![The good thing about Dennis [ Mathis] is, even though he's a white, he respected that I was doing something quirky with my English. He loved it when I would mix up the Americanisms and say, "That's water over the dam."](/assets/img/quote-photos/the-good-thing-about-dennis-mathis-is-even-though-hes-a-white-he-respected.jpg)
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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
quirky persons edgy
I'm not an especially highbrow person, but I have always loved small, quirky, edgy movies. Diablo Cody
quirky computer programming
C is quirky, flawed, and an enormous success. Dennis Ritchie
quirky film
'Aiyyaa' is a very quirky film. Anurag Kashyap
quirky scripts annoying
Quite often, I'll be sent a script for a movie. And I find that I like it, so I say I'll do it. But then they rewrite it for me. They make it quirky. Odd. I find that rather annoying. I call it Walkenising. Christopher Walken
quirky stalking international-business
International business, once allowed to stalk uncontrolled, killed the local, the small, the quirky. Alexander McCall Smith
quirky rating cult
It was more of their quirky show. It was more like a cult show. The ratings weren't really that high. Amy Sedaris
quirky pathways evolution
The pathways that have led to our evolution are quirky, improbable, unrepeatable and utterly unpredictable. Stephen Jay Gould
quirky dolls places-ive-been
I have collections of quirky things from places I've been to, like a set of Russian dolls. Emma Watson
quirky scripts normal
I'm not really that keen on mainstream; I'm not interested in doing the normal films. I do tend to go for the quirky, different scripts. Gina Bellman
good-things cruelty
A good thing can't be cruel.
good-things rapture knows
What rapture, oh, it is to know A good thing when you see it And having seen a good thing, oh, What rapture 'tis to flee it. Bertolt Brecht
good-things shelves public-life
It's a good thing to get poetry off the shelves and more into public life. Billy Collins
good-things born
It's a good thing God chose me before I was born, because he surely would not have afterwards. Charles Spurgeon
good-things stupid-sports dumb-sports
Therapy can be a good thing; it can be therapeutic. Alex Rodriguez
good-things
I do good things in my life, too. It's just that none of them are funny. Doug Stanhope
good-things interest live-by
A good thing to live by is to go after what truly interests you. Crispin Glover
good-things knows deserve
I know that I do deserve good things. Amanda Beard
good-things
Being a celebrity at a very high level is a good thing. Donald Trump