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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.
labels trouble doormat
The trouble is, if you go too far towards being polite, the label that applies is "doormat". Charles Stross
laboratory likely move
We want to see the laboratory (results) before we move on. But she's likely to be a case, unfortunately. Guenael Rodier
labs congress capacity
Ultimately it all comes down to money, ultimately it all comes down to lab capacity. One thing we are clear about is if that money were to pass (in Congress), thousands of lives will be saved. Chris Asplen
labor-force people individual
[A]s a proportion of the labor force, fewer individuals manipulate things , more handle people and symbols . C. Wright Mills
labyrinth minotaur
Every labyrinth has its minotaur Carlos Ruiz Zafon
labyrinth way path
Where he had failed, I would triumph. Where he had lost his way, I would find the path out of the labyrinth.
labyrinth world enough
A labyrinth, when it is big enough, is just the world. Catherynne M. Valente
lab met people work
Many of the most eloquent people I have ever met work in lab coats every day. Michael Specter
lab moved protein until
Until 1985, when my lab found the protein they are made of, aquaporins hadn't yet been identified. There had been a controversy in biology for more than 100 years about how water moved through cells. Peter Agre
leadership hope encouragement
Times of great calamity and confusion have been productive for the greatest minds. The purest ore is produced from the hottest furnace. The brightest thunder-bolt is elicited from the darkest storm.
leadership steps arrogant
God will never direct us to be prideful, arrogant and unforgiving, immoral or slothful or full of fear. We step into these things because we are insensitive to the leadership of the Holy Spirit within us. Charles Stanley
leadership decision benefits
Leadership requires the courage to make decisions that will benefit the next generation. Alan Autry
leadership sports winning
So what if I never win my fifth gold medal; It's only one end of the string. It's competing that matters. It's proving that there is a place for guys like me in sports. It's a persona challenge to extend myself. Al Oerter
leader important behavior
What should a brand leader advertise?Brand leadership, of course. Leadership is the single most important motivating factor in consumer behavior. Al Ries
leadership basketball sports
Winning is overrated. The only time it is really important is in surgery and war. Al McGuire
leadership sports zero
I believe in a business boarding up early. If you make a mistake, you put the boards in the window of the store and say, "Hey, I made a mistake." Let me take two shots in the arm and a punch on the nose and let me get on to the next thing. I don't believe in worrying over failures. I worry about successes. This is opposite from most people. Most people zero in on their failures. I try to keep all my attention on a pyramid type philosophy rather than the averaging-down philosophy.
leadership voice ideals
The ideal leader is one who hears the voice of God, and beckons on as the voice calls him and them. Aiden Wilson Tozer
leader church entertainment
The church that can't worship must be entertained. And leaders who can't lead a church to worship must provide the entertainment.
southern desire pieces
The Northern onslaught upon slavery was no more than a piece of specious humbug designed to conceal its desire for economic control of the Southern states.
southern said southerner
A true Southerner will never say in 2-3 words what can better be said in 10-12. Charles Kuralt
southern election certain
The secession of the Southern States, individually or in the aggregate, was the certain consequence of Mr. Lincoln's election. Belle Boyd
southern comfort world
I can't see this world unless I go/ outside my southern comfort zone. Brad Paisley
southern heritage dialect
I'm most comfortable with the Southern dialects, really. It's easy, for example, for me to do Irish because we've got Irish heritage where I come from. Brad Pitt
southern gentleman southern-gentleman
I'm a southern gentleman. Jamie Foxx
southern flying towns
Been on what I call my Flying Saucer Tour--appearing in small Southern towns--in front of handfuls of hillbillies. Bill Hicks
southern
We really have no idea what is going on now in southern China.
southern
Many, many of them are from southern Louisiana.