Physical excellence does not of itself produce a good mind and character: on the other hand, excellence of mind and character will make the best of the physique it is given.
Reading can only take you so far, up to the moment where you must take action with your own hands
Your powers of observation are formidable," Michael says and Darien giggles behind one perfectly manicured hand, like some sort of preppie geisha.
You will learn, but you have to act. You will be given, but you have to receive. Stretch your hands and take up your laurels by the power put in you!
You must stay focused, concentrating on the work at hand. Consistency makes the rain drops to create holes in the rock.
Do what you choose to do with all your heart, head and hands! Your attitude determines how passionate you do what you chose to do.
I hung a picture of him above my bed and learned by hand the internal workings of the female combustion engine.
... Mary bit her lip. “She is merely saying hello.” , Tottie agreed. . Her hand glided over his chest and headed down. cocky
Crashing into the trembling void Stretching my hand to you Losing myself to frigid regret Is this fragile love A way To say Good-bye
His lips tasted cool and sharp, peppermint, winter, but his hands, soft on the back of my neck, promised long days and summer and forever.
And wonder, dread and war have lingered in that land where loss and love in turn have held the upper hand.
Many are the strange chances of the world,' said Mithrandir, 'and help oft shall come from the hands of the weak when the Wise falter.
Falling asleep with hopes and wishes that I rarely get to hold in my hand for long…go me. All I’ve got are memories and secrets.
Tsk, Tsk, Sunshine. I believe I have a wanton wench on my hands. Unfortunately for you, I'm in control here, not you.
Let men tremble to win the hand of woman, unless they win along with it the utmost passion of her heart!
Kabul fell prey to men who looked like they had tumbled out of their mothers with Kalashnikov in hand...
Ummm, anyone else getting the creeps? Breccan asked. "Okay, let's vote. Who here is in favor of daylight? Come on, show of hands. Don't be shy.
Sometimes the decision is placed in your hands and you just have to go with it, right or wrong, according to what you think is best.
You dumb-ass ape, get your hand off me. What—are you the first in your family to be born without a tail?
I had to get a close-hand view of the misery and unhappiness of a man made world, before I reached the point where I could successfully revolt against it.
I thought I had been a suffragist before I became a Poor Law Guardian, but now I began to think about the vote in women's hands not only as a right but as a desperate necessity.
