![Brain, v. [as in "to brain"]: To rebuke bluntly, but not pointedly; to dispel a source of error in an opponent.](/assets/img/quote-photos/brain-v-as-in-to-brain-to-rebuke-bluntly-but-not-pointedly-to-dispel-a-s.jpg)
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errors history vomiting
I have tried to lift France out of the mud. But she will return to her errors and vomitings. I cannot prevent the French from being French. Charles de Gaulle
errors mad void
Like the famous mad philosopher said, when you stare into the void, the void stares also; but if you cast into the void, you get a type conversion error. (Which just goes to show Nietzsche wasn't a C++ programmer.) Charles Stross
errors events chance
You say, 'On the off chance that I had somewhat more, I ought to be exceptionally fulfilled.' You commit an error. On the off chance that you are not content with what you have, you would not be fulfilled in the event that it were multiplied. Charles Spurgeon
errors needs done
If a crooked stick is before you, you need not explain how crooked it is. Lay a straight one down by the side of it, and the work is well done. Preach the truth, and error will stand abashed in its presence.
errors programming reborn
In programming, as in everything else, to be in error is to be reborn. Alan Perlis
errors mental-illness illness
I am, emphatically. Mental illness triggered by xperimental error. David Mitchell
errors giving support
Software: These programs give instruction to the CPU, which processes billions of tiny facts called bytes, and within a fraction of a second it sends you an error message that requires you to call the customer-support hot line and be placed on hold for approximately the life-span of a caribou. Dave Barry
errors perception optical-illusions
Our perceptions are fallible. We sometimes see what isn't there. We are prey to optical illusions. Occasionally we hallucinate. We are error-prone. Carl Sagan
errors safe reacting
Responding to truth will keep you safe. Reacting to error will only create another error. Bill Johnson
brain mentor able
Eloquence, to produce her full effect, should start from the head of the orator, as Pallas from the brain of Jove, completely armed and equipped. Diffidence, therefore, which is so able a mentor to the writer, would prove a dangerous counsellor for the orator. Charles Caleb Colton
brains brooks coach guards hit knew
We knew they were going to sag on me, so coach (Brain) Brooks told our guards to hit some shots. David Booker
brain hey pitching
That whole thing about, 'Hey, ex-catchers are the best managers.' Listen, pitching coaches have some brains, too. Sometimes they're not all there, but sometimes they are. Don Cooper
brain mind desire
The brain is not the mind. It is probably impossible to look at a map of brain activity and predict or even understand the emotions, reactions, hopes and desires of the mind. David Brooks
brain outcomes steps
Decide the outcome and the action step, put reminders of those somewhere your brain trusts youll see them at the right time, and listen to your brain breathe easier. David Allen
brain bud taste
We have developed a culture in which we eat with our taste buds, not our brains. David H. Murdock
brain literature nuclear
The nuclear generator of brain sludge is television.
brain damage economics
Conventional economics is a form of brain damage. David Suzuki
brain bills lightning
Quick as lightning Wild Bill pulled his revolver. The stranger fell dead, shot through the brain. Buffalo Bill
opponents way praise
If your opponent praises you: beware! But if he gets stuck into you, you are usually on the right way. August Bebel
opponents politician pleasure
The double pleasure of pulling down an opponent, and of raising oneself, is the charm of a politician's life. Anthony Trollope
opponents situation commanders
The only situation a commander can know fully is his own: his opponent's he can know only from unreliable intelligence. Carl von Clausewitz
opponents willing conditions
You have to be willing to out-condition your opponents. Bear Bryant
opponents raises
It certainly, for me, raises the possibility that she's more fair-minded than our opponents are hoping.
opponents emotion argument
Contempt is the emotion we feel for an opponent whose arguments are too formidable to refute. Ann Coulter
opponents people
I represent all the enlightened people in this country, and that's a fine thing to be able to do. It infuriates my opponents when I say this, but it is true. Helen Suzman
opponents moments historic
Because Mr. Mandelas early opponents invested so many resources into distorting the true nature of his advocacy, the singular historic moment millions now celebrate could have been tragically lost to guerrilla decontextualization. Aberjhani
opponents worked
When I get passionate or worked up about an issue, I say things that the Conservatives and opponents and critics like to pounce on. Justin Trudeau