A good head and good heart are always a formidable combination. But when you add to that a literate tongue or pen, then you have something very special.
[On the virtuous man] "He combines the highest, lowest and middle chords in complete harmony within himself.
It's the combination of the intimate and the public that I find so exciting about being poet laureate.
Why certainly, words possess power. They do! But releasing their magic requires combining and arranging those words in the right order.
We are not creators; only combiners of the created. Invention isn't about new ingredients, but new recipes. And innovations taste the best.
I learned that a long walk and calm conversation are an incredible combination if you want to build a bridge.
Perfection is real. It occurs when you find that other part of you, that other person, that when combined you become one, perfect being.
JK Rowling combines the ideas and imagination of an entire Hollywood movie studio with the precise execution of an extremely efficient dictator.
Ideally, the umpire should combine the integrity of a Supreme Court judge, the physical agility of an acrobat, the endurance of Job and the imperturbability of Buddha.
What I've tried to do is combine both my personal experiences with scientific research. I like to cross the divide between the personal world and the scientific world.
Today the artist has inherited the combined functions of hermit, pilgrim, prophet, priest, shaman, sorcerer, soothsayer, alchemist.
Two kinds of blindness are easily combined so that those who do not see really appear to see what is not.
By combining elements such as hypnosis, magic, neurolinguistic programming and psychology, I can make it appear that I can hack into people's brains.
Most corn is combine harvested, which means it's picked and shelled in the field - but that's rough on the corn because the husk is more likely to be scratched or cracked.
Reinvent new combinations of what you already own. Improvise. Become more creative. Not because you have to, but because you want to. Evolution is the secret for the next step.
You do develop a taste as an actress: Chekhov, Ayckbourn: it's the combination of comedy and human drama. I would never want to do anything without comedy.
Being a correspondent on 'The Daily Show' is some combination of doing a character and doing stand-up. It's a juggling act to find a balance between being you and playing a role.
I think people have always liked in me the combination of being the underdog because I'm a tiny woman but I have enormous authority in myself.
I am essentially a middle-aged woman who likes making up weird snack combinations and galloping.
America is exceptional in combining standard great-power realism with extravagant idealism about the country's redemptive role in creating international order.
Every combination of two or more human beings has both a useful aspect and a political aspect.
