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What all good teachers have in common, however, is that they set high standards for their students and do not settle for anything less.

Marva Collins' Way: Updated

I think the devil will not have me damned, lest the oil that's in me should set hell on fire.

The Merry Wives of Windsor

The whole point of straws, I had thought, was that you did not have to set down the slice of pizza to suck a dose of Coke while reading a paperback.

The Mezzanine

Sometimes limbs must be re-broken to set properly, her heart too needed to shatter anew before it could truly heal.

Not Quite a Husband

If he set out right now to make a list of the things he had taken for granted in his life, he’d go broke buying paper.

Night Relics

A cultivated and decent man cannot be vain without setting a fearfully high standard for himself, and without despising and almost hating himself at certain moments.

Notes from Underground

Freedom that is not fought for, that is not gained by personal sacrifice is freedom that will never last, because in the heart of the one set free, it will have little value. A treasure that costs nothing is a treasure that is easily neglected and lo...

Liberator

Family isn’t something that’s supposed to be static, or set. People marry in, divorce out. They’re born, they die. It’s always evolving, turning into something else.

Lock and Key

What greater flood can there be than the flood of ideas? How quickly they submerge all that they set out to destroy, how rapidly do they create terrifying depths?

Les Misérables

Me? I had no dreams. No longings. Dreams only set you up for disappointment. Plus, you had to have a life to have dreams of a better life.

Luna

Dad instantly set out his stall:he wanted a big dog, a 'man dog',a dog that if it was human would enjoy a pint and stare at the barmaid's arse

Look Who It Is!: My Story

I never understood how men could remember all those details about sports but, yet, were incapable of remembering where they set their car keys or wallet.

Love Unscripted

You set the standard for how people will treat and regard you, by how you treat and regard yourself.

Simple Reminders: Inspiration for Living Your Best Life

Evolving and bettering yourself is wonderful, but not if the set of standards and values you adopt smothers you into oblivion in the process.

Simple Reminders: Inspiration for Living Your Best Life

I felt sure we could gain the upper hand by putting ourselves in the mindset of the Incas.

In Search of King Solomon's Mines

I see a broken shell and I remind myself that something might have needed setting free. See, broken things always have a story, don't they?

Summer of the Gypsy Moths

Setting proper expectations from the moment you meet a potential client will reduce stress and enable all parties to work together, rather than struggling contentiously through the process.

Selling Simplified

There’s always a choice. That’s God’s way, always will be. Your will is still free. Do as you will. There’s no set of leg-irons on you. But... this is what God wants of you.

The Stand

Your only limitations are the ties you allow to bind you.

Set Free to Live Free: Breaking Through the 7 Lies Women Tell Themselves

Curious how a place unvisited can take such hold on the mind so that the very name sets up a ringing.

Travels with Charley: In Search of America

Peabody may not have seen the man turn into a grizzly, but he was bright enough to know that Injun Joe was getting set to adjust another relative ass-to-ears ratio.

Turn Coat