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children pride men
There is not a manufacturer or tradesman in existence, who would not employ a man who takes a reasonable degree of pride in the appearance of himself and those about him, in preference to a sullen, slovenly fellow, who works doggedly on, regardless of his own clothing and that of his wife and children, and seeming to take pleasure or pride in nothing. Charles Dickens
children father heart
Father Time is not always a hard parent and though he tarries for none of his children, often lays his hand lightly upon those who have used him well; making them old men and women inexorably enough, but leaving their hearts and spirits young and in full vigor. With such people the gray head is but the impression of the old fellow's hand in giving them his blessing, and every wrinkle but a notch in the quiet calendar of a well-spent life. Charles Dickens
children sea play
There is nothing--no, nothing--innocent or good, that dies and is forgotten; let us hold to that faith or none. An infant, a prattling child, dying in the cradle, will live again in the better thoughts of those that loved it, and play its part through them in the redeeming actions of the world, though its body be burnt to ashes or drowned in the deep sea. Charles Dickens
children parenting expectations
In the little world in which children have their existence, whosoever brings them up, there is nothing so finely perceived and so finely felt, as injustice. Charles Dickens
children grieving two
It always grieves me to contemplate the initiation of children into the ways of life when they are scarcely more than infants. It checks their confidence and simplicity, two of the best qualities that heaven gives them, and demands that they share our sorrows before they are capable of entering into our enjoyments. Charles Dickens
children father past
How strange it is that we of the present day are constantly praising that past age which our fathers abused, and as constantly abusing that present age, which our children will praise. Charles Caleb Colton
children knowledge enemy
Religion has treated knowledge sometimes as an enemy, sometimes as a hostage; often as a captive and more often as a child; but knowledge has become of age, and religion must either renounce her acquaintance, or introduce her as a companion and respect her as a friend. Charles Caleb Colton
children gambling parent
Gaming is the child of avarice, but the parent of prodigality. Charles Caleb Colton
children heaven wish
Avarice begets more vices than Priam did children and like Priam survives them all. It starves its keeper to surfeit those who wish him dead, and makes him submit to more mortifications to lose heaven than the martyr undergoes to gain it. Charles Caleb Colton
figure later might stretching together trying
We started stretching together later in the game, trying to figure out who we might have to face. Frank Catalanotto
figure gave girls handle press quarter second struggled teach
We struggled with their press in the second quarter and then we gave up way too many baskets in the third. I need to figure out how to teach the girls to handle the press better. But overall, I was encouraged. Kevin Matthews
figure help people places starting team trying
We are a team that is still trying to find its identity. We are trying to find the right people to put in the right places with the right combination of people that will help us the most, but we are starting to figure that out I believe. Richy Brooks
figure happened spent trying
We spent probably two hours, twice, trying to figure out what happened there. Grant Wilson
figure recipes sit
At the beginning of every week, I like to sit down and figure out what I'm going to make. I probably try at least two new recipes a week. But I have my standbys - jambalaya, meatloaf and mashed potatoes. Martina McBride
figure scene subtext
I like to really know what every scene is about, what the text is, what the subtext is. Then I figure out how to express that when I'm shooting. Lesli Linka Glatter
figure gotten since wrote
I've wanted to write ever since I've gotten into comics. I wrote little things for myself when I was doing mini-comics and things, before becoming a professional. But I just figure at some point or another, I've got to make the leap. I just have to do it. Lee Bermejo
figure trying ways
I'm always trying to figure out ways to keep hold of memories. My one-sentence journal, for instance. Gretchen Rubin
figure mark next pairs push skating
We want to put our mark on the sport and push pairs figure skating to next level. John Baldwin
grabbed held owner saw store
The other two saw what was going on and grabbed the hostage, the store owner who was the only person in the store at the time, and held him at gunpoint, Gary Johnson
grab money
I didn't really come from money. So I wanted my thesis show to grab as much attention as possible. Lucien Smith
grabbed jealous until wait
When you think Danica grabbed the headlines, you wait until he starts. She'll be jealous of him. Dan Wheldon
grab maybe melody needs players sax stick trombone
We have to have a melody line. So if one of our sax players needs to stick with one part, maybe the trombone player will grab the melody from another score. Tom Freeman
grab meal tend
We're more individualized but we depersonalize meal time. We tend to grab something and run. Jim Davis
grab jeans name people pull
Some people grab my hair and pull it out. People write on my jeans when I'm on stage. They write on my boots - their phone number, name or whatever. Rodney Atkins
grab politics sit sofa
When it comes to politics, I sit down on a sofa and grab some popcorn - or sometimes I crouch down in order not to get shot. Sergey Galitsky
grabbed looked looking wall
She grabbed our daughter, and I looked frantically for my 5-year-old son, ... He was looking out to sea. He was mesmerized, hypnotized by the wall of water. John Irvine
grab hands head stuck
She didn't grab it and I could tell I could head it over her hands so I stuck my head out. Noelle Kreykes
people may medical
It is astonishing how much more anxious people are to lengthen life than to improve it; and as misers often lose large sums of money in attempting to make more, so do hypochondriacs squander large sums of time in search of nostrums by which they vainly hope they may get more time to squander. Charles Caleb Colton
people solitude multitudes
A multitude of people and yet solitude. Charles Dickens
people governing whole
My faith in the people governing is, on the whole, infinitesimal; my faith in the people governed is, on the whole, illimitable. Charles Dickens
people words-of-wisdom selfishness
Others had been a little wild, which was not to be wondered at, and not very blamable; but, he had made a lamentation and uproar which it was dangerous for the people to hear, as there is always contagion in weakness and selfishness. Charles Dickens
people words-of-wisdom want
Mrs. Boffin and me, ma'am, are plain people, and we don't want to pretend to anything, nor yet to go round and round at anything because there's always a straight way to everything. Charles Dickens
people next cleanliness
Cleanliness is next to Godliness, and some people do the same by their religion. Charles Dickens
people scary alive
I have heard it said that as we keep our birthdays when we are alive, so the ghosts of dead people, who are not easy in their graves, keep the day they died upon. Charles Dickens
people enemy
Some people are nobody's enemies but their own Charles Dickens
people romance wonder-woman
Superman/Wonder Woman, people expected, I guess, a lot of romance, or maybe something that wasnt emotionally deep. Who knows? Charles Soule
soon welcome
We want them to feel very welcome and to be as acclimated as soon as possible. Gila Reinstein
soon using
We started out really quick, using our speed. As soon as they scored the first goal, we went a little flat. Joe Papin
soon tax william
Why, sir, there is every possibility that you will soon be able to tax it! (to PM William Gladstone, on the usefulness of electricity) Michael Faraday
soon
We'd like to get him up here as soon as possible. Jon Daniels
soon
We'd like to do it as soon as possible. David Montgomery
soon weather
We're monitoring the equipment. As soon as that's done and the weather breaks, we'll be up there. Sadhu Johnston
sooner win
We know we have to win at least one here (in London) and we would like to do it sooner than later. Ryan Callahan
sooner-or-later
Death comes to us all sooner or later. We cannot escape it. Brian Jacques
sooner-or-later punctual
Sooner or later, I'll be punctual. Ashleigh Brilliant
stopped vehicles
Vehicles are being stopped and inspected as they should be. Kevin Nursick
stopped
You know what, I'm a big, big fan of 'Heroes,' but the day they told me that the end of the world was coming, and that day didn't come, I stopped watching. Enrico Colantoni
stopped
She wouldn't be around if she hadn't stopped smoking, Barbara Warren
stopped time
I stopped singing for a long time because it just wasn't something I was very passionate about. BeBe Winans
stopped
I've stopped racing to get to the red light. Kyle Chandler
stopped
Before I was governor, tuition was skyrocketing, and we stopped that. We capped and then we froze college tuition. George Allen
stopped writer
One of the big breakthroughs I had as a writer was when I stopped agonising over every word. Alastair Reynolds
stopped wars
Basically, it's been wars that have stopped Mardi Gras. G. H. Hardy
stopped
I feel that I got stopped (because I'm black), Dave Wood