Quotes about hands
hands benefits republic
Instead of an aristocracy of wealth, of more harm and danger than benefit to society, to make an opening for the aristocracy of virtue and talent, which nature has wisely provided for the direction of the interests of society and scattered with equal hand through all its conditions, was deemed essential to a well-ordered republic. Thomas Jefferson
hands competition want
Having always observed that public works are much less advantageously managed than the same are by private hands, I have thought it better for the public to go to market for whatever it wants which is to be found there; for there competition brings it down to the minimum value.
hands people memorial
It is an axiom in my mind that our liberty can never be safe but in the hands of the people themselves, and that too of the people with a certain degree of instruction. This it is the business of the state to effect, and on a general plan.
hands taxation simplify
Would it not be better to simplify the system of taxation rather than to spread it over such a variety of subjects and pass through so many new hands.
hands liberty empty
I have the consolation of having added nothing to my private fortune during my public service, and of retiring with hands clean as they are empty.
hands haste-makes-waste dry
Let wealth come in by comely thrift, And not by any sordid shift; 'T is haste Makes waste; Extremes have still their fault. Who gripes too hard the dry and slipp'ry sand, Holds none at all, or little, in his hand. Robert Herrick
hands people giving
Well, it all began with Democracy. Before we had the vote all the power was in the hands of rich people. If you had money you could get health care, education, look after yourself when you were old, and what democracy did was to give the poor the vote and it moved power from the marketplace to the polling station, from the wallet...to the ballot. Tony Benn
hands president doe
No medieval monarch in the whole of British history ever had such power as every modern British Prime Minister has in his or her hands. Nor does any American President have power approaching this
hands world helping
We will act to build a better world. We always have, we always will. We will act to lend a helping hand, not just here but wherever we humanly can. Tony Abbott
hands people perception
I actually did trouble to read Marx first hand. I found it illuminating in so many ways; in particular, my perception of the relationship between people and the society in which they live was irreversibly altered Tony Blair
hands survival hussein
I may find Saddam Hussein's regime abhorrent - any normal person would - but the survival of it is in his hands.
hands relief truth-is
Truth is, it's a relief to finally put my life in the hands of someone I trust. Simone Elkeles
hands half wrecks
I'm standing here, holding a half a lemon in my hand. I'm speechless, I'm excited . . . I'm a wreck. Caleb wants to be where I am.
hands years done
She ignores me, so I cup my hands over my mouth and do something I haven’t done in years— barnyard sounds.
hands trying rebel
It's pure instinct that makes me rebel every time someone tries to control my life and hand out more rules.
hands broken unity
A life is such a strange object, at one moment translucent, at another utterly opaque, an object I make with my own hands, an object imposed on me, an object for which the world provides the raw material and then steals it from me again, pulverized by events, scattered, broken, scored yet retaining its unity; how heavy it is and how inconsistent: this contradiction breeds many misunderstandings. Simone de Beauvoir
hands hopeful littles
So I took her hand, and I don't know what everybody else heard, but to me it sounded like a slow dance: a little sad, but maybe a little hopeful, too. Rick Riordan
hands eight littles
The wand ricocheted through the swarm, thumping six, seven, eight of the little monsters before returning to Carter’s hand. “Not bad,” I said. “Keep it up!
hands sea eyebrows
Poseidon raised his eyebrows as they shook hands. “Blowfish, did you say?” "Ah, no. Blofis, actually.” "Oh, I see,” Poseidon said. “A shame. I quite like blowfish. I am Poseidon.” "Poseidon? That’s an interesting name.” "Yes, I like it. I’ve gone by other names, but I do prefer Poseidon.” "Like the god of the sea.” "Very much like that, yes.
hands skins annabeth
She (Annabeth) put her hand on my spine, and my skin tingled. I (Percy) moved her fingers to the one spot that grounded me to my mortal life. A thousand volts of electricity seemed to arc through my body.
hands moose stores
The store had a hand-painted sign the read: MOOSE PASS GAS. "That's just wrong," Frank said.
hands rainbow irises
[Iris] squeezed his hand. "Don't lose hope, Frank. Rainbows always stand for hope.
hands coins pieces
The sun was like a huge 50-cent piece that someone had poured kerosene on and then had lit with a match, and said, "Here, hold this while I go get a newspaper," and put the coin in my hand, but never came back. Richard Brautigan
hands inheritance really-great
For an inheritance to be really great, the hand of the defunct must not be seen. Rene Char
hands feelings architect
As an architect, I always have mixed feelings. On the one hand, your fingers are itching. As a human being, you are happy to participate in the indolence. Rem Koolhaas
hands stronger duty
By doing well the duty which is nearest to us, the duty which is in our hands, we make ourselves stronger Swami Vivekananda
hands mind tangible
Where will you go to seek Brahman? He is immanent in all beings. Here, here is the visible Brahman! Shame on those who, neglecting the visible Brahman, set their minds on other things! Here is the visible Brahman before you as tangible as a fruit in one's hand! Can't you see? Here - here - is Brahman!
hands stronger may
By doing well the duty which is nearest to us, the duty which is in our hands now, we make ourselves stronger; and improving our strength in this manner step by step, we may reach a state in which it shall be our privilege to do the most coveted and honored duties in life and in society.
hands years two
Honestly, I feel like I spent the last 10 years just trying to work, just get my hands on the best material I could. I'd like to say that it was quite calculated and genius, my ability to take one step forward and two steps back. Timothy Olyphant
hands roles moments
I'm attracted to roles that are unpredictable, and if I can get my hands on something like that, I'm thrilled. I like performances where you don't know what's coming, moment to moment.
hands forever today
I have one brand I go to, and it's Suit Supply, and it's fantastic. I was spending $3,500-$4000 on a suit, and the suit I'm wearing today was $500. And they last you forever. The shoulders are set in by hand, it's phenomenal. Tim Gunn
hands historical sometimes
Sometimes history takes things into its own hands. Thurgood Marshall
hands walking-sticks effort
The walking stick serves the purpose of an advertisement that the bearer's hands are employed otherwise than in useful effort, and it therefore has utility as an evidence of leisure. Thorstein Veblen