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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.
way littles common
We went our several ways," said Lady Dedlock, "and had little in common even before we agreed to differ. It is to be regretted, I suppose, but it could not be helped.
way liberation discovering
Zen is a way of liberation, concerned not with discovering what is good or bad or advantageous, but what is. Alan Watts
way reverse
You see, there's the way things seemed and then there's the way things were and one is so often the total reverse of the other. Alan Moore
way actors certain
Some actors come to the set ready to do their parts a certain way. Alan J. Pakula
way
An Englishmans way of speaking absolutely classifies him. Alan Jay Lerner
way limits tests
When I test I never go right to the limit. Only because when you are below the limit you can go at the same speed all day, and that's the only way you can be absolutely sure about what you are testing. Alain Prost
way scripts sound
I've always felt that I'm in a spontaneous business and if you script something, if you plan something, it will sound that way. Al Michaels
way branding sells
Branding is simply a more efficient way to sell things. Al Ries
way news categories
The best way to make news is to announce a new category, not a new product.
authority city everybody felt manager picked top
The only authority we had was to interview. Everybody made recommendations from different panels, and the city manager picked who he felt were the top three. Larry Hansen
authority enemies enemy greatest respect
Unthinking respect for authority is the greatest enemy of truth. Albert Einstein
authority avoid believe economy fuel order regulate sole
We believe that the (federal government) has sole authority to regulate fuel economy in order to avoid a patchwork quilt of fuel economy regulations.
authority bargain expect honor hope ready sports stand struck
We stand ready to honor the bargain we struck with the sports authority, and we hope and expect that the sports authority will do the same.
authority-and-power authority
My relationship to power and authority is that I'm all for it. Arnold Schwarzenegger
authority-and-power earth christ
Christ is the source of all true priesthood authority and power on earth. It is His work, in which we are privileged to assist. Dieter F. Uchtdorf
authority issue
We have no issue with adults who have authority over their own children.
authority calls condemn intention people property received sell side south wanting
We have no authority or intention to condemn property on the south side of the street. We have received some calls from people wanting to sell us property on the south side, but we told them we're not interested.
authority business property run taken
We have never, ever used that authority, ever. We have never run out and taken someone's property ever, that's just not the way we do business here.