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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.
driven panic rebound signal strong today yesterday
The plunge yesterday was driven by panic selling, the rebound today is a strong signal for buying. Castor Pang
driven ourselves power primal urges
The hypocrisy of some is that we like to think of ourselves as sophisticated and evolved, but we're still also driven by primal urges like greed and power. Michael Leunig
driven good group level patient players younger
We know we'll have to be patient as the younger players get comfortable with this level of hockey, but this is also a pretty driven group, ... This group can do a lot of good things.
driven meanings species stupid word
There are two meanings to the word dodo. The first one is a stupid person. The other is a species that was driven to extinction.
driven good
We try to be driven by what's a good story, what's truthful, and the drama of what happens next. Laura Innes
driven wrote
I'm still driven by the feeling I had when I wrote my first book or read a Mrs. Piggle-Wiggle adventure. Kate Klise
driven eight five four front government line national next politics saying state ten top year
I'm not driven to get back into politics. It's not on my top five things to do before I die, but saying that, I may be in politics in the next year or the next ten years. I've been on the front line for 12 years, four in state government, eight on the national level. J. C. Watts
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But I was ready for it and I knew I could do it. I've just turned 40, I have a son and I feel more settled and driven than ever. I think my 40s will be my most prolific time. It's a very rare life you get to lead as a sitcom guy. Eric McCormack
driven
We're a driven team. We know what we want and what we need to get it.
sister daughter brother
Your True Nature Is Love. There's Nothing You Can Do About It. Byron Katie
sisterhood feminist vicious
Lesbian feminists, for all their ideals of sisterhood and solidarity, can treat each other with a fickleness, a parasitic exploitativeness, and vicious spite that have to be seen to be believed. Camille Paglia
sister children only-child
I was an only child; I didn't have a sister, or sisters. Beverly Cleary
sister love-you rakhi
Whatever you do they will love you; even if they don't love you they are connected to you till you die. You can be boring and tedious with -sisters, whereas you have to put on a good face with friends. Deborah Moggach
sister memories past
You keep your past by having sisters. As you get older, they're the only ones who don't get bored if you talk about your memories.
sister world affection
You know full well as I do the value of sisters' affections: There is nothing like it in this world. Charlotte Bronte
sister justice funny-sister
Elder sisters never can do younger ones justice! Charlotte Mary Yonge
sister mother morning
A good wife is one who serves her husband in the morning like a mother does, loves him in the day like a sister does and pleases him like a prostitute in the night. Chanakya
sister christian brother
For many years, our Messianic Jewish brothers and sisters have paid a great price. Other Jews have rejected them, and the Christian church would require they walk away from their traditions to fit into the Gentile culture. We must face these past wrongs. Bill McCartney
slept
I think I slept on it wrong. It's not that bad.
slept
I slept the whole day and didn't budge. Billy Wagner
slept
He's probably sleeping. He hasn't slept for two days, he told me.
slept
I?m sorry, I haven?t slept in two days.