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strong war distance
There is a cheap literature that speaks to us of the need of escape. It is true that when we travel we are in search of distance. But distance is not to be found. It melts away. And escape has never led anywhere. The moment a man finds that he must play the races, go the Arctic, or make war in order to feel himself alive, that man has begin to spin the strands that bind him to other men and to the world. But what wretched strands! A civilization that is really strong fills man to the brim, though he never stir. What are we worth when motionless, is the question. Antoine de Saint-Exupery
strong team home
Since the dawn of time, women have been attracted to mates with strong survival skills—like intelligence and physical prowess— because men with these qualities are more likely to bring home dinner at the end of the day.” He stuck his thumbs in the air and grinned. “Dinner equals survival, team Becca Fitzpatrick
strong lying home
Go ahead. You're not going to walk in on anyone. I'm home alone." "The whole night?" Immediately, I realized it might not have been the smartest thing to say. "Dorothea will be coming soon." That was a lie. Dorothea was long gone. It was close to midnight. "Dorothea?" "Our housekeeper. She's old- but strong. Very strong." I tried to squeeze past him. Unsuccessfully. "Sounds frightening," he said, retrieving the key from the lock. He held it out for me. "She can clean a toilet inside and out in under a minute. More like terrifying.
strong wells true-north
Well, I'm Canadian. True, north, strong, and free. Barry Pepper
strong ideas hungry
I'm still hungry. I've still got a million ideas. I'm still strong and ready to create. Barry Manilow
strong reading mean
I'm a strong nonbeliever in the Christmas letter where you don't really read it because it's just full of kind of meaningless information. It doesn't really resonate to the person reading it, but it means so much to the person that wrote it. B. D. Wong
strong military war
It should be the aim of grand strategy to discover and pierce the Achilles' heel of the opposing government's power to make war. Strategy, in turn, should seek to penetrate a joint in the harness of the opposing forces. To apply one's strength where the opponent is strong weakens oneself disproportionately to the effect attained. To strike with strong effect, one must strike at weakness. B. H. Liddell Hart
strong war military
If you find your opponent in a strong position costly to force, you should leave him a line of retreat as the quickest way of loosening his resistance. It should, equally, be a principle of policy, especially in war, to provide your opponent with a ladder by which he can climb down.
strong military successful
The most consistently successful commanders, when faced by an enemy in a position that was strong naturally or materially, have hardly ever tackled it in a direct way. And when, under pressure of circumstances, they have risked a direct attack, the result has commonly been to blot their record with a failure.
grieving sorrow speak
Sorrow you can hold, however desolating, if nobody speaks to you. If they speak, you break down. Bede Jarrett
grieving two people
Don't mind all those people who say that you should be back to normal in a month or two. Grieving is all part of helping yourself anyway. Cecelia Ahern
grieving sort trying
Like the nation, I'm grieving and searching, in mourning, angry, trying to sort through all my feelings. I think everyone is doing that. Barbara Lee
grieving passing-away prosperity
Should prosperity befall thee, rejoice not, and should abasement come upon thee, grieve not, for both shall pass away and be no more.
grieving self-respect silence
He who does not understand your silence will probably not understand your words. Elbert Hubbard
grieving investor next open processed requests rest
We are grieving and sympathizing with the rest of the world. As for our investor services, they are open and functioning, and requests will be processed as of the next market.
grieving hope result thinking
We are grieving about this result but we should also be thinking about Chris. I hope he'll be back soon. Gordon Strachan
grieving heartache want
God knows what we are going through when we grieve, and He wants to assure us of His love and concern. He also wants us to turn to Him and bring our heartaches and burdens to Him. Billy Graham
grieving voice leader
Once at a potent leader's voice I stayed; Once I went back when a good monarch prayed; Mortals, howe'er we grieve, howe'er deplore, The flying shadow will return no more. Maurice Maeterlinck
bravely heart key lies melts
Real suffering, bravely borne, melts even a heart of stone. Such is the potency of suffering. And there lies the key to Satyagraha.
brave bravery bush despite failed president progress sacrifice together
President Bush has failed to put together a plan, so despite the bravery and sacrifice of our troops, we are not making the progress that we should be in Iraq. Howard Dean
braver hire ignored prove
Some of the braver ones did ask, and I'm going to prove Wal-Mart ignored their pleas to hire more help.
bravest carried finest modern successful urban
Our bravest and finest carried out what was the most successful urban evacuation in modern history,
brave hood proverbs robin
Robin Hood could brave all weathers but a thaw wind.
brave defies moral physical
Physical courage, which engages all danger, will make a person brave in one way; and moral courage, which defies all opinion, will make a person brave in another. Charles Caleb Colton
brave enough strive
Any faith that admires truth, that strives to know God, must be brave enough to accommodate the universe. Carl Sagan
braves figure second watching
I was just in second grade, and I'm watching the Braves go to the World Series, ... I mean, the World Series! I figure it's a once-in-a-lifetime thing. Jeff Francoeur
brave decision good
I think they (the stewards) made a brave decision and good on them.