Quotes of: Foot Keyword

Back then, living hadn't had any meaning. Every so often, without any warning or any real reason, he'd even caught himself thinking, 'Maybe I'll try dying.' He'd had one foot in the world of the dead, and yet the other foot had been chained to the wo...

Kieli, Volume 9: The Dead Sleep Eternally in the Wilderness, Part 2

Here she tossed her foot impatiently, and showed an inch or two of calf. A sailor on the mast, who happened to look down at the moment, started so violently that he missed his footing and only saved himself by the skin of his teeth. 'If the sight of ...

Orlando

[Hermione screams as Grawp grabs her and lifts her up] Rubeus Hagrid: Grawpy, that is not polite! Ron Weasley: Hagrid, do something! Rubeus Hagrid: We talked about this! You do not grab, do you? That is your new friend, Hermione! [Ron swings a tree b...

Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix

Charlotte: [after Bob tells her of his back pain] I'm in pain, I got my foot banged up. Wanna see it? Bob: [to Chef, sarcastically] How do you say no? [sees the foot] Bob: Oh, my gosh! When did you do this? Charlotte: I did it the other day, it hurts...

Lost in Translation

One foot in front of the other, wasn't that the grownup way of solving problems? Surely he ought to be a grownup at his age.

CryoBurn

Hand in hand they whispered for a while. The girl nodded and the bear laughed. Together, they made their way down the corridor and to the foot of the stairs.

Dead Ted

Psychology of small things rules.

A Few Seconds of Panic: A 5-Foot-8, 170-Pound, 43-Year-Old Sportswriter Plays in the NFL

Not a week after Annie put her foot in Mrs. Huffmaster's duff, the Captain upped and laid down the date.

The Good Lord Bird

There is a life behind the personality that uses personalities as masks. There are times when life puts off the mask and deep answers unto deep.

The Goat-Foot God

All this sea of humanity reassured me that as alien as i felt, there were always others in the world far odder than I

The Hundred-Foot Journey

Excuse me if I feel skeptical,' I said. 'Coach's foot fell off. How exactly do you propose to cure that? Superglue?

Bad Taste in Boys

It is impossible to move forward with one foot planted in the past.

Brain Drain The Breakthrough That Will Change Your Life

The 'Tarahumara' use their legs 'as designed.' By running at a young age with minimal footwear, they naturally develop the best biomechanical use of their legs. Cushioned shoes restrict foot movements and allow for over-striding. Short strides are na...

Christopher McDougall

Prize-Fighting is not the aim of boxing. This noble exercise ought not to be judged by the dishonesty or the low lives of too many of its professional followers. Let it stand alone, an athletic practice, on the same footing as boating or football.

John Boyle O'Reilly

To let the brain work without sufficient material is like racing an engine. It racks itself to pieces.

The Adventure of the Devil's Foot

We are all connected. When one arm or foot is poisoned, the whole body becomes infected.

Rise Up and Salute the Sun: The Writings of Suzy Kassem

The press of my foot to the earth springs a hundred affections, They scorn the best I can do to relate to them

Song of Myself

It is a defeat of the spirit to learn one's arrogance causes such loss and pain. Pride invites you to soar to heights and the footing, tentative. farther, then, is the fall.

Starless Night

Self-awareness of one’s faults, far from being the first step to growth, is very often the second foot in the mud.

Some Inspiration for the Overenthusiastic

… the best time to plant a tree is always twenty years ago. If, for some reason, you did not plant it then, the next best time to plant a tree is now.

Pig's Foot

I was shy,” said six-foot-one of bashful male. He grunted as a sharp, feminine elbow thudded inconspicuously into his side.

The Perfect Rake