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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. Alan Watts
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. Dave Barry
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. Dave Barry
water gold batteries
I invest in anything that Bernanke can't destroy including Gold, canned beans, bottled water and flashlight batteries.... David Stockman
wheels infinite providence
The axle of the wheels of the chariot of Providence is Infinite Love, and Gracious Wisdom is the perpetual charioteer. Charles Spurgeon
wheels fit gripping
Even if the steering wheel fits, you don't have to keep gripping it. Beth Moore
wheels fixed ends
You lose in the end unless you know how the wheel is fixed or can fix it yourself. Edna Ferber
wheels steps sometimes
Sometimes you get out from behind the wheel and let someone else step on the gas. Bob Dylan
wheels familiar familiar-things
When I've tried to reinvent the wheel, I get bashed for not doing the familiar things. Billy Corgan
wheels not-sure ancestor
Maybe my caveman ancestors invented the wheel or something. I'm not sure. Brendan Fraser
wheels wheel-of-time
There are no endings, and never will be endings, to the turning of the Wheel of Time. But it was an ending. Brandon Sanderson
wheels looks caught
Life, too, is like that. You live it forward, but understand it backward. It is only when you stop and look to the rear that you see the corpse caught under your wheel. Abraham Verghese
wheels turns stills
The wheel turns and turns and turns: it never stops and stands still. Anita Desai
politician disingenuous
There's the disingenuous duplicitousness, but you can apply that to every politician, really. David Cross
politician charisma
A great politician has great charisma. Catherine Zeta-Jones
politician
I'm only sort of a politician. Alexei Navalny
politician enjoy horrible
I would make a horrible politician, because I wouldn't enjoy my work. Billy Campbell
politician statesmen knows
You know, a statesman is a dead politician. Arlen Specter
politician knows
You know, everybody knows some of what politicians say is malarkey, and having somebody there to call them on it is good. I'd be happy to do that any time and any place. Elizabeth Edwards
politician
I don't like politicians who vacillate. Eliot Spitzer
politician rest
I should learn the language of a politician - give away as little and keep the rest to yourself. Not lie, I just want to be more guarded. Farooq Abdullah
politician public
Any politician in a democracy has to be mindful of public opinion. Douglas Alexander