Quotes about hands
hands wrath fields
In a trader-dominated society, the scribe is usually kept out of the management of affairs, but it given a more or less free hand in the cultural field. By frustrating the scribe's craving for commanding action, the trader draws upon himself the scribe's wrath and scorn. Eric Hoffer
hands president modern
Pen in Barack Obama hands is far more dangerous than any other president, at least in modern history, if not ever. Eric Bolling
hands energy projects
I'm spending all my time and energy on the project at hand. Eric Bana
hands littles bread
The Press blew, the public stared, hands flew out like a million little fishes after bread. Enid Bagnold
hands
Pentiums melt in your PC, not in your hand. Emo Philips
hands cooking brain
Hands are our earliest tools. Cooking starts with the hands which are so sensitive that when they touch something they transmit messages to your brain about texture and temperature. James Beard
hands age looks
Look not to have your sepulchre built in after ages hy the same foolish hands which still ever destroy the living prophet. Small honour for you if they do build it; and may be they never will build it. James Anthony Froude
hands cooking favors
Great cooking favors the prepared hands. Jacques Pepin
hands class important
I tell a student that the most important class you can take is technique. A great chef is first a great technician. 'If you are a jeweler, or a surgeon or a cook, you have to know the trade in your hand. You have to learn the process. You learn it through endless repetition until it belongs to you.
hands community society
One reason--perhaps the chief--of the virility of the Roosevelts is [their] very democratic spirit. They have never felt that because they were born in a good position they could put their hands in their pockets and succeed. They have felt, rather, that being born in a good position, there is no excuse for them if they did not do their duty by the community. Franklin D. Roosevelt
hands voice track
Elton John can be a master of the sleight of hand. The arrangements make it seem like there are substantial melodies underneath the tracks - but almost nothing demands repeated listenings. Similarly, he always sounds like he's singing up a storm, but his voice glosses over the material, reducing most things to an uninteresting sameness. Jon Landau
hands surfing hurricanes
When life hands you lemons, you make lemonade. But when life hands you hurricanes, you go surfing. Jon Foreman
hands territory doe
Without territory, it does not even have the resources to provide detention facilities for prisoners, even if it were interested in holding captured POWs. John Yoo
hands judging cash
God's the final judge for Elvis Presley and Johnny Cash too. That's solely in the hands of God. Johnny Cash
hands two bills
Luis Bunuel's two semishort surrealist hand grenades (cowritten in varying degrees with Salvador Dali) make a double bill that can restore your faith in the subversions of youth. Pure Spanish-Parisian piss and vinegar. Luis Bunuel
hands wind water
Separately there was only wind, water, sail, and hull, but at my hand the four had been given purpose and direction. Lowell Thomas
hands cities car
In China, especially in the cities, if someone fainted on the streets, or if someone was knocked over by a car, you'll find lots of gawkers and gloaters, but rarely will you find someone willing to extend a helping hand. Lu Xun
hands long body
Sometimes my backswing gets long, and I get in bad positions. The club also can get behind me coming down, so I have to flip my hands to catch up to my body. Louis Oosthuizen
hands cards different
Life will deal me many different hands, some good, some bad (maybe they've already been dealt), but from here on in, I'll be turning my own cards. —Alton Richard Louis Sachar
hands years bridges
My parents played bridge, and I remember being fascinated watching them. I sometimes got a chance to sit in on a hand, which I loved. But then I didn't actually play on my own for about 30 years.
hands my-sister grew
My sister and I are both diagnosed with second-hand smoke syndromes. We have never smoked, but we grew up with second-hand smoke our entire lives. Loni Anderson
hands brain matter
Fortunately for mankind the brain in a life of action turns more to the matter in hand than to conjuring up the chances of the future. John Buchan
hands numbers bars
I look up the telephone number of Alcoholics Anonymous. Then, my hands shaking, I open the bar and drink the leftover whiskey, gin and vermouth-whatever I can lay my shaking hands on. John Cheever
hands necks twists
How shall I a habit break? As you did that habit make, As you gathered, you must lose; As you yielded, now refuse, Thread by thread the strands we twist Till they bind us neck and wrist, Thread by thread the patient hand Must untwine ere free we stan John Boyle O'Reilly
hands clean bloody
My hands are clean, but not because I wasn't prepared to bloody them. Orson Scott Card
hands nine playing
You don't know what's going to happen. The back nine is playing tricky, so we're going to have our hands full. Tiger Woods
hands financial determine
At the point the money hits your hands, you have the power to determine your financial future. Robert Kiyosaki
hands
It is then in their hands to dispatch as they make their schedule.
hands opinion greater
Opinions have greater power than strength of hands. Sophocles
hands mourning weeping
Now let the weeping cease; Let no one mourn again. These things are in the hands of God.
hands mind
Whatever came to mind, whatever came to hand, I would read. Stephen King
hands understanding progress
Conceit is an insuperable obstacle to all progress. On the other hand, it is of little use to take criticism in a slavish spirit and to act on it without understanding it. Ellen Terry
hands secret skins
Alek was right behind her now, his body pressing close as he adjusted her sword arm. She hadn't realized this fencing business would be so touchy. He grasped her waist, sending a crackle across her skin. If Alek moved his hands any higher, he might notice what was hidden beneath her careful tailoring. “Always keep sideways to your opponent,” he said, gently turning her. “That way, your chest presents the smallest possible target.” “Aye, the smallest possible target,” Deryn sighed. Her secret was safe, it seemed. Scott Westerfeld