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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.
situation tough
We're in a tough situation right now. We'll find out what we're made of. Gary Williams
situation time
We're in a situation where time is of the essence, Herman Edwards
situation strong
We're in a situation now where you have to play it out and fortunately we have very strong contingency plans. Dennis Kavelman
situation our-lives
There is something in even the darkest situations that we can make a positive in our lives. Deborah Norville
situation
Forgiveness doesn't make the situation OK, it makes you OK. Beth Moore
situation turn
We got to this situation not overnight. We're not going to turn it around overnight.
situation findings happens
I set up situations that involve abandoning control and finding out what happens. Brian Eno
situation
Set up a situation that presents you with something slightly beyond your reach.
situation step
This was a situation where everybody's got to step up and do what they do.
havens
...and what it all comes down to is that I haven't got it all figured out just yet. Alanis Morissette
havens ifs
If I haven't seen it, it's new to me. Charles Manson
havens known
I haven't known life to be happier. Brad Pitt
havens ifs
I act like I'm 14, if you haven't figured that out yet. David Copperfield
havens
I haven't shoplifted since I was 13. Chuck Palahniuk
havens
Everything I see is something I haven't memorized. John Cage
havens i-can
There is nothing I can say that I haven't thought before. Kurt Cobain
havens ifs
If you haven't had your life what have you had? Henry James
havens
There isn't much to say. I haven't been at all deedy. Ivy Compton-Burnett