E. B. White
E. B. White
Elwyn Brooks "E. B." White was an American writer. He was a contributor to The New Yorker magazine and a co-author of the English language style guide The Elements of Style, which is commonly known as "Strunk & White". He also wrote books for children, including Stuart Little, Charlotte's Web, and The Trumpet of the Swan. Charlotte's Web was voted the top children's novel in a 2012 survey of School Library Journal readers, an accomplishment repeated in earlier surveys...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionWriter
Date of Birth11 July 1899
CountryUnited States of America
build create trying
We're trying to create a dynasty, we're trying to build something. Little by little I think it's happening.
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We have security alarms; it's like trying to rob a bank, we know when someone tries to get in here. You'd have to be pretty naive to think a place like this didn't have alarms.
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I am the oldest on this team. It doesn't bother me. A lot of them are young guys, first year. I am just trying to help them with the life after A ball.
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We are trying to improve as individuals and as a team. We have had some 5-10 minute spurts where we have been playing well, but we have not been able to string them together. With our style of play, we want to hold on to the ball longer. We have been trying to increase our soccer knowledge, where we can learn what we need to do to make the adjustments on the field.
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because I'm trying to live a Christian life and I want to do that for what happened with him but I've had some dark hours. It has completely destroyed me physically and mentally.
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A lot of the legal firms and accounting firms that had locations in South Hampton Roads opened locations on the Peninsula. What we are trying to do is not different than what happened before.
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It's not only about getting stronger, but looking strong, trying to develop a body to make it look like you're strong. Even if you're not strong, you've got guys who bench 185. I bench more than them. They look real strong, but they're not doing a lot.
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You turn on the film and the No. 1 player you're going to game-plan around is Brian Calhoun. He's the No. 1 player that we game-plan around (offensively). So, conversely, as a defensive coach, you're going to spend a lot of energy in trying to contain, throttle, and frustrate Calhoun, while forcing other players to beat you. If I'm coaching against us, the first thing I'm going to do is figure out a way to contain Brian because he can change a game, and change it fast.
nature miracle trying
"What's miraculous about a spider's web?" said Mrs. Arable. "I don't see why you say a web is a miracle--it's just a web." "Ever try to spin one?" asked Mr. Dorian.
writing trying deals
The main thing I try to do is write as clearly as I can. I rewrite a good deal to make it clear.
inspiring heaven trying
By helping you, perhaps I was trying to lift up my life a trifle. Heaven knows anyone's life can stand a little of that.
trying too-much sometimes
Sometimes a writer, like an acrobat, must try a trick that is too much for him.
writing miracle trying
Do you understand how there could be any writing in a spider's web?" "Oh, no," said Dr. Dorian. "I don't understand it. But for that matter I don't understand how a spider learned to spin a web in the first place. When the words appeared, everyone said they were a miracle. But nobody pointed out that the web itself is a miracle." "What's miraculous about a spider's web?" said Mrs. Arable. "I don't see why you say a web is a miracle-it's just a web." "Ever try to spin one?" asked Dr. Dorian.
pigs trying world
Fern was up at daylight, trying to rid the world of injustice. As a result, she now has a pig. A small one to be sure, but nevertheless a pig. It just shows what can happen if a person gets out of bed promptly.