The anchors now made are contrived so as to sink into the ground as soon as they reach it, and to hold a great strain before they can be loosened or dislodged from their station.
I know Barack Obama. And I believe that as president, he'll pursue the common good by seeking common ground rather than trying to divide us.
When he hit a ground ball to you, you knew you had to make a good throw because he was going to be running.
My faith helped me stay grounded in defeat and victory, to not get too excited about the successes and too low about the failures.
The important consequences to the American States from this Declaration of Independence, considered as the ground and foundation of a future government, naturally suggest the propriety of proclaiming it in such a manner as that the people may be univ...
Dante himself is open to the suspicion of partiality: it is said, not without apparent ground, that he puts into hell all the enemies of the political cause, which, in his eyes, was that of Italy and God.
That is what leadership is all about: staking your ground ahead of where opinion is and convincing people, not simply following the popular opinion of the moment.
In the '90s, there was scant presidential leadership and insufficient domestic political mobilization for foreign policy grounded in human rights.
I have been writing since 11th grade, and have a few features that have almost gotten off the ground. I really want one of my features to come to life.
I have a very happy marriage and friends who keep my feet on the ground. But looking for satisfaction in life is difficult. Maybe being happy is as simple as not being unhappy.
It is very normal for people on the ground to look at somebody apparently walking in midair and thinking first that person is crazy and thinking secondly that person risks his or her life.
I'm not looking to be a trophy. When not acting, I spend my time studying metaphysics and quantum mechanics to keep my life as grounded as I can.
Solitude is a breeding ground for idiosyncrasy, and I relish that about it, the way it liberates whim.
After writing a page, Hemingway would let it float to the ground. He never crumpled pages - he believed that if you crumpled them, you'd be insane in a year.
Protecting our kids from sexual abuse is not accomplished in a single conversation, but in ongoing conversations grounded in honesty and trust.
Too often, people think that solving the world's problems is based on conquering the earth, rather than touching the earth, touching ground.
Any ground subtracts its own hue from the colors which it carries and therefore influences.
What is magnificent about humans is when they decide to turn and stand. If they respond with non-violence on principle and hold their ground, they are really magnificent.
He who jumps for the sake of jumping will probably keep jumping until he jumps back into his own jumping ground.
Yesterday I staked off the ground on the hill for an orchard. I want to get 1,000 apple trees agrowing.
I feel I can hang out with any group of people and find common ground to talk with them.
