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fall rain wind
External heat and cold had little influence on Scrooge. No warmth could warm, no wintry weather chill him. No wind that blew was bitterer than he, no falling snow was more intent upon its purpose, no pelting rain less open to entreaty. Charles Dickens
fall mind excess
Minds, like bodies, will often fall into a pimpled, ill-conditioned state from mere excess of comfort.
fall vanity world
He [the miser] falls down and worships the god of this world, but will have neither its pomps, its vanities nor its pleasures for his trouble. Charles Caleb Colton
fall velocity vacuums
The soundest argument will produce no more conviction in an empty head than the most superficial declamation; as a feather and a guinea fall with equal velocity in a vacuum.
fall errors giving
Power. like the diamond, dazzles the beholder, and also the wearer; it dignifies meanness; it magnifies littleness; to what is contemptible, it gives authority; to what is low, exaltation. To acquire it, appears not more difficult than to be dispossessed of it when acquired, since it enables the holder to shift his own errors on dependents, and to take their merits to himself. But the miracle of losing it vanishes, when we reflect that we are as liable to fall as to rise, by the treachery of others; and that to say "I am" is language that has been appropriated exclusively to God!
fall giving wife
There is no quality of the mind, or of the body, that so instantaneously and irresistibly captivates, as wit. An elegant writer has observed that wit may do very well for a mistress, but that he should prefer reason for a wife. He that deserts the latter, and gives himself up entirely to the guidance of the former, will certainly fall into many pitfalls and quagmires, like him who walks by flashes of lightning, rather than the steady beams of the sun.
fall errors common
Let us not be too prodigal when we are young, nor too parsimonious when we are old. Otherwise we shall fall into the common error of those, who, when they had the power to enjoy, had not the prudence to acquire; and when they had the prudence to acquire, had no longer the power to enjoy.
fall passion world
You fear the world too much,' she answered gently. 'All your other hopes have merged into the hope of being beyond the chance of its sordid reproach. I have seen your nobler aspirations fall off, one by one, until the master passion, Gain, engrosses you. Have I not?
fall scary house
Around and around the house the leaves fall thick, but never fast, for they come circling down with a dead lightness that is sombre and slow.
voters needs taxpayers
We need them. We need scientifically literate voters and taxpayers for the future. Bill Nye
voters
The victor will be the one who gets the most voters out. Charles Rangel
voters
We're going to need those voters in the fall. Lindsey Graham
voters
I feel like the voters made their decision. Judy Davis
voters
I think voters appreciate that I'm not sitting in the back row, waiting for my turn. Steve Southerland
voters
Voters want to know, 'What are you going to do for me in office?' That's what it's about. Bob Mulholland
voters wary
Voters are looking for credibility and are wary of polish. At the end of the day, it doesn't really matter which candidate can more deftly read a teleprompter. Mark McKinnon
voters telling-the-truth
I'm appealing to voters by actually telling the truth. Kesha Rogers
voters purses irs
Most voters would rather have their purse or wallet stolen than be audited by the IRS. Frank Luntz
example moral success-in-life
One of the greatest objections which families have to New South Wales, is their apprehension of the moral effects that are likely to overwhelm them by bad example, and for which no success in life could compensate. Charles Sturt
example philosopher failing
Philosophers, for example, often fail to recognize that their remarks about the universe apply also to themselves and their remarks. If the universe is meaningless, so is the statement that it is so. Alan Watts
example energy exhausted
Any stressful thought that you have about the planet, for example, shows you where you are stuck, where your energy is being exhausted in not fully meeting life as it is, without condition. Byron Katie
example maybe might power somebody stuff
I thought maybe, just by never preaching, never doing any of that stuff because it doesn't work. By just maybe the power of example and some laughs, maybe somebody might go take a walk. Liza Minnelli
example simplest
Begin with the simplest examples. David Hilbert
example importance ifs
If there's ever an example of the importance of making bold bets and focusing on what you love, it's Twitter. Dick Costolo
example helping good-things
There are a lot of good things that we can do. Maybe my example can help someone. Cheryl James
example great kids leader proud
We're so proud of him. He's been a great leader and a great example for the other kids to follow. It's great for the program.
example good shot weird work
When we first shot it, something very, very weird happened, and it's a good example of how things work intuitively or are improvised. Atom Egoyan