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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.
poised position strong
We're in a very strong position right now. We're poised to make gains. Phil Singer
poised
She was impressive: articulate, poised and mature. I never got the idea she wielded a lot of influence.
poised situation talk type
I don't have to talk to Eli. If he were another type of personality, it would be different. But he's as poised a quarterback as you could want, and he handles every situation in an unflappable manner.
poised
He's a very poised quarterback and he has a feel for the game, Bill Cowher
poised stay
He wasn't mad. He just told us to stay poised and have fun.
poised
I think Marco is poised to have a big season.
poised
They are really poised to put everything together.
poised
He's very intelligent, not pretty intelligent. So I think he was poised to make a decision. Joe Torre
poise year
The whole year he showed that poise and composure.
stopped vehicles
Vehicles are being stopped and inspected as they should be.
stopped
You know what, I'm a big, big fan of 'Heroes,' but the day they told me that the end of the world was coming, and that day didn't come, I stopped watching. Enrico Colantoni
stopped
She wouldn't be around if she hadn't stopped smoking, Barbara Warren
stopped time
I stopped singing for a long time because it just wasn't something I was very passionate about. BeBe Winans
stopped
I've stopped racing to get to the red light. Kyle Chandler
stopped
Before I was governor, tuition was skyrocketing, and we stopped that. We capped and then we froze college tuition. George Allen
stopped writer
One of the big breakthroughs I had as a writer was when I stopped agonising over every word. Alastair Reynolds
stopped wars
Basically, it's been wars that have stopped Mardi Gras. G. H. Hardy
stopped
I feel that I got stopped (because I'm black),