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water listening erratic
The talker has found a hearer but not a listener; and though he may talk his very best for his own sake, you will find that his mental movements are erratic: they have no fixed centre and no definite object. His talk is like the water of a canal whose banks have given way, which rolls aimlessly hither and thither, without fulfilling any useful function, though it is the same water which was so helpful and serviceable, when it was confined within clearly marked limits by the restraining force of its earthy boundaries. Charles Dickens
water wet
You can't get wet from the word 'water.' Alan Watts
water mind trying
Of course, you can’t force your mind to be silent. That would be like trying to smooth ripples in water with a flatiron. Water becomes clear and calm only when left alone.
water scary atmosphere
Water is an issue, and, clearly, what's happening with the filth in our environment and the levels of carbon monoxide in our atmosphere are the really scary issues right now, the very troubling ones. Don Cheadle
water should said
I abhor anything that constitutes torture. Water-boarding, its perfectly clear to me it is torture. I never supported extraordinary rendition to torture, always said that Guantanamo should be closed. There is no clash of ideals and pragmatism there. David Miliband
water sirens kind
My faith, inasmuch as I have any, is more like a kind of Joseph Campbell thing, and even that frequently finds itself tested to oblivion in siren waters. David Knopfler
water firsts looks
Sir,” James asked, “what are we going to do?” “We’re going to look for water,” said Alf. “And food?” said Tubby Ted. “Water first,” said Alf. “We can go days without food.” “We can what?” Tubby Ted shouted. Dave Barry
water flying trying
Turbulence: This is what pilots announce that you have encountered when your plane strikes an object in midair. You'll be flying along, and there will be an enormous, shuddering WHUMP, and clearly the plane has rammed into an airborne object at least the size of a water buffalo, and the pilot will say, "Folks, we're encountering a little turbulence." Meanwhile they are up there in the cockpit trying desperately to clean water buffalo organs off the windshield.
water long historical
I shared this insight with some other boat owners, and they all agreed that, definitely, putting your boar into the water is asking for trouble. Most of them have had their boats sitting in their driveways long enough to be registered historical landmarks.
substance belief behavior
Behavior is the substance of religion. Belief is the substance of relationship. Charles Stanley
substance english-words culture
Some of the substance of English words, I just don't understand at all because the culture's so strange to me Chow Yun-Fat
substance source concerned
We are authors, all of us, concerned with beginning, with making, with sources and substance. Diane Wakoski
substance obsessed fats
This is true; virtually all edible substances, and many automotive products, are now marketed as being low-fat or fat-free. Americans are obsessed with fat content.
substance literature lilies
Misfortune had made Lily supple instead of hardening her, and a pliable substance is less easy to break than a stiff one. Edith Wharton
substance degradation recycling
In nature, no organic substance is synthesized unless there is provision for its degradation; recycling is enforced. Barry Commoner
substance matter cabinets
Disputing the commonsense notion that all events require the prior existence of some underlying matter or substance. There is no antecedent static cabinet. Alfred North Whitehead
substance words
They got the words right and the substance wrong, ... I'm very disappointed. Nell Minow
substance should deny
I do not deny the existence of material substance merely because I have no notion of it, but because the notion of it is inconsistent, or in other words, because it is repugnant that there should be a notion of it. George Berkeley
sweden streets
I've only ever been recognised in the street once. In Sweden, strangely. David Nicholls
sweden eating series
Eating in Sweden is really just a series of heartbreaks. Bill Bryson
sweden paparazzi following
We don't have paparazzi following you in Sweden. Alexander Skarsgard
sweden born piracy
I was born in Sweden, and in Sweden we are known for the piracy services. Daniel Ek
sweden forbidden
What is not forbidden in Sweden, is obligatory. Milton Friedman
sweden common
Marriage is not common in Sweden. Eva Gabrielsson
sweden tradition my-favorite
Thanksgiving is one of my favorite American traditions. I quickly picked it up when I moved to the U.S. from Sweden. Marcus Samuelsson
sweden nerdy abba
You're not really supposed to like ABBA in Sweden. It's nerdy. Izabella Scorupco