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freedom butterfly deny
I only ask to be free. The butterflies are free. Mankind will surely not deny to Harold Skimpole what it concedes to the butterflies. Charles Dickens
freedom tyrants mind
Tyrants have not yet discovered any chains that can fetter the mind. Charles Caleb Colton
free-will contrary
His will cannot be neutral or 'free' to act contrary to his nature. Charles Spurgeon
freedom water leaving
As muddy water is best cleared by leaving it alone, it could be argued that those who sit quietly and do nothing are making one of the best possible contributions to a world in turmoil. Alan Watts
free games line lost throws won
We've won some big games at the line this year, and we've lost some at the line. We know how important free throws are. Dell Leonard
freedom disappointment ego
Enlightenment is ego's ultimate disappointment. Chogyam Trungpa
freedom nice air
When you drop your unnecessary things, you finally can swoop and fly in vast space. It is so blue, so bright, and so nice, so airy and fresh. You can stretch your wings and breathe the air. You can do anything you want. You have experienced cheerfulness and joy, and finally the bliss of freedom occurs in you.
freedom democracy
Democracy: In which you say what you like and do what you're told. Dave Barry
freedom inquiry sake
There is no thought or situation that you can't put up against inquiry. Every thought, every person, every apparent problem is here for the sake of your freedom. Byron Katie
good-morning beauty nature
Nature gives to every time and season some beauties of its own; and from morning to night, as from the cradle to the grave, it is but a succession of changes so gentle and easy that we can scarcely mark their progress.
good-friend trying disability
Try not to associate bodily defect with mental, my good friend, except for a solid reason
good-life two evil
Of two evils, it is perhaps less injurious to society, that good doctrine should be accompanied by a bad life, than that a good life should lend its support to a bad doctrine.
good-things cruelty
A good thing can't be cruel.
good-man energy attention
Promptitude is not only a duty, but is also a part of good manners; it is favorable to fortune, reputation, influence, and usefulness; a little attention and energy will form the habit, so as to make it easy and delightful. Charles Simmons
good-day writing emotional
If you give me a typewriter and I'm having a good day, I can write a scene that will astonish its readers. That will perhaps make them laugh, perhaps make them cry - that will have some emotional clout to it. It doesn't cost much to do that. Alan Moore
goodbye farewell heart
The best things said come last. People will talk for hours saying nothing much and then linger at the door with words that come with a rush from the heart. Alan Alda
good-movie complicated enjoyable
A truly good movie is enjoyable too. There’s nothing complicated about it. Akira Kurosawa
good looking
We want them all to go on, and realistically they all have a shot. They all want to be state-placers and they're all looking to be pretty tough. I just want them all to have a good time.
hands feelings excess
The victims of ennui paralyze all the grosser feelings by excess, and torpify all the finer by disuse and inactivity. Disgusted with this world, and indifferent about another, they at last lay violent hands upon themselves, and assume no small credit for the sang froid with which they meet death. But, alas! such beings can scarcely be said to die, for they have never truly lived.
hands class two
Literature has her quacks no less than medicine, and they are divided into two classes; those who have erudition without genius, and those who have volubility without depth; we shall get second-hand sense from the one, and original nonsense from the other.
hands sorrow tears
If I dropped a tear upon your hand, may it wither it up! If I spoke a gentle word in your hearing, may it deafen you! If I touched you with my lips, may the touch be poison to you! A curse upon this roof that gave me shelter! Sorrow and shame upon your head! Ruin upon all belonging to you!
hands feet office
Skewered through and through with office-pens, and bound hand and foot with red tape.
hands library grew
I grew up on second hand bookshops and libraries. Charles Stross
hands soul half
I would rather lay my soul asoak in half a dozen verses [of the Bible] all day than rinse my hand in several chapters.
hands despair rope
Faith has a saving connection with Christ. Christ is on the shore, so to speak, holding the rope, and as we lay hold of it with the hand of our confidence, He pulls us to shore; but all good works having no connection with Christ are drifted along down the gulf of fell despair.
hands soap calling
There’s no shame about any honest calling; don’t be afraid of soiling your hands, there’s plenty of soap to be had.
hands ignorant used
And it came to pass that in the hands of the ignorant, the words of the Bible were used to beat plowshares into swords
jobs words-of-wisdom deception
"There is no deception now, Mr. Weller. Tears," said Job, with a look of momentary slyness, "tears are not the only proofs of distress, nor the best ones."
jobs character air
"I know quite enough of myself," said Bella, with a charming air of being inclined to give herself up as a bad job, "and I don't improve upon acquaintance..."
jobs reading years
I wanted an agent who would actually sell stuff. After two British agents failed comprehensively, I was reading Locus (the SF field's trade journal) and noticed a press release about an experienced editor leaving her job to join an agent in setting up a new agency. And I went "aha!" - because what you need is an agent who knows the industry but who doesn't have a huge list of famous clients whose needs will inevitably be put ahead of you. So I emailed her, and ... well, 11 years later I am the client listed at the top of her masthead!
jobs reading writing
What I read: while I'm writing, I tend to go off reading fiction for relaxation - especially the challenging stuff. It's too much like the day job.
jobs moving careers
It's time to question a job or career move when it seems like most energy is devoted to making things appear other than what they really are.
jobs film hard
Film-making is a physically hard job. Alan Parker
jobs asking way
I got my first job the old-fashioned way: I took an elevator to the top floor of many buildings and walked down floor by floor on the stairs going into every firm and asking the receptionist if she knew of any jobs available. Alan Patricof
jobs two together
One thing I will say - my job gets harder and harder. The more you understand about what you are capable of, the less the instrument can do it physically. It's an inverse equation, if that's the right phrase. I just slammed those two words together. It sounded right. Alan Rickman
jobs home feet
I have a photograph at home of Fred Astaire from the knees down with his feet crossed. It's kind of inspiring because it reminds me his feet were bleeding at the end of rehearsals. Yet when you watch him, all you see is freedom. It's a reminder of what the job is about in general, not just being in musicals.
percentage prison since
The percentage of Americans in the prison system, Prison system, has doubled since 1985 Serj Tankian
percentage population proportion
The percentage of African-Americans at (SDSU) in proportion to the population isn't equal.
percent possible preparing
We are preparing very well but it is not possible to be 100 percent secure.
percent relative
We usually keep it between 40 to 50 percent relative humidity, and around 65 to 70 degrees. Don Davis
percent
When you think about it, 'Siskel and Ebert' is reachable by 95 percent of televisions in U.S., Scott Smith
percent unless until wait
We're not going to put him in unless he's 100 percent. If he's 100 percent after today, we'll probably let him go at it. But if he's not, then we will wait until Saturday. Ken Hitchcock
percent
We have never, ever been 100 percent full. There are always rooms.
percent reach whether year
Whether we reach 1.7 percent this year does not really have much meaning.
percent reaches reducing reform social
There are many commitments I have made for reducing poverty. One is to reform social security. Social security reaches only 44 percent of Mexicans. One of my goals is to give social security to all the people.
shooter somebody
Somebody had fired a shot at the President, and I had to get myself between the shooter and the President and Mrs. Kennedy. Nothing else mattered.
shooter worst
I don't know about him being the worst (foul shooter on the team), but he's down there.
shooter shot year
He's a shooter with that gunslinger mentality. That was a big shot to put us up four, but he's done that all year for us.
shooter
He was always the better shooter on that team. I was the better defender. That part's still true. Justin Dentmon
shooter
But I think she?s a better shooter than I was as a freshman.
shooter
I've never proclaimed myself to be a shooter. But I am definitely a scorer. Lisa Leslie
throwers my-own
I don't compete with other discus throwers. I compete with my own history. Al Oerter
throw
When you throw strikes, they are going to get hits.
throwing good-success backing-up
I've had pretty good success with Stan (Musial) by throwing him my best pitch and backing up third. Carl Erskine
throw time
When I throw a softball, there's no time to think about the motion of my arm. I just look at the first baseman's glove and react. Keegan Bradley
throws youth
What the young one begs for, the grown-up throws away
throw trying win
We know we're not out there trying to throw games. If we were really trying to lose, how did we win this one? Andre Johnson
throwing
She (Ronk) is doing the job. She's throwing hard.
thrown
Even the best of us are thrown off some- times. Arthur Conan Doyle
throwing vehicles
There are vehicles tossed hither and yon just like throwing pick-up sticks, George Johnson