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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
los-angeles
Los Angeles is one of those places where somebodies become nobodies and nobodies become somebody. Carlos Ruiz Zafon
los-angeles best-place 80s
I lived in Los Angeles in the '80s, which was not the best place to be. Corey Haim
los-angeles plastic constellations
Los Angeles is a constellation of plastic. Norman Mailer
los-angeles
I do actually like Los Angeles. Partly because I was told I wouldn't. Hugh Laurie
los-angeles accents ifs
I could do an American accent, if I were immersed in the accent, meaning if I were living back in Los Angeles and rehearsing and auditioning the whole time. Ioan Gruffudd
los-angeles parlor ends
Los Angeles is like a beauty parlor at the end of the universe. Emily Mortimer
los-angeles has-beens
I have been coming to Los Angeles since 1975 to perform. Emanuel Ax
los-angeles presses superfluous
I don't live in Los Angeles and I don't do a lot of superfluous press. Mary-Louise Parker
los-angeles has-beens
Los Angeles has been good to me. Lea Michele
chinatown explored general people though york
Chinatown is tremendously interesting... It's a part of the city that hasn't really been explored in crime literature or in any general literature. It's as though Chinatown didn't exist. People write about New York without mentioning Chinatown at all. S. J. Rozan
chinatown chinese connection early history respect spent utmost yorkers
Having spent many years working in New York's Chinatown restaurants early in my career, I have the utmost respect for the history and connection New Yorkers have with Chinese cuisine.
chinatown chinese claimed gives meant men woman
If all the Chinese men who claimed to be US-born actually were, it meant every woman in Chinatown would have to have had 800 sons. That gives you an idea what was going on.
chinatown problem
The problem of what to do with Chinatown is no more.
chinatown versions
We have different versions of what revitalizing Chinatown means.
chinatown last officials revealed shocked themselves
They really shocked Chinatown and all the officials when they revealed themselves last year.
chinatown chinese file lawsuit names quite ready shows stand willing workers
Chinese workers working in Chinatown are quite vulnerable. For them to be willing to come file a lawsuit in their names shows they are not only outraged, they are ready to stand up.
chinatown
It that hadn't happened, Chinatown would have died.