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past political reform
Reform is a good replete with paradox; it is a cathartic which our political quacks, like our medical, recommend to others, but will not take themselves; it is admired by all who cannot effect it, and abused by all who can; it is thought pregnant with danger, for all time that is present, but would have been extremely profitable for that which is past, and will be highly salutary for that which is to come. Charles Caleb Colton
past men miracle
There are truths which some men despise because they have not examined, and which they will not examine because they despise. There is one signal instance on record where this kind of prejudice was overcome by a miracle; but the age of miracles is past, while that of prejudice remains.
past water people
"People can't die, along the coast," said Mr. Peggotty, "except when the tide's pretty nigh out. They can't be born, unless it's pretty nigh in - not properly born, till flood. He's a going out with the tide. It's ebb at half-arter three, slack water half an hour. If he lives till it turns, he'll hold his own till past the flood, and go out with the next tide." Charles Dickens
past self years
Only one life, a few brief years, Each with its burdens, hopes, and fears; Each with its clays I must fulfill. living for self or in His will; Only one life, 'twill soon be past, Only what s done for Christ will last. Charles Studd
past done lasts
Only one life, ’twill soon be past, Only what’s done for Christ will last.
past years tvs
My favourite movie is: "Dr Strangelove". (I haven't seen any films released in the past 2-5 years, I'm afraid: I don't do TV/cinema). Charles Stross
past years judging
It is foolish to try to live on past experience. It is very dangerous, if not a fatal habit, to judge ourselves to be safe because of something that we felt or did twenty years ago. Charles Spurgeon
past giving video
Society, magazines, posters, music videos, investment bankers. A lot of times, in my past anyway, looking within wasn't overly encouraged. Pretty much everybody proclaimed that fame would give me power and fortune. Alanis Morissette
past puppets driven
We tend to regard ourselves as puppets of the Past, driven along by something that is always behind us. Alan Watts
ears whispering world
In my world death will come chasing. In your world it will start whispering in your ear to destroy yourself. I know this because it started whispering to me when I was in the detention center. Chris Cleave
ears discourse
Bid me discourse, I will enchant thine ear William Shakespeare
ears movement elegance
A statesman who keeps his ear permanently glued to the ground will have neither elegance of posture nor flexibility of movement. Abba Eban
ears needs should
Great talkers should be cropt, for they've no need of ears. Benjamin Franklin
ears language picks
I had a quick ear and could pick up languages. Diane Cilento
ears mouths speak
What passes out of one's mouth passes into a hundred ears. It is a great misfortune not to have sense enough to speak well. Desiderius Erasmus
ears notes cant
I cant read a note of music. I just do it all from ear. Jane Horrocks
ears inspires life might observers open writers
I think writers are observers and watchers. We always have our ears open and eyes open, so I might see something in everyday life that inspires me. And I think that's probably more than anything else. Everyday life is where I get my inspiration. Kevin Henkes
ears hit shut
When he hit the wire, his ears went up and he wanted to shut down. He's still immature. Bob Baffert
bells may financial
We may be in a rapidly evolving international financial system with all the bells and whistles of the so-called new economy. But the old-economy rules of prudence are as formidable as ever. We violate them at our own peril. Alan Greenspan
bells rooms telephones
The telephone bell was ringing wildly, but without result, since there was no-one in the room but the corpse. Charles Williams
bells blind deaf
Ring the bells for the blind and deaf. Bob Dylan
bells came church found friend heard miners people
We heard church bells ringing. We heard people yelling, screaming, clapping. A friend of one of the miners came over, crying, to tell us that he had heard and just been told in the church that 12 of them (miners) had been found alive. Anderson Cooper
bells great marriages protection ring state
The bells will ring and the marriages will begin. And it's a great day in our state for equal protection under the law for all people. Kamala Harris
bells matter firsts
It is the first changes among familiar things that make such a mystery of time to the young; afterwards we lose the sense of the mysterious. I take changes in all I see as a matter of course. The instability of all human things is familiar to me, to you it is new and oppressive." (Mr. Bell) Elizabeth Gaskell
bells intent people whistles
We want a book to be a book. We'll have all the interactive bells and whistles but our intent is to engage young people in reading, not to show them a movie. LeVar Burton
bells fancy machines
Obviously, the machines are big and fancy and there are bells and whistles. But they're just a fancy way of dispensing tickets.
bells continue couple next
Fundamentals for the Bells are going to continue to deteriorate over the next couple of quarters.