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To live with tremendous and proud composure; always beyond —. To have and not to have one's affects, one's pro and con, at will; to condescend to them, for a few hours; to seat oneself on them as on a horse, often as on an ass — for one must know how to make use of their stupidity as much as of their fire. To reserve one's three hundred foregrounds; also the dark glasses; for there are cases when nobody may look into our eyes, still less into our "grounds." And to choose for company that... Friedrich Nietzsche
James Ellroy quote: "He used to pimp and pull shakedowns. Now he rode shotgun to..."
He used to pimp and pull shakedowns. Now he rode shotgun to History. James Ellroy
Mark Twain quote: "Work and play are words used to describe the same thing under..."
Work and play are words used to describe the same thing under differing conditions. Mark Twain
I used to think of my body as an instrument, of pleasure, or a means of transportation, or an implement for the accomplishment of my will. Margaret Atwood
Of all the organs, ' said Nehemiah Trot, 'the tongue is the most remarkable. For we use it both to taste our sweet wine and bitter poison, thus also do we utter words both sweet and sour with the same tongue. Go to her! Talk to her! Neil Gaiman
As with husbands and wives, so with many fathers and daughters, and so with some sons and mothers: the man will himself be cross in public and think nothing of it, nor will he greatly mind a little crossness on the part of the woman; but let her show agitation before any spectator, he is instantly reduced to a coward's slavery. Women understand that ancient weakness, of course; for it is one of their most important means of defense, but can be used ignobly. Booth Tarkington
Mr. Rushworh was very ready to request the favour of Mr. Crawford's assistance; and Mr. Crawford after properly depreciating his own abilities, was quite at his service in any way that could be useful. Jane Austen
Jesse Jackson quote: "A new leadership. A choice. A chance. Don't cry about what..."
A new leadership. A choice. A chance. Don't cry about what you don't have. Use what you got. Jesse Jackson
Ruth Gordon quote: "Courage is like a muscle. We strengthen it with use."
Courage is like a muscle. We strengthen it with use. Ruth Gordon
Stephen Fry quote: "Enthusiats are used to being mocked, maligned and..."
Enthusiats are used to being mocked, maligned and misunderstood. We don't really mind. Stephen Fry
Not if we blow it up," Gale says brusquely. His intent, his full intent, becomes clear. Gale has no interest in preserving the lives of those in the Nut. No interest in caging the pray for later use. This is one of his death traps. Suzanne Collins
Homosexual,' generally used in scientific works is of course a bastard word. 'Homogenic' has been suggested, as being from two roots, both Greek, i. e., 'homos,' same, and 'genos,' sex. Edward Carpenter
Rumi quote: "Hall of Love has ten thousand swords. Don't be afraid to use..."
Hall of Love has ten thousand swords. Don't be afraid to use one. Rumi
...stories are not always innocent;...they can be used to put you in the wrong crowd, in the party of the man who has come to dispossess you. Chinua Achebe
But men are less used to the idea of being raped than women are, and it strikes them with a fresh horror. With women, that horror comes right along with the female genitals. Charlaine Harris

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