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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..." Charles Dickens
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." Charles Dickens
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. Charles Caleb Colton
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. Charles Caleb Colton
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. Charles Caleb Colton
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. Charles Caleb Colton
character long aging
Short as life is, some find it long enough to outlive their characters, their constitutions and their estates. Charles Caleb Colton
felt
I always felt that I was a writer, that was what I had to do. Carlos Ruiz Zafon
felt invent people
I've felt a little culpable that we entrepreneurs often invent businesses just to drive people to buy more things. Lisa Gansky
felt scariest
'The Exorcist' is the scariest movie ever made. It just felt dead-on real, like you were watching the existence of the devil. M. Night Shyamalan
felt
We started off kind of sluggish. I felt like we could've come out better to play, but after we made some adjustments we were able to get things going. Ledawn Gibson
felt series
From the very beginning I felt that I would do a series, Barnett Newman
felt good momentum
We actually felt we had the momentum after that. It was good for our offense. Matt Hasselbeck
felt proper
We always felt we did the proper thing. Stan Clark
felt fitted movement
We always felt like we've never specifically fitted in with anyone; there's never been a movement surrounding what we're doing. Shirley Manson
felt finish game good guys healthy injured matter outcome season
We have to finish the season on a good note. It doesn't matter what the outcome of the game is, but we have to feel good about ourselves. I don't think we felt like that tonight. We have a lot of guys who are injured so we need to get healthy and ready. Petr Sykora
finished one-thing
One thing is about to be finished, but here is something that is only begun. And while I live it will continue Alan Paton
finish games months second short six spring training won work
We've won it before, and anything short of that is failure. You don't work the whole off-season, spring training and six months of games to finish second or third. If you don't win, you should feel it's a failure. Derek Jeter
finish hear hopefully mean ok running talked track
We've already talked about that and they're OK with that. I want them to hear that from me and let them know I'm going to finish what I started. Hopefully that'll mean we're running track into May. Corby Maurer
finish
We started together, and we are going to finish together. Carlos Rodriguez
finished slow
We started out kind of slow but we finished strong. Jeff Tageant
finishing interest knows
Actually, I have an interest in finishing my Ph.D., but I just know I never will. David Duchovny
finishing planning
I'm planning on finishing the Gospels at some point. Chester Brown
finished great hesitant oh risks seen studios yeah
Well, the studios don't really want to take those risks right off the bat. They'll take the risk after they've seen the finished product and say oh yeah we want that. This is a great film but they are hesitant to take the risk when you just see it on paper. Nia Long
finish projects
When I was in office, as a trustee and mayor, there were projects that were not finished. I just feel like I didn't finish what I started. Sandy Julian
greatness men mind
Great men, like comets, are eccentric in their courses, and formed to do extensive good by modes unintelligible to vulgar minds. Charles Caleb Colton
greatness deserving-it mind
Great minds had rather deserve contemporaneous applause without obtaining it, than obtain without deserving it. If it follow them it is well, but they will not deviate to follow it. Charles Caleb Colton
greatness men
In life we shall find many men that are great, and some that are good, but very few men that are both great and good. Charles Caleb Colton
greatness men too-much
Speaking generally, no man appears great to his contemporaries, for the same reason that no man is great to his servants--both know too much of him. Charles Caleb Colton
great-expectations secret tears
The secret was such an old one now, had so grown into me and become a part of myself, that I could not tear it away. Charles Dickens
great-expectations strange melancholy
So new to him," she muttered, "so old to me; so strange to him, so familiar to me; so melancholy to both of us!... Charles Dickens
great-expectations may done
But, in this separation I associate you only with the good and I will faithfully hold you to that always, for you have done far more good than harm, let me feel now what sharp distress I may. Charles Dickens
great-expectations may let-me
Let me feel now what sharp distress I may. Charles Dickens
greatness excellence littles
True greatness consists in being great in little things. Charles Simmons
history who-we-are way
History is a guide to navigation in perilous times. History is who we are and why we are the way we are. David McCullough
history want done
No harm's done to history by making it something someone would want to read. David McCullough
history social shank
History is the shank of the social sciences. C. Wright Mills
history lafayette might
For women, history does not exist. Murasaki, Sappho, and Madame Lafayette might be their own contemporaries. Cesare Pavese
history want grants
Everyone wants to be Cary Grant. Even I want to be Cary Grant. Cary Grant
history
When you think about it, history is made to be broken. That's the way we look at it. E. Hicks
history lists surprise
History is merely a list of surprises. It can only prepare us to be surprised yet again. Kurt Vonnegut
history
History! Read it and weep! Kurt Vonnegut
history disposition efficacy
But the power of instruction is seldom of much efficacy, except in those happy dispositions where it is almost superfluous. Edward Gibbon
necessary prepared respect strategic
We are prepared to do what is necessary with respect to strategic reserves, Sam Bodman
necessary prepared regards strategic
We are prepared to do what is necessary with regards to the strategic reserves, Samuel Bodman
necessary poetry utterance
From the catbird seat, I've found poetry to be the necessary utterance it has always been in America. Natasha Trethewey
necessary occur vital war
I feel like war should occur only for the most vital and necessary reasons, and only then. Sharon Stone
necessary
We are going to make the necessary adjustments to him not being around. Carl Elliott
necessary occurs start
When this occurs we have to start investigating and if necessary start a search. Tim Jones
necessary order others understood
The one book necessary to be understood by a divine, is the Bible; any others are to be read, chiefly, in order to understand that. Francis Lockier
necessary next protect steps stop terrorists
We're doing this to stop the next terrorists and to take necessary steps to protect the American people, James Sensenbrenner
necessary raise revolutions-and-revolutionaries ruin true
Plots, true or false, are necessary things, to raise up commonwealths, and ruin kings. John Dryden
pressure
There's always the pressure to make the movie good. Chris Carter
pressure surprise sometimes
Sometimes you surprise yourself with what you do under pressure. Chris Bosh
pressure start ton win worrying
We've already got a ton of pressure going out there. We can't start worrying about that we have to win this and we have to win that. We just had to go out there and try to get a run. Ben Broussard
pressure putting
We started putting pressure on them and rotating the ball. Greg Hill
pressure
Where there is pressure there is change, universally. Richard Hastings
pressure journalism kind
Journalism, some huge percentage of it, should be devoted to putting pressure on power, on nonsense, on chicanery of all kinds and if that's going to invite a lawsuit, well, bring it on. David Remnick
pressure honest deadline
To be honest with you, I'd rather not be working. When you work, there are all sorts of deadlines and pressures. I like to do one thing and take my time to do the other one. Benicio Del Toro
pressure
Pressure doesn't exist. We create it for ourselves. Derek Hough
pressure firsts
Twitter's a lot of work! That's the first thing I would say. There's so much pressure to be funny. Ari Graynor
ugly suits mood
Why should I spoil my mood by wearing an ugly suit? Bryan Ferry
ugly honest comedy
Comedy is ugly. It's honest, it's raw. Aisha Tyler
ugly fame stressful
You know, I did not like being famous. It was a stressful and ugly time, and I'm glad it's over. Diablo Cody
ugly looks action
... But then again, a person could turn ugly. Their actual look could change when their actions were repulsive. Deb Caletti
ugly flawless
There's something ugly about the flawless. Dennis Lehane
ugly vices mask
Vice knows [its] ugly, so [it] puts on [a] mask. Benjamin Franklin
ugly vices virtue
Vice knows she is ugly, so puts on her mask. Benjamin Franklin
ugly found difficult
I tried to make myself as pretty as possible and even then I thought I was ugly. I found it madly difficult to go out, to show myself. Brigitte Bardot
ugly tribes novelists
The complexion of a novelist is seldom rosy (Paul Bailey once announced to a heavy-hearted audience of novelists at PEN that we have always been an ugly tribe). We are engaged in indoor activity, haemorrhoidal, prone to chillblains, poor of circulation. Jane Gardam
winter darkness scrooge
Darkness is cheap, and Scrooge liked it. Charles Dickens
winter age lapland
Cheerfulness ought to be the viaticum vitae of their life to the old; age without cheerfulness is a Lapland winter without a sun. Charles Caleb Colton
winning race looks
If we look backwards to antiquity it should be as those that are winning a race. Charles Caleb Colton
wine order water
In order to try whether a vessel be leaky, we first prove it with water before we trust it with wine. Charles Caleb Colton
wings gone originality
All the poets are indebted more or less to those who have gone before them; even Homer's originality has been questioned, and Virgil owes almost as much to Theocritus, in his Pastorals, as to Homer, in his Heroics; and if our own countryman, Milton, has soared above both Homer and Virgil, it is because he has stolen some feathers from their wings. Charles Caleb Colton
wind literature wave
Commerce flourishes by circumstances, precarious, transitory, contingent, almost as the winds and waves that bring it to our shores. Charles Caleb Colton
wind fire tale-of-two-cities
Then tell Wind and Fire where to stop," returned madame; "but don't tell me. Charles Dickens
winning race obstacles
Ride on! Ride on over all obstacles and win the race. Charles Dickens
wine paris six
Along the Paris streets, the death-carts rumble, hollow and harsh. Six tumbrils carry the day's wine to La Guillotine. Charles Dickens