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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.
complex difficult order presence require time
We started this for the right reasons, ... We're on the right track. It is a very, very difficult and complex track. But in order to get there, it is going to require the presence of Americans for probably a long time to come. You'll see us downsize, I hope, immediately. But it is still going require us to be there for a while to come. Saxby Chambliss
complex due front locations ubiquitous
Clearly-drawn front lines have become a thing of the past due to complex locations with ubiquitous enemy threats. Niki Tsongas
complexes talking three
When you take those three complexes alone, you're talking about hundreds of units.
complex far impose life structures suspicious tendency writers
It's worth being suspicious of writers - or anyone! - who does that myth-making thing. There's always a tendency to retrospectively impose structures on a life. Life as it's lived has a far more complex shape. Guy Gavriel Kay
complex familiar games good players team though whether won year
Whether they had the new players or not, they're still a team we're not familiar with. They're a complex team and even though they haven't won many games this year they still have some good qualities, especially with the new players they've added. Amado Guevara
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What this document gives us is rare insight into the imponderable process of decision-making by which this most complex of quartet movements is made over into a work for piano four-hands.
complex
What's really complex about it is you're going to have to do allocations you've never had to do before.
complex engaging last
Working with celebrities has become, over the last decade, a lot more complex with so many more nonprofits engaging with celebrities.
complexity greater increased life sort sublime toward unfolding
If the process of life is about moving toward increased complexity and organization, a sort of sublime unfolding of greater and greater self-organizing systems, then we're actually doing pretty well. Jason Silva
create family force great period rehearsal shoot time wonderful
What was really wonderful about the 'Doubtfire' shoot is that we had this really long rehearsal period in the beginning. That was a great time to get to know each other. We got to know each other and to create the family vibe. So we really didn't have to force it. Lisa Jakub
created creates federal government job people project work
The federal government has never created one job that is sustainable long term. It creates government project work but not creating real work where people are. Michael Steele
created general government inspector position
The position of the (Interior Ministry) general inspector was not created by the government, it had been there before the new government was formed.
create people protect
the people who create it want the most to protect it. John Brown
create elementary industrial school tucked
We've actually tucked the elementary school back with the industrial to create a little more buffer.
created defense floor greatest man played press switch
We started out on a full-court press, but we had to switch to a man all over the floor when the press was not working. We created a lot of turnovers and our defense made opportunities for our offense. That is the greatest defense we have played all year.
creates offense running spread
We spread the offense to spread the opposing defenses and that really creates running room.
create wherever
Wherever he goes, he's probably going to create a lot of controversy. That's why he's one of the greatest. Omar Vizquel
create davis expect point raiders walk
When you walk out there, when you into that stadium, you walk out there with a presence. Mr. Davis called it a swagger. I just want to get back to the point where when we walk into a stadium, they know the Raiders are in town. And when we walk into the Coliseum, the Raiders are here. ... We've got to create that attitude, and that's what I expect to do. Art Shell
subjects
I like to read about subjects unrelated to my work, especially history. Bruno Tonioli
subjects picks ifs
Everyone to me has to pick a subject to talk about in music if you're going to be a writer. Barry White
subjects
Writers do not find subjects; subjects find them. Elizabeth Bowen
subject
If I am to judge others, I should be subject to be judged. You make your bed, you must lie in it. Nigel Barker
subject
I don't really write for an audience. I just write what the subject seems to me to require. Garry Wills
subject wrote
I remember when I wrote songs when I was about 16, they all sounded the same because I didn't know anything. And all the subject matter was all the same because I hadn't actually done much. Gin Wigmore
subject
Mr. Rove is still a subject of the investigation.
subject
I am subject to expulsion if I divulge anything that is going on.
subject
I don't think it has anything to do with the subject matter.
tackle trying
I was trying to tackle Dante Hall, and that wasn't going to happen.
tackled
We were fundamentally sound, we tackled better and we had some big plays.
tackled
I look at him like, hmmm, I just tackled him. Ryan Clark
tackled
As much as I can and am able to, with the projects that are presented to me, I try to just really choose things that are challenging and are something I haven't tackled before. Michelle Monaghan