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book night men
Although I am an old man, night is generally my time for walking. Charles Dickens
book reading writing
There are books of which the backs and covers are by far the best parts.
book knowledge men
Mathematicians have sought knowledge in figures, Philosophers in systems, Logicians in subtleties, and Metaphysicians in sounds. It is not in any nor in all of these. He that studies only men, will get the body of knowledge without the soul, and he that studies only books, the soul without the body. Charles Caleb Colton
book reading advice
When in reading we meet with any maxim that may be of use, we should take it for our own, and make an immediate application of it, as we would of the advice of a friend whom we have purposely consulted.
book merit lovers
We should choose our books as we would our companions, for their sterling and intrinsic merit.
book reading writing
Some read to think, these are rare; some to write, these are common; and some read to talk, and these form the great majority.
book reading writing
Many books require no thought from those who read them, and for a very simple reason; they made no such demand upon those who wrote them.
book writing companion
With books, as with companions, it is of more consequence to know which to avoid, than which to choose, for good books are as scarce as good companions, and in both instances, all that we can learn from baad ones is, that some much time has been worse than thrown away.
book men soul
He that studies only men will get the body of knowledge without the soul; and he that studies only books, the soul without the body.
jumping laughing creeps
You find out that the universe is a system that creeps up on itself and says 'Boo' and then laughs at itself for jumping. Alan Watts
jumping long littles
As long as we relate with our underlying primordial intelligence and as long as we push ourselves a little, by jumping into the middle of situations, then intelligence arises automatically. Chogyam Trungpa
jumping toads daylight
Whenever you see a toad jumping in broad daylight, then know that something is after its life. Chinua Achebe
jumping kickboxing stuff
I love to go bungee jumping, jump out of planes, ride motorbikes, do kickboxing. I love all that stuff Catherine Bell
jumping guy balls
A rebounder, or a shot-blocker for that matter, is always at a disadvantage if he tells himself the only way he can succeed is by out jumping the guy next to him. Sometimes he will have to, but most of the time he will not. Most of my rebounds came from positioning, where I was able to get the ball while in heavy traffic. Bill Russell
jumping rope fine
I was jumping rope. Everything was fine. And then suddenly everything seemed so futile. Charles M. Schulz
jumping crawling easier
Jumping jacks are easier to do than crawling jacks. Demetri Martin
jumping two mouths
There are two types of paparazzi. The ones who hide who get you with your mouth hanging wide open or jumping up and down like an idiot on the street. I much prefer them to the ones who come out and follow you. Dianna Agron
jumping race lust
Students are too busy jumping through the next hurdle in the résumé race to figure out what they really want. They are too frantic tasting everything on the smorgasbord to have life-altering encounters. They have a terror of closing off options. They have been inculcated with a lust for prestige and a fear of doing things that may put their status at risk. David Brooks
magic certainty i-can
I have lived with magic and without magic, and I can tell you with certainty that a life with magic is better.... Chris Bohjalian
magic ponies stories
If there’s a magic pony in the story, chances are I’ll read it. Chris Adrian
magic elements return
I'm not particularly interested in painting, per se. I'm interested in a painting that has that mysterious life to it. Anything that doesn't partake of that magic is halfway dead - it returns to its physical elements, it's just paint and canvas. Caio Fonseca
magic paper perfume
I stepped into the bookshop and breathed in that perfume of paper and magic that strangely no one had ever thought of bottling. Carlos Ruiz Zafon
magic antidote
The only antidote to the magic of images is the magic of words. Camille Paglia
magical natural
I see the world as a magical place. Therefore, it was only natural that magic wafted from my fiction like smoke. Nnedi Okorafor
magic done meetings
The magic to a great meeting is all of the work that's done beforehand.
magic television rooms
When we started in television, there was that magic box in the corner of the room, and 'Oh my gosh - look what it's doing!' Betty White
magic nerves method
There is no magic method of beginning... Take hold of your nerves, and jump. Arnold Bennett