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across approach community ensure mind needs scale systematic users
We want to scale this across the community of users in a systematic approach to ensure we keep in mind the users' needs and requirements. Terry Edwards
across buying clearly client products seen selling
We have seen buying across products and client types. But clearly they're being overwhelmed by the selling in New York. Adam Mackillop
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We have seen bears in the trees across from Signal Hill Elementary. Some fruit-bearing trees don't attract bears such as cherry trees because the fruit is quite small. David Allen
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We have seen across all genders a very healthy increase in home improvement projects, particularly those geared toward the inside of the home. David Sandor
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We have as of last night opened relief centers on various proposed points of movement across the Line of Control, Shaukat Aziz
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We have no real idea what the number next week will be, but we can be pretty sure that for the next few weeks the data will tell us next to nothing about the state of the economy across the country outside the areas hit by the storm. Ian Shepherdson
across actions announce businesses clear decide fewer individual jobs layoffs leave meet modest necessary overall plan targets
We have no layoff targets and no company-wide numbers. We never announce overall layoffs because we don't plan for them across GE. We leave it up to individual businesses to decide what actions are necessary to meet their objectives. However, it's clear we'll need fewer jobs at GE because of redundancies from the Honeywell acquisition, the Montgomery Ward bankruptcy, modest volume-related reductions and GE's digitization activities. Gary Sheffer
across fairly putting trying
When you're writing stuff that's already clotted with neologisms and trying to get across fairly abstruse concepts, you're already putting a heavy burden on the reader. Alastair Reynolds
across free parents stop students talk walking
We want parents to talk to kids. It's free speech. We can't stop students from participating. But if they do this, first of all, it's skipping school. And second, talk to them about safety. If you're walking across town, be careful. Jay Remy
best-practices cost reduction
Synergies are not only about cost reduction. Synergies can be access to markets, exchange of products, avoiding overlaps, exchange of best practices. Carlos Ghosn
best great players recruit
We want to recruit the very best players in the country. That's why we're here right now: We have great players. Ben Howland
best best-friends country help parallel people president reassure situation states truly united united-states
We want to reassure the president and the people of the United States that we are their best friends and their neighbour, and we will be there to help them in a situation that truly is without parallel in our country or theirs, Anne McLellan
best changes
We want to quicken the game. We think these changes are the best way of doing it. Jerry Colangelo
best floor given happen players teams
We want to put our best players on the floor at any given time. Some teams happen to be guard-oriented like us. Ritchie McKay
best group large players push time until work
We want to push that back. It would be best for us to work with a large group of players for longer. Hopefully, we'll have time until shortly before the tournament. Juergen Klinsmann
best chances creating entertainment fans means possible provide team winning
We want to provide the best possible entertainment for our fans and that means creating a winning team and maximizing their chances of success. Richard Clarke
best execute point
We have to get to the point where we find out what we do best and execute it to a 'T,' Sam Cowart
best inside internet kids utilize
We have to get our kids to utilize the best Internet filter, and that's the one inside their heads. Parry Aftab
deliver doubt splendid
We have no doubt that BOCOG will deliver in a splendid way. Jacques Rogge
delivering engine events increased less members respond revenue services today value
We have refocused the organization on delivering more to the membership. Today we are less about being an engine for revenue for events and more about increased value for our members through services that respond to our members' needs. Jim Kelly
deliver messages model role socially
We use him as a role model to deliver socially responsible messages to children, ... We take him just about every place we go. Rick Adams
deliver raise success
The reality of the writer's world is that you set yourself up for disappointment with every success that you deliver because with every success you raise your readers' expectations. Ashwin Sanghi
delivered dollar good montana passing philosophy products provide resources trying wear
We know we have good Montana products here that can be delivered all over the world. We're now trying to provide the resources and the direction, even the philosophy of 'trade or die.' If we just keep passing around the same dollar here, it will wear out. Webb Brown
delivered excuses government hide nations obstacles scary uk
UK Sport and the government have delivered and there can be no excuses now. There are not many nations in the world that have the same backing. It's scary because all the obstacles have been removed and there is nothing for us to hide behind. Dave Brailsford
deliver good hearing stance
We are hearing some pretty good news, but we have to take a wait-and-see stance and see if they deliver when they report. John Jacobs
deliver fourth quarter
We did not deliver in the fourth quarter and that was unacceptable. Charles Jr
deliver firmness gained message openness perhaps prime state stood together
The one who has perhaps gained the most is the prime minister, who stood for the state and managed to deliver a message of firmness together with a message of openness to society. Dominique Moisi
efficient government whenever
Whenever you have an efficient government you have a dictatorship. Harry S Truman
efficient suddenly
When you're used to seeing someone being coldly efficient on court and suddenly they go on stage and into your world - it's fascinating. Adrian Smith
efficient federal future loans match money partly perkins program recycled resources schools students ways
The Perkins program is one of the most efficient ways to use federal resources -- schools partly match federal capital, and all the money is recycled into loans for future generations. Students need Perkins more than ever. Harrison Wadsworth
efficient members prompt proud team
We are proud of our team members who, in a prompt and efficient manner, extinguished the smoke. Kathy Shepard
efficient exploiting
Basically, I want to make all of humanity more efficient by exploiting the human cycles that get wasted. Luis von Ahn
efficient pressure starting team
We're starting to take some of that pressure off Shawn a little bit. That's made us a more efficient team offensively. Ryan Duft
efficient existing forms
We must continue research into new forms of energy and into more efficient use of existing energy sources. Mac Thornberry
efficient playing tired
When we get the ball, we're not as efficient because we're tired and often take the first shot. We're playing into our opponents' hands. Jim Bolla
efficient minutes played stay
She was very efficient with her minutes. She played 19 minutes and had 20 points. Part of it, I think, is that she is able to stay fresh. Gail Goestenkors
ensure people
We have safeguards to ensure people aren't deported who shouldn't be. Jeff Lungren
ensures exercising improves levels morning time
Exercising first thing in the morning ensures that you'll have the time for it, and it improves your self-control and energy levels all day long. Travis Bradberry
ensure pope visit
The pope is our guest. ... We will do everything to the hilt to ensure that the visit will be historic, Fidel Castro
ensure growth increase lives rural stable urban
Ultimately, stable growth will ensure that urban and rural incomes increase and people's lives improve. Li Keqiang
ensure fidelity smooth
Fidelity does have a succession plan in place to ensure a smooth transition. Edward Johnson, III
ensure strengthen time
Now is the time for us to strike. We must strengthen our foothold in Asia, to ensure no nation overtakes us. Lawrence Summers
ensure experience help liberties local nationals oath oppressed soldiers states took united
We are here to ensure we help the local nationals live and experience the same liberties we have in the United States without being oppressed by terrorists. These Soldiers took an oath to do this duty. Mike Lee
ensure exploring given next opportunity passage possible prepared provide responsibility stage student students work
We have a responsibility to ensure that every student is given every opportunity to be prepared for, and to pass, the CASHSEE. We are exploring every possible way to work with these students to provide their passage to the next stage of their future. Bob Collins
ensures frame freedom guarantee happiness hopeful individual laws maximum minimal social
To guarantee the individual maximum freedom within a social frame of minimal laws ensures - if not happiness - its hopeful pursuit. John Updike
experience opportunity people provide space ways
We want to provide the opportunity for people to experience space in as many ways as possible. Eric Anderson
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We have to go out, and whatever happens on one play, whether good or bad, we have to go to the next play. We gained valuable experience since the game we played them. We've executed better, so I just can't wait to see us putting it out there. Anthony Davis
experience five fun guys plays solid staff
We have a solid staff and we have five guys that have experience and know how to pitch. It's going to be a fun year. We've still got to go out and play the games, but we have the potential. We'll see how it plays out. Chris Carpenter
experience far learning players specific taking
We have no specific expectations about how far we will go now. We just want the players to keep learning from the experience of taking part in these international matches. Zhang Ning
experience fastball good learning pitch tough whenever
Whenever you don't have fastball command, it's pretty tough to get everything else to work. If anything, it's a good learning experience to know that the fastball is the most important pitch you throw. Sal Fasano
experience information instead lecturing people reading talking
We want people to experience as much as they can instead of talking at them, lecturing at them, or reading information to them. Annette Brown
experience tells trying
We were trying to be everything to everyone. My experience tells me that sometimes that doesn't work. You can't really differentiate yourself in the marketplace. Gayle Devin
experience
It is far better to borrow experience than to buy it. Charles Caleb Colton
experience games played ready road
We have played more games on the road ... we've had that experience already. We're ready to play, and we know we have to play well. Tara VanDerveer
family children activity
I have my family, my children - I have a lot of outside activities. Carlos Ghosn
family feeling felt fresh full fun great music offer recreate values
When Family Values first started it felt like music was fresh and exciting. We want to recreate that same feeling for our fans, and offer them a full day of fun and some great music. Jonathan Davis
family
We want her back. Our family is aching. Joyce Kesse
family mother father
Like all my family and class, I considered it a sign of weakness to show affection; to have been caught kissing my mother would have been a disgrace, and to have shown affection for my father would have been a disaster. Agnes Smedley
family song blood
But there were years when, in search of what I thought was better, nobler things I denied these, my people, and my family. I forgot the songs they sung - and most of those songs are now dead; I erased their dialect from my tongue; I was ashamed of them and their ways of life. But now - yes, I love them; they are a part of my blood; they, with all their virtues and their faults, played a great part in forming my way of looking at life. Agnes Smedley
family happiness being-happy
Happy is said to be the family which can eat onions together. They are, for the time being, separate, from the world, and have a harmony of aspiration. Charles Dudley Warner
family blood giving
Family not only need to consist of merely those whom we share blood, but also for those whom we'd give blood. Charles Dickens
family government community
The family is the most basic unit of government. As the first community to which a person is attached and the first authority under which a person learns to live, the family establishes society's most basic values. Charles Caleb Colton
family philosophy character
Accidents will occur in the best-regulated families; and in families not regulated by that pervading influence which sanctifies while it enhances... in short, by the influence of Woman, in the lofty character of Wife, they may be expected with confidence, and must be borne with philosophy. Charles Dickens
flags raised
would not have raised any flags for me. Ron Carey
flags wave american-flag
If you wave a flag, make it an American Flag. Antonio Villaraigosa
flags imagine missed onto red site walking
I can't imagine someone walking onto that site and not having red flags go up. Someone missed this big time. Kurt Woerner
flags gone stories
A regime that wraps itself in the flag of truth fears truth most of all, for if its story is falsified to the slightest degree, its authority is gone. Orson Scott Card
flags history stand taken trying
Those flags tell the whole story. We've taken a stand here. It's not because we're trying to grandstand, there's history involved, Ken Brown
flags week
We get the flags a week (before the event). Greg Pettis
flags hope next
We hope to have more flags next year. John Earl
flags industry job people revolution six
Our industry is going through another revolution cycle. Six Flags has just been sold. There are individuals and people in the job marketplace who haven't been in the marketplace in a while. Dennis Speigel
flags kidding kids red
Some of the things that kids will say in interviews, the red flags that are raised, are unbelievable. You'll say to yourself, 'You're kidding me, right?' And I will know: That kid is not getting in. Wendy Smith
guest henry hung series star time tv
When I was 10 or 11, I was on this TV series called 'Dead Man's Gun' and Henry Winkler was a guest star. He hung out with me and my brother the whole time. We had no idea who he was. Our parents were star struck. Reece Thompson
guest
I did a guest appearance on The Practice and loved it. Sharon Stone
guests world comedy
I feel like women are frequently seen as guests in the comedy world.... Chelsea Peretti
guests hesitate managing number sensitive
We have a number of guests who want to come here more often but hesitate because they are appropriately sensitive to managing their calorie intake, Peter Dunn
guests dull fighter
The latter end of a fray, and the beginning of a feast, Fits a dull fighter, and a keen guest. William Shakespeare
guests largest
When it comes right down to it, it's our guests who have the largest say in the determination. Chuck English
guest love spots
What I really want to do is comedy. I would love to do some guest star spots on some single-camera comedies. Katie Featherston
guests
(She) also (said) that she wanted me to be one of the first guests on her show. Martha Stewart
guests fifty lectures
I will gladly lecture for fifty dollars, but I'll not be a guest for less than a hundred. Elbert Hubbard
helpful
Being maniacal about something is very helpful. Bill Gates
helpful incredibly
She's very private, but she was incredibly helpful to me, Charlize Theron
helpful reason
I enjoyed the fans thoroughly, and they were always helpful. They were the reason that I tried so hard over the years. Arnold Palmer
helpful
One of the things I think we were helpful in doing was getting some exposure. Patricia Wright
helpful home rarely stated values
One of the stated values at IronPort was 'work/life balance,' but I wasn't living it. I was rarely home. And when I was home, well, let's just say I wasn't particularly helpful or cheery. Scott Weiss
helpful lives observing stories turned
I was always observing my siblings and hearing stories about their lives that turned out to be helpful as an actress. Blake Lively
helpful relationship terrific
We had no idea how well-connected he was in the industry. And he has a terrific relationship with Snoop, so that was very helpful as well. Bootsy Collins
helpful
I was intimidated at first, ... But everyone was very helpful and kind. Andrea Martin
helpful mean people relatively straight
People like the plan. It doesn't mean that the Dow's going straight to 9,000, but this could be relatively helpful for the market. Jim Volk
members undead
You stole from a member of the undead Darren Shan
members nations united
All countries, big or small, strong or weak, are equal members of the United Nations. Nong Duc Manh
members sexiest placebo
Stef is officially the sexiest member of Placebo Brian Molko
members primary protect staff student students
The primary consideration was to protect the student himself, and protect the students around him, as well as the staff members that were there. Jay Dillon
members officials original together tribe university wonder
University officials and tribe members are working together on the appeal. We were heartened by (Tuesday's) news, and we think it's the right decision. Frankly, we wonder if (the NCAA) ever read some of the original documentation we filed in the first place. Steve Smith
members soon took union
When UTC took over there were 900 employees. Now there's 500 union members and soon it will be down to 350. Ted Dever
members
I am very appreciative the members thought enough of me to make me their president. George Henderson
members sudden worked
Frankly, I don't think they've worked members very much, and then all of the sudden we get an ultimatum. It just doesn't feel to me like there's been enough groundwork done. Marty Brown
members parties political politics society sort work
Without the political parties and the volunteering work of their members day in, day out, we would have a very different sort of politics and society. David Blunkett
parking seniors trouble visitors walking
We have no on-site parking for visitors, family, etc. This is a seniors building. Many of our visitors are seniors and have trouble walking 100 yards. Tom Hamilton
park people season
We want people to still be discovering new things about this park in season two, Joseph Spear
parks reality serious texans unless
The reality is parks are in serious trouble. Unless you own your own ranch, the parks are what most Texans have to go to. Walt Dabney
park round shall stuff thinking wander
When I m old I shall give up writing the big stuff and shall wander round the park thinking of songs. Lloyd George
park
We are, after all, at the centennial of the Olmstead park plan. Peter Jackson
parks steps chance
When it's your chance to step up to the plate, just hit it out of the park, and everybody will forget about everything that came before. Brian McKnight
parks bears investment
Bears don't live on Park Avenue. Bernard Baruch
parks pigeons
I'll sit in the park and feed the pigeons for a while.' We don't have pigeons.' Then I'll feed the pterodactyls. Dean Koontz
parking people rescued rooftops spent
Most of these people were rescued from rooftops and parking lots, ... Most of them spent part of the day (Monday) in a rescue helicopter. Jennifer Granholm
parks reality serious texans unless
The reality is parks are in serious trouble. Unless you own your own ranch, the parks are what most Texans have to go to. Walt Dabney
parks steps chance
When it's your chance to step up to the plate, just hit it out of the park, and everybody will forget about everything that came before. Brian McKnight
parks bears investment
Bears don't live on Park Avenue. Bernard Baruch
parks pigeons
I'll sit in the park and feed the pigeons for a while.' We don't have pigeons.' Then I'll feed the pterodactyls. Dean Koontz
parks-and-recreation littles balls
Sometimes you gotta work a little, so you can ball a lot. Aziz Ansari
parks state wants
We would be cooperative if state parks wants it. Maxine Shane
parks skate watch
We got skate parks in different states, but me skating? Nah, I'm too gangster; I can't rock with it. But I watch it. Birdman
parks safest
It is one of the safest parks in the world. Andrew Spano
parks rosa
I was here when Rosa Parks started and I just wanted to be here when she departed, Joseph Lowery
pleasant fellows
I am not generally regarded as a pleasant or socially minded fellow. Caryl Chessman
pleasant
We must all learn to hear what we do not like. The question is not, 'Is it pleasant?' but, 'Is it true?' Charles Spurgeon
pleasant
Mr. Volcker has said that 'the findings do not make for pleasant reading,' and I agree. Kofi Annan
pleasant potential reality sixth
On paper,we should be fifth, sixth or seventh. The reality is, they have the potential to be a pleasant surprise. David Graham
pleasant
(Friday) has been a pleasant day all around. Tyler Walker
pleasant sweetest though trick ugly
One ugly trick has often spoiledThe sweetest and the best;Matilda, though a pleasant child,One ugly trick possessed. Ann Taylor
pleasant spoiled sweetest though trick ugly
One ugly trick has often spoiled The sweetest and the best; Matilda, though a pleasant child, One ugly trick possessed. Ann Taylor
pleasantly somewhere
I think it's a problem when something's a dream because it'll never live up to your expectations. It's better to go somewhere thinking it'll be horrible, and then be pleasantly surprised. Karl Pilkington
pleasant
It is more pleasant to remember others than to be remembered. Henry J. Heinz
policy
I hear this all the time: 'Obama's policies aren't working.' He hasn't been allowed to put his policies into place. Bill Maher
policy motown
Motown's policy was to build one act at a time or their favorites. Brenda Holloway
policy political trying
I take policy seriously; I'm not just trying to be a political hack. Dave Brat
policy remaining time writer
I am a writer who has a policy to allocate 90 percent of my time for research and the remaining 10 percent to write. Andrea Hirata
policy resolve together trying work
We're trying to work together to resolve policy issues. Allen Zaremberg
policy
To say there is no policy is incorrect. Louis Pitschmann
policy running students
The policy they got is just a policy. The students are running the show. Bridgett Williams
policy says schools
The policy says any new schools being built, John Whiting
policy restraint
The policy of restraint is over. This is a law-abiding country, and that is how everyone has to behave. Gideon Ezra
providers step ultimately
Ultimately there could be two providers in Portsmouth, ... one step at a time. John Gregg
providence mark ifs
We must mark God's providence leading us; and if providence tarries, tarry till providence comes Charles Spurgeon
provides recognize turn turned vehicle
When you turn it on, it will recognize that that vehicle turned it on - date, time, everything. It essentially provides accountability. Megan Crandall
provide strongly
I strongly disapprove of torture and have never and would never provide assistance in its process. Martin Seligman
provide run
We're going to run some new plays, and we think they're going to provide us some more momentum. Paul LaViolette
provided statements
Many of the statements (appeared) to have been provided to her. David DeFazio
provide services
We're being called on to provide services we don't have, John Barnett
provides release released sure
If this provides them with a justification to release Jill, that would be wonderful, but we are not sure it will. We just want her released by any means. Tom Casey
provided
I can eat beef, provided it's minced in disguise. I couldn't eat a gammon steak. Forget it. Paul O'Grady
service speak terms
We want them to speak up on what they want in terms of service and care. Rhonda Bright
service-culture get-better culture
Your customers get better when you do. Bill Gates
services social
We're going to try and make it a one-stop social services fair, Dan Bailey
service
She can do everything. Her service killed us. The way she started the match, that put us back on our heels. TR Harlan
service-culture care inspirational-customer-service
If we don't take care of our customers, someone else will. Edgar Mitchell
service social sure understand
We want to make sure they understand it's not just a social thing but a service organization. Dick Miller
service survived
We've survived 50 years because of our service. David Turangal
services
China's Web has grown away from just duplicating services from the U.S. Jerry Yang
service technology
I feel every technology can be abused, but fundamentally we put new technologies into the service of humanity. Sebastian Thrun
six weeks
We have six weeks to go, ... With your help, we can make it happen. Michael R. Bloomberg
six-months botox dallas
Every six months I fly to Dallas to get botox and I also get collagen injections. Janice Dickinson
six wake-up hours
I train six to seven hours every single day. I wake up six days a week and know that it's going to be the same thing. Bryan Clay
six seven threat
Have I gotten any threats? All I get is threats. I get at least six or seven a day. Betty Shabazz
six twelve bliss
There is no human bliss equal to twelve hours of work with only six hours in which to do it. Anthony Trollope
sixty
Sixty is just a number. I don't feel 60. Bob Eastwood
six
Six times now, huh. That's not too bad. Jessie Pettit
six skateboarder wanted
Actually, I've always wanted to be a professional skateboarder ever since I was about six. Bam Margera
six slowly throw
We're going to be with them a lot for at least the first six months, then slowly wean them. We're not just going to throw them into an apartment. Linda Price
team winning goal
My goal is to win. It doesn't matter how I do. I want to do well, but I just want the team to win. Carlos Beltran
team games trying
Now that I feel 100 percent, I'm looking forward to playing my game the way I want to-getting on base, stealing bases and trying to help the team any way I can. Carlos Beltran
team levels want
I never want to be satisfied. I never want to be like, 'OK, this is good enough.' I always want to get to the next level and help the team improve. Carlos Gonzalez
team winning thinking
I'm not thinking about my numbers. I'm just trying to do the best I can to help the team win. Carlos Gonzalez
team different culture
More and more, in any company, managers are dealing with different cultures. Companies are going global, but the teams are being divided and scattered all over the planet. Carlos Ghosn
team hate known
I hate walking around known as a team that loses all the time. Carl Crawford
team
We were a team without a personality. With Ron, we have one. Rick Adelman
team threw touch worried
We were always the better team but Everton threw on their He-Men and I was always worried they would get a touch or ricochet. Steve Bruce
team father creating
Basically, a manager is a father figure to 20 or 25 blokes. It's about trying to get the best out of them and creating team spirit. Alan Shearer
training mind spirit
The word liberal distinguishes whatever nourishes the mind and spirit from the training which is merely practical or professional or from the trivialities which are no training at all. Alan K. Simpson
training java degrees
I fear - as far as I can tell - that most undergraduate degrees in computer science these days are basically Java vocational training. Alan Kay
training felt
I loved being back out on the pitch. Although I have not been in full training, I felt pretty good. David Ginola
training mind lasts
My training in science is actually one that is very critical of mechanistic science. I was trained in quantum theory which emerged at the turn of the last century. We are a whole century behind in absorbing the leaps that quantum theory made for the human mind. Vandana Shiva
training fifteen heroines
No one who had ever seen Catherine Morland in her infancy, would have supposed her born to be a heroine... But from fifteen to seventeen she was in training for a heroine... Jane Austen
training heroic mundane
The only training for the heroic is the mundane. Edmund Burke
training crosses intensity
Structure your cross-training appropriately by alternating the intensity of your sessions so you work, recover, work, recover. Brett Hoebel
training scuba done
I was training more learning how to scuba dive which I'd never done which was really, really, really cool. Ashley Scott
training economist
I'm an economist by training. I don't really work as an economist. I only worked briefly as an economist. Ben Stein
universal-education committed coverage
Im committed to universal health coverage and education. Carol Moseley Braun
universal values
Freedom is a universal value. Jan Peter Balkenende
universal
what is most personal is most universal Carl Rogers
universal
Shakespeare is universal. Harold Bloom
universal knows
You know, funny can be universal. Maz Jobrani
universal-studios stage expensive
Musicals are so expensive to put on the stage that you have to have the backing of a corporate, you have to have Universal Studios or Disney or somebody to put in the money. Stephen Sondheim
universal-studios universal studios
In L.A., I live right across from Universal Studios. Kodi Smit-McPhee
walking-sticks literature crutches
Literature is a bad crutch, but a good walking-stick. Charles Lamb
walking-forward blind ifs
If you were alone and suddenly became blind, and even so you keep walking forward. Ayumi Hamasaki
walking-away trouble walking
I'm walking away from the Troubles in my Life... Craig David
walking-away people car
I get bored with establishing shots of people getting out of cars and walking into buildings, getting into elevators and then 45 seconds later they have a line. Dick Wolf
walking
I'm naturally lean and I'm constantly walking. Debra Messing
walking vulnerability
You can't get to courage without walking through vulnerability. Brene Brown
walking knows
But for us the road unfurls itself, we don't stop walking, we know there is far to go. Denise Levertov
walking weeping
Two walking baths; two weeping motions;/ Portable, and compendious oceans. Richard Crashaw
walking
He was walking with no problem. I was very surprised, David Hampton