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Handy Quotes (page 2)

One must make allowances for a parental instinct that has been starving for twenty-five or thirty years. It is famished, it is crazed with hunger by that time, and will be entirely satisfied with anything that comes handy; its taste is atrophied, it can't tell mud cat from shad. A devil born to a young couple is measurably recognizable by them as a devil before long, but a devil adopted by an old couple is an angel to them, and remains so, through thick and thin. Mark Twain
Zora Neale Hurston quote: "Her old thoughts were going to come in handy now, but new..."
Her old thoughts were going to come in handy now, but new words would have to be made and said to fit them. Zora Neale Hurston
Ridcully was beginning to show certain signs. If he had been a volcano, natives living nearby would be looking for a handy virgin. Terry Prachett
However, I have never clogged myself with the praises of pastoral life, nor with nostalgia for an innocent past of perverted acts in pastures. No. One need never leave the confines of New York to get all the greenery one wishes—I can’t even enjoy a blade of grass unless I know there’s a subway handy, or a record store or some other sign that people do not totally regret life. It is more important to affirm the least sincere; the clouds get enough attention as it is and even they continue to... Frank O'Hara
Johann Wolfgang von Goethe quote: "When ideas fail, words come in very handy."
When ideas fail, words come in very handy. Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
But despite the universality of URLs, we often forget that they're not just a handy way to address network resources. They're also valuable communication tools. Jesse James Garrett
I would love to have a photographic memory. It would come in handy with the rants I'm given on Scrubs... often on short notice! John C. McGinley
Whether it was working on theatre sets or stage lighting, I didn't realize most all of the skills I was exposed to were going to come in handy later on when I became a designer. Douglas Wilson
E. B. White quote: "A good farmer is nothing more nor less than a handy man with a..."
A good farmer is nothing more nor less than a handy man with a sense of humus. E. B. White
Pat Oliphant quote: "An outsider's point of view is always handy."
An outsider's point of view is always handy. Pat Oliphant
John Henry Carver quote: "My father was very much a handy person round the house, and I..."
My father was very much a handy person round the house, and I learnt a lot of carpentry from him. John Henry Carver
Stanislaw Lec quote: "When smashing monuments, save the pedestals - they always come..."
When smashing monuments, save the pedestals - they always come in handy. Stanislaw Lec
I still play jazz, and I've always got that trumpet very handy, but I'm coming to feel the classical venues are where my main focus is, in the realm of symphonic pops. Doc Severinsen
I love fresh citrus and always keep lemons, limes, and oranges on hand; they come in handy for spritzing up quickly grilled meats, seafoods, and vegetables, especially when followed up by a quick drizzle of extra virgin olive oil. Emeril Lagasse
I have never forgotten my days as an Eagle Scout. I didn't know it at the time, but what really came out of my Scouting was learning how to lead and serve the community. It has come in handy in my career in government. Lloyd Bentsen

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