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wise art stars
[Wise men] have tried to understand our state of being, by grasping at its stars, or its arts, or its economics. But, if there is an underlying oneness of all things, it does not matter where we begin, whether with stars, or laws of supply and demand, or frogs, or Napoleon Bonaparte. One measures a circle, beginning anywhere. Charles Fort
wise war preparation
It is wise statesmanship which suggests that in time of peace we must prepare for war, and it is no less a wise benevolence that makes preparation in the hour of peace for assuaging the ills that are sure to accompany war. Clara Barton
wise shoes feet
For me, shoe-wise, platforms give me the same height that I need, but they're not as taxing on my feet. Debby Ryan
wise men soul-and-body
To say no at the right time, and then stand by it, is the first element of success. He is the wise man who, for all his life, can keep mind and soul and body clean. David Starr Jordan
wise philosophical men
A fool marvels at rare things, but a wise man at common ones. Confucius
wise goodness select
Being in humaneness is good. If we select other goodness and thus are far apart from humaneness, how can we be the wise? Confucius
wise wisdom attitude
By three methods we may learn wisdom: First, by reflection, which is noblest; Second, by imitation, which is easiest; and third by experience, which is the bitterest. Confucius
wise men hands
If a man takes no thought about what is distant, he will find sorrow near at hand. Confucius
wise men bunkers
Either a wise man will not go into bunkers, or, being in, he will endure such things as befall him with patience. Andrew Lang
strong people opinion
It is the nature of strong people that they can bring out crucial questions and form a clear opinion about them. Dietrich Bonhoeffer
strong war gentleman
REPARTEE, n. Prudent insult in retort. Practiced by gentlemen with a constitutional aversion to violence, but a strong disposition to offend. In a war of words, the tactics of the North American Indian. Ambrose Bierce
strong adversity animal
CUNNING, n. The faculty that distinguishes a weak animal or person from a strong one. It brings its possessor much mental satisfaction and great material adversity. An Italian proverb says: "The furrier gets the skins of more foxes than asses." Ambrose Bierce
strong sometimes drink
TEETOTALER, n. One who abstains from strong drink, sometimes totally, sometimes tolerably totally. Ambrose Bierce
strong actors ruthless
I know how to be strong. I know how to be ruthless. It's part of my nature. I wouldn't be an actor if I wasn't. Anthony Hopkins
strong ignorance thinking
We're all caught up in circumstances, and we're all good and evil. When you're really hungry, for instance, you'll do anything to survive. I think the most evil thing - well, maybe that's too strong - but certainly a very evil thing is judgment, the sin of ignorance. Anthony Hopkins
strong inspiration exercise
Having a moment of clarity was one thing; I'd had moments like that before. It had to be followed with a dedicated push of daily exercise. It's a trite axiom, but practice DOES make perfect. If you want to be a strong swimmer or an accomplished musician, you have to practice. It's the same with sobriety, though the stakes are higher. If you don't practice your program every day, you're putting yourself in a position where you could fly out of the orbit one more time. Anthony Kiedis
strong sorry war
I come from - I came from Wales, and it's a strong, butch society. We were in the war and all that. People didn't waste time feeling sorry for themselves. You had to get on with it. So my credo is get on with it. I don't waste time being soft. I'm not cold, but I don't like being, wasting my time with - life's too short. Anthony Hopkins
strong lying flames
My so-called faith went up in flames Till I believed in all your lies, For the life of me I don't know why. They got you wrong , You're not that strong. I don't belong here! Alicia Witt
writing needs gypsy
I need to keep traveling, being a gypsy, having experiences and writing about them. Delta Goodrem
writing publish
Write the unpublishable.. .and then publish it. Denis Johnson
writing challenges paper
Writing is very difficult. You have 120 pages of blank paper and it's like, "Go fill that up with some funny stuff," and that's challenging. Bobby Farrelly
writing years fascination
I love to keep poking and prodding at it. I’ve thought about it so much over the years that that fascination is bound to spill over into my writing. Douglas Adams
writing pockets would-be
You cannot see what I see because you see what you see. You cannot know what I know because you know what you know. What I see and what I know cannot be added to what you see and what you know because they are not of the same kind. Neither can it replace what you see and what you know, because that would be to replace you yourself." "Hang on, can I write this down?" said Arthur, excitedly fumbling in his pocket for a pencil. Douglas Adams
writing expression personality
Many words and expressions which only a matter of decades ago were considered so distastefully explicit that, were they merely to be breathed in public, the perpetrator would be shunned, barred from polite society, and in extreme cases shot through the lungs, are now thought to be very healthy and proper, and their use in everyday speech and writing is evidence of a well-adjusted, relaxed and totally un****ed-up personality. Douglas Adams
writing way saws
Taking photographs and writing is my way of saying I was here, I saw this, I felt this, I heard this. Duane Michals
writing problem interest
My biggest kick in music -playing or writing- is when I have a problem. Without a problem to solve, how much interest do you take in anything? Duke Ellington
writing play ifs-and
I like any and all of my associations with music -writing, playing, and listening. We write and play from our perspective, and the audience listens from its perspective. If and when we agree, I am lucky. Duke Ellington