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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
details certain ifs
If God has positioned us in a certain place, we must leave all the details to Him. Charles Stanley
details fiction stories
I am drawn, as a reader, to detail-drenched stories about human lives affected as much by the internal as by the external, the kind of fiction that Jane Smiley nicely describes as 'first and foremost about how individuals fit, or don't fit, into their social worlds.' Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
details due durable entirely goods january orders report stronger underlying volatility
The plunge in durable goods orders in January is entirely due to volatility in transportation. The underlying details of this report are much stronger than the headline. John Ryding
details littles events
The pathetic almost always consists in the detail of little events. Edward Gibbon
details likely near seeing stage
What we're seeing right now is most likely stage one, with other details to come in the near future.
details difficult exposed goes goldfish gotten greedy hours intimate last life living media people pop public scrutiny stars
What makes life most difficult is the media intrusion, ... I think the public has gotten more and more greedy for the intimate details of their lives. These people are exposed to scrutiny 24 hours a day. We feel we have a right to know. We feel it's in the public interest. Even pop stars get more privacy. We just want to know every last detail. They are living in a goldfish bowl. And it never goes away.
details fans interest
I am a great fan of the universe, which I take literally: as one. All of it interests me, and it interests me in detail. Diane Ackerman
details died killer known
There are many details about this person and how she died that may be known only to her killer and little by little by us.
details small-details
The correct word is like any small detail - it enhances life. Alexandra Stoddard
problem chopping horns
...the habitual dualist's solution to the problem of dualism: to solve the dilemma by chopping off one of the horns.
problem holy judaism
We have no problems with Jews and highly respect Judaism as a holy religion. Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani
problem thousand right-place
As God is exalted to the right place in our lives, a thousand problems are solved all at once. Aiden Wilson Tozer
problem theological handiwork
Because we are the handiwork of God, it follows that all our problems and their solutions are theological.
problem bigs big-problems
The big problem is not whether the Bible is true. The big problem is whether it is true in you.
problem sort
We want to sort of put this out there that this is an institutional problem and not just one incident.
problem wells solutions
If you can properly define the problem, then you've already defined the solution as well. Chip Kidd
problem gender should
The problem with gender is that it prescribes how we should be, rather than recognising how we are.
problem victim
Those who fume at their problems become their victims.