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character eye names
If her eyes had no expression, it was probably because they had nothing to express. If she had few wrinkles, it was because her mind had never traced its name or any other inscription on her face. Charles Dickens
character interesting long
"My comfort is," said Susan, looking back at Mr. Dombey, "that I have told a piece of truth this day which ought to have been told long before and can't be told too often or too plain..."
character boys thinking
"You are a boy," said Mr. Dombey, suddenly and almost fiercely; "and what you think of, or affect to think of, is of little consequence. You have done well, Sir. Don't undo it."
character half tongue
Living authors, therefore, are usually, bad companions. If they have not gained character, they seek to do so by methods often ridiculous, always disgusting; and if they have established a character, they are silent for fear of losing by their tongue what they have acquired by their pen--for many authors converse much more foolishly than Goldsmith, who have never written half so well. Charles Caleb Colton
character abuse criticism
When certain persons abuse us, let us ask ourselves what description of characters it is that they admire; we shall often find this a very consolatory question.
character men support
We should not be too niggardly in our praise, for men will do more to support a character than to raise one.
character suffering peculiar
Very great personages are not likely to form very just estimates either of others or of themselves; their knowledge of themselves is obscured by the flattery of others; their knowledge of others is equally clouded by circumstances peculiar to themselves. For in the presence of the great, the modest are sure to suffer from too much diffidence, and the confident from too much display.
character water taste
Words are in this respect like water, that they often take their taste, flavour, and character, from the mouth out of which they proceed, as the water from the channel through which it flows.
character long aging
Short as life is, some find it long enough to outlive their characters, their constitutions and their estates.
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.
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. Dave Barry
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
brain may pages
Sometimes I get a lyric, and the lyric, you know, comes off the page, and goes into my brain and comes out with a melody. Other times, I may create a melody first. Carole King
brain information too-much
Too much information will make your brain choke. Bryan Davis
brain despair strikes
Despair doth strike as deep a furrow in the brain as mischief or remorse. Bryan Procter
brain
Close up your head; your brain is getting loose. Catherynne M. Valente
directors guts asks
The directors you trust the most are the ones, when you ask them a question, they've got the guts to say, 'I don't know.' Alan Rickman
directors notches top-notch
Really top-notch directors, I've often worked with them just to see how they work. Alan Alda
directors
Directors have to push me. I have to be pushed up. Not all the time, but often. Catherine Deneuve
directors great looking opportunity variety work
What I'm looking for is the variety of choices and the opportunity to work with great directors - that's what I'm looking for. Ludivine Sagnier
directors disc great looking near next program radio students toward union
We are looking toward students being disc jockeys and program directors in the near future. Who knows, the next great radio personality could come from Union County. Paul Lewis
directors impossible comedy
I hope I don't just do the exact same thing my whole life. I also feel like it's really hard to make comedy. It's almost impossible for comedy filmmakers and directors to stay relevant as they get older. David Wain
directors actors not-interested
I'm not interested in being a celebrity; I'm interested in being a better actor and a better director. Denzel Washington
directors looks casting
Maybe I'm too masculine. Casting directors cast in their own, or an idealized image. Maybe I don't look like anybody's ideal. Charles Bronson
directors incredibles
Adrian Lyne is such an incredible director. Chad Lowe