performance.
devote help leaders practice step team time tried
There were times where he couldn't devote as much time to practice and the team so we tried to step up as leaders and help out as much as we could.
devoted loyal man
This man was loyal and very devoted to his job.
flattering maker soon
For I know not to give flattering titles; in so doing my maker would soon take me away.
flattering
It was flattering to get them in Brevard.
flattering label
As flattering as it is to be the only label on that map, we're not alone,
flattering tone women
Yes, black is slimming, but it's not always youthful. The right tone of red, however, is flattering on all women. Twiggy
flattering
I find it flattering to be compared to Tige Annika Sorenstam
flattering
I always find it flattering when somebody recognizes me. Rick Moranis
flattering orange
On many people, orange is not the most flattering color.
flattering great thankful
I am thankful for this flattering and great honor. Dorothy Hamill
flattering audience pleasant
An audience is pleasant if you have it, it is flattering and flattering is agreeable always, but if you have an audience the being an audience is their business, they are the audience you are the writer, let each attend to their own business. Gertrude Stein
happens things-happen
Everything happens through relationships. Arne Glimcher
happens matter redundant services swan unlike whatever
I think that all services will have downtime. No matter how much you prepare, have redundant systems, or audit, there will periodically be a black swan event that is completely unlike whatever you've experienced before. It even happens to Google! Matt Mullenweg
happen park
You don't look for these things to happen in Park Hills, but in today's world, it's here,
happens hug john past pat pitch talk team trying
Tomorrow, we'll get a big hug going, and we'll talk about past times, and then the first pitch will be thrown, and he won't see John Cohen, he'll see the enemy. I won't see Pat McMahon, I'll see a team that we're trying to beat. That happens a lot in this league.
happen sure
We remembered. That's why we made sure it wouldn't happen to us.
happened life party spent
What has happened to the party I've spent my life working in? Zell Miller
happens year
What happens when we don't have a year like this one?
happens invited memory nobody people severe
What happens to those people with severe memory lapses? How many of those people have they contacted, how many times have they been invited into their houses. How people who have nobody to call, so we don't know how many people this has affected.
happens lake stays
What happens on Lake Minnetonka stays on Lake Minnetonka.
life happiness dark
Much too oft we make life gloomy-- When happy we might be, If we gathered more of sunshine, And not dark shadows see.
life distance journey
Evils in the journey of life are like the hills which alarm travelers upon their road; they both appear great at a distance, but when we approach them we find that they are far less insurmountable than we had conceived.
life flower heart
While the flowers, pale and unreal in the moonlight, floated away upon the river; and thus do greater things that once were in our breasts, and near our hearts, flow from us to the eternal sea.
life children memories
There either is or is not, that’s the way things are. The colour of the day. The way it felt to be a child. The saltwater on your sunburnt legs. Sometimes the water is yellow, sometimes it’s red. But what colour it may be in memory, depends on the day. I’m not going to tell you the story the way it happened. I’m going to tell it the way I remember it.
life success men
Anything for the quick life, as the man said when he took the situation at the lighthouse.
life cells ivy
Oh, a dainty plant is the ivy green, That creepeth o'er ruins old! Of right choice food are his meals, I ween, In his cell so lone and cold. Creeping where no life is seen, A rare old plant is the ivy green.
life interesting watches
Buy an annuity cheap, and make your life interesting to yourself and everybody else that watches the speculation.
life summer passion
Love is not a feeling to pass away Like the balmy breath of a Summer's day....... Love is not a passion of earthly mould As a thirst for honour, or fame, or gold
life life-is grind
My life is one demd horrid grind.
men listening wish
Of all bad listeners, the worst and most terrible to encounter is the man who is so fond of listening that he wishes to hear, not only your conversation, but that of every other person in the room.
men
Poetry's unnat'ral; no man ever talked poetry 'cept a beadle on boxin' day.
men brotherhood common
The more man knows of man, the better for the common brotherhood among men.
men fellow-man spirit
It is required of every man," the ghost returned, "that the spirit within him should walk abroad among his fellow-men, and travel far and wide; and, if that spirit goes not forth in life, it is condemned to do so after death.
men laughing people
When a man bleeds inwardly, it is a dangerous thing for himself; but when he laughs inwardly, it bodes no good to other people.
men judging world
Most men unconsciously judge the world from themselves, and it will be very generally found that those who sneer habitually at human nature, and affect to despise it, are among its worst and least pleasant samples.
men talking two
When we are in the company of sensible men, we ought to be doubly cautious of talking too much, lest we lose two good things, their good opinion and our own improvement; for what we have to say we know, but what they have to say we know not.
men years two
No man can promise himself even fifty years of life, but any man may, if he please, live in the proportion of fifty years in forty-let him rise early, that he may have the day before him, and let him make the most of the day, by determining to expend it on two sorts of acquaintance only-those by whom something may be got, and those from whom something maybe learned.
men two rogues
There are two modes of establishing our reputation; to be praised by honest men, and to be abused by rogues.
movies protected
The thing that's protected me creatively is that the movies have made profits. M. Night Shyamalan
movies
I'm not into replicating old movies. But one should never say never. Tomorrow I may feel like making a part 2 of some of my movies.
movies
The only reason why I would like to be accepted? Because if your movies don't do well, after a while you don't get to make any more movies. Joaquin Phoenix
movies music reason
The only reason I got into movies was because I had no music talent. John Hughes
movies stomach women
I can't stomach most of the movies about women. Amy Heckerling
movies per several
I wouldn't say I'm a fan of Tarantino, per se, but I like several of his movies very much, probably 'Reservoir Dogs' the most of them. Neil Flynn
movies
Watching 'Interstellar' is really like watching two movies slowly collide with each other. Annalee Newitz
movies organ played silent
My great-grandfather played organ for silent movies. Talkies in, Gramps out. Kent Beck
movies terms
What always leads me in terms of my movies are characters. Tony Scott
problem chopping horns
...the habitual dualist's solution to the problem of dualism: to solve the dilemma by chopping off one of the horns. Alan Watts
problem holy judaism
We have no problems with Jews and highly respect Judaism as a holy religion. Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani
problem thousand right-place
As God is exalted to the right place in our lives, a thousand problems are solved all at once. Aiden Wilson Tozer
problem theological handiwork
Because we are the handiwork of God, it follows that all our problems and their solutions are theological.
problem bigs big-problems
The big problem is not whether the Bible is true. The big problem is whether it is true in you.
problem sort
We want to sort of put this out there that this is an institutional problem and not just one incident.
problem wells solutions
If you can properly define the problem, then you've already defined the solution as well. Chip Kidd
problems rally relief seeing throughout volatility year
We are seeing a relief rally but there will be problems throughout the year and we're going to see a lot of volatility in the U.S. and Europe.
problem solve
Music doesn't solve your problems..but allows you to dance all over them Chad Smith