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water listening erratic
The talker has found a hearer but not a listener; and though he may talk his very best for his own sake, you will find that his mental movements are erratic: they have no fixed centre and no definite object. His talk is like the water of a canal whose banks have given way, which rolls aimlessly hither and thither, without fulfilling any useful function, though it is the same water which was so helpful and serviceable, when it was confined within clearly marked limits by the restraining force of its earthy boundaries. Charles Dickens
water wet
You can't get wet from the word 'water.' Alan Watts
water mind trying
Of course, you can’t force your mind to be silent. That would be like trying to smooth ripples in water with a flatiron. Water becomes clear and calm only when left alone.
water should said
I abhor anything that constitutes torture. Water-boarding, its perfectly clear to me it is torture. I never supported extraordinary rendition to torture, always said that Guantanamo should be closed. There is no clash of ideals and pragmatism there. David Miliband
water sirens kind
My faith, inasmuch as I have any, is more like a kind of Joseph Campbell thing, and even that frequently finds itself tested to oblivion in siren waters. David Knopfler
water firsts looks
Sir,” James asked, “what are we going to do?” “We’re going to look for water,” said Alf. “And food?” said Tubby Ted. “Water first,” said Alf. “We can go days without food.” “We can what?” Tubby Ted shouted. Dave Barry
water flying trying
Turbulence: This is what pilots announce that you have encountered when your plane strikes an object in midair. You'll be flying along, and there will be an enormous, shuddering WHUMP, and clearly the plane has rammed into an airborne object at least the size of a water buffalo, and the pilot will say, "Folks, we're encountering a little turbulence." Meanwhile they are up there in the cockpit trying desperately to clean water buffalo organs off the windshield.
water long historical
I shared this insight with some other boat owners, and they all agreed that, definitely, putting your boar into the water is asking for trouble. Most of them have had their boats sitting in their driveways long enough to be registered historical landmarks.
water gold batteries
I invest in anything that Bernanke can't destroy including Gold, canned beans, bottled water and flashlight batteries.... David Stockman
pioneers settlers
Pioneers get slaughtered, and the settlers prosper. Daymond John
pioneers easy fascinating
It is not easy to be a pioneer - but oh, it is fascinating! Elizabeth Blackwell
pioneers highways nations
The footsteps of a pioneer become ultimately the highway of a nation. Ameen Rihani
pioneers levels satisfied
I'd like to be remembered as someone who wasn't satisfied with just one level of musicianship ... as someone who was a pioneer. Amy Winehouse
pioneers roles women-in-politics
Margaret Thatcher was a pioneer, willingly or unwillingly, for the role of women in politics, Meryl Streep
pioneers fiction use
Of course I didn't pioneer the use of food in fiction: it has been a standard literary device since Chaucer and Rabelais, who used food wonderfully as a metaphor for sensuality. Joanne Harris
pioneers blazing trails
It's not always as comfortable blazing the trail as it is walking on it. Joan Lunden
pioneers trails my-own
In a word I was a pioneer, and therefore had to blaze my own trail. Major Taylor
pioneers rebel designer
Rebels and non-conformists are often the pioneers and designers of change. Indira Gandhi
improvement
I improve on misquotation. Cary Grant
improvement months screens seeing
We are seeing a substantial improvement in the availability of flat-panel screens (from) two months ago, Michael Dell
improvement reason room weight work
The reason for his improvement was the work he put in in the weight room during the off-season. Kevin Toney
improvement kids looking
What we're looking for right now is improvement every week, ... We could go 0-10 or 10-0, as long as our kids get better every week. That's our goal.
improvement length
We're getting close. I like that. We usually find a length or two (improvement) when we come to Kentucky. He's got to be first or second. That's what we need.
improvement room
We're better. But there's still a lot of room for improvement.
improvement knew overnight seen
We knew this was not an overnight fix. That's not realistic. We're not at all panicky. I have seen improvement. David Williams
improvement
All improvement in your life begins with an improvement in your mental pictures. Brian Tracy
improvement monster remarkable time
She had a monster throw. It was remarkable improvement in a year's time or less.