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ideas house stories
She was the most wonderful woman for prowling about the house. How she got from one story to another was a mystery beyond solution. A lady so decorous in herself, and so highly connected, was not to be suspected of dropping over the banisters or sliding down them, yet her extraordinary facility of locomotion suggested the wild idea. Charles Dickens
ideas rocks tree
Ive always loved the idea of mythologies linked to or underlying everyday life, like the kami gods of Shintoism, where every rock, tree and stream has its own little god associated with it. Charles Soule
ideas yellow people
The idea of Curious Yellow, of surrender to a higher cause, seems to appeal to a certain small subset of humanity. These people manipulate the worm, customizing its payload to establish quisling dictatorships in its shadow, and the horrors these gauleiters invent in its service are far worse than the crude but direct tactics the original worm used. Charles Stross
ideas people want
People don't like the idea of consequences. They want to be able to live their life freely and do what they want to do without any consequences. And we know that's just not the way life is. Charles Stanley
ideas good-work ifs
Abhor all idea of being saved by good works, but O, be as full of good works as if you were to be saved by them! Charles Spurgeon
ideas world incredibles
The difficulty for most of us in the modern world is that the old-fashioned idea of God has become incredible or implausible. Alan Watts
ideas gentleman plausible
The idea of the Universe being ruled by that marvelous old gentleman, is no longer plausible. It isn't that anybody has disproved it, but it just somehow doesn't go with the vast infinitude of the Universe. Alan Watts
ideas stink masters
To remain caught up in ideas and words about Zen is, as the old masters say, to stink of Zen. Alan Watts
ideas matter certain
In other words, a person who is fanatic in matters of religion, and clings to certain ideas about the nature of God and the universe, becomes a person who has no faith at all. Alan Watts
words-of-wisdom speech earnest
A word in earnest is as good as a speech. Charles Dickens
words-of-wisdom crowds noise
Anything that makes a noise is satisfactory to a crowd. Charles Dickens
words-of-wisdom surprise me-alone
Surprises, like misfortunes, seldom come alone. Charles Dickens
words-of-wisdom littles captains
Captain Cuttle, like all mankind, little knew how much hope had survived within him under discouragement, until he felt its death-shock. Charles Dickens
words-of-wisdom causes obvious
The simplest and most obvious cause which can there be assigned for any phenomena, is probably the true one. David Hume
words-of-wisdom desire use
Do you know at this very moment you are surrounded by eternity? And do you know that you can use that eternity if you so desire? Carlos Castaneda
words-of-wisdom cheerful poor
Can you suppose there's any harm in looking as cheerful and being as cheerful as our poor circumstances will permit? Charles Dickens
words-of-wisdom records trials
Have I yet to learn that the hardest and best-borne trials are those which are never chronicled in any earthly record, and are suffered every day! Charles Dickens
words-of-wisdom classic trifles
Trifles make the sum of life. Charles Dickens
definitions protest restraint
In my definition I am a protest writer, with restraint. Chinua Achebe
definitions would-be world
The composition of a common world would be the definition of politics. Bruno Latour
definitions standards computing
The standard definition of AI is that which we don't understand. Bill Joy
definitions able sound
But when you have to deal with notes, and to be able to make a full definition of what a sound is - if you are not around that environment, then you'll find you lose that feel, that momentum, you lose all that. Dennis Brown
definitions pops these-days
I guess everyone has their own definition of what folk is or pop or whatever. I find it incredibly hard to describe music these days. Ed Droste
definitions pragmatism bottom
The definition of definition is at bottom just what the maxim of pragmatism expresses. Charles Sanders Peirce
definitions how-to-love would-be
Imagine how much easier it would be for us to learn how to love if we began with a shared definition. bell hooks
definitions firsts figures
By definition a sequel can't be original. So you've got to figure out what worked the first time around. Barry Sonnenfeld
definitions obedience said
You’ll come with us,” she said. “Sure,” Gavin said. “It wasn’t a request.” “Yes it was,” Gavin said. “When you don’t have power to compel obedience, by definition you’re making a request. Brent Weeks