The emphasis has been on rights, not responsibilities. When it comes to piecing together the fragments of broken lives, we have tended to place the entire burden on the state and its agencies.
These earthenware bowls are fragile and easily broken, they are only made of a little clay on which fortune has precariously bestowed a shape, and the same could be said of mankind.
By the way, when you finish the bottle of Crown Royal, you can still use the pouch to hold your broken dreams.
The Hardest thing about being broken, isn't the Love you don't receive, It's the Love you long to give that nobody wants..
Realizing this, I knew that the actual space of a room could be broken down and played with by planting illusions of real light (electric light) at crucial junctures in the room's composition.
Buckwheat may be planted later than any similar crop, and often does well on old meadows or waste land that can be broken after the more exacting crops are planted.
Untraumatized people have a natural instinct to make healthy decisions in the best interest of their true selves. They are only limited by their immaturity and the brokenness of their external world.
...when you're broken, everything gets a little honester - you make mistakes and don't give a damn - you give up on perfection, but get real...
The violence had broken out in both sides, but our philosophy as a party was very, very clear.
There was no indication of panic. The broken files marched back in steady step. The effort was nobly made and failed from the blows that could not be fended.
Dr. Ellie Sattler: [after finding Malcolm with a broken leg] Should we chance moving him? Dr. Ian Malcolm: [the Tyrannosaur roars nearby] Please, chance it.
When my world record got broken in 1999, it hurt a little bit, to say the least. But I was in a leg brace at the time and I had just had knee surgery and I couldn't do anything about it.
I fall down all the time because I'm such a klutz, but I have never broken a bone, and I don't eat milk or cheese ever. I like tofu cheese and soymilk in my coffee and cereal.
Nameless: Broken Sword said "The people have suffered years of warfare. Only the King of Qin can stop the chaos by uniting all under Heaven."
Nick Rice: [blocking a lecherous comment toward a colleague] What are you doing, Reynolds. Why are you here, your DVD player broken?
Max Rockatansky: You know, hope is a mistake. If you can't fix what's broken, you'll go insane.
Joey 'Clams' Scala: [the cops have broken up the fight, taken a bribe, and left the bar] This is the drink we never had before.
Joe Miller: Some of these people make me sick. But a law's been broken here. You do remember the law, don't you?
Kôhroku: [testing his arm] My arm... It doesn't hurt anymore. It's *healed!* [bones crack] Kôhroku: OW! No, it's still broken.
We must reject the idea that every time a law's broken, society is guilty rather than the lawbreaker. It is time to restore the American precept that each individual is accountable for his actions.
Technology is changing, so the viewership is getting broken up. My kids watch everything downloaded; they have no idea what the numbers or the names of the channels mean, except 'FX makes the show that I see on my computer.'