There was an air of indifference about them, a calm produced by the gratification of every passion; and through their manners were… — Gustave Flaubert Copy Share Image
A Beethoven string-quartet is truly, as some one has said, a scraping of horses' tails on cats' bowels, and may be exhaustively… — William James Copy Share Image
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I'm named after a horse. My mom's best friend had a horse named Brooke, so my dad suggested 'Brooklyn' as a more… — Brooklyn Decker Copy Share Image
I decided early in graduate school that I needed to do something about my moods. It quickly came down to a choice… — Kay Redfield Jamison Copy Share Image
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You can beat a dead horse as much as you want, but it doesn't come back to life. And sometimes you just… — Kevin Harvick Copy Share Image
Some do not walk at all; others walk in the highways; a few walk across lots. Roads are made for horses and… — Henry David Thoreau Copy Share Image
The UPA awarded Brijesh Mishra with the second highest award of the country after Bharat Ratna. I am suggesting that he was… — Subramanian Swamy Copy Share Image
The Water Babies "Young and Old" When all the world is young, lad, And all the trees are green; And every goose… — Charles Kingsley Copy Share Image
I've had a surprising number of near-death experiences: I was nearly blown up by a landmine in Sudan; I was stranded on… — Sandi Toksvig Copy Share Image
You got to understand the god thing. It’s not magic. It’s about being you, but the you that people believe in. It’s… — Neil Gaiman Copy Share Image
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We fill the hands and nurseries of our children with all manner of dolls, drums and horses, withdrawing their eyes from the… — Ralph Waldo Emerson Copy Share Image
I grew up with horses when I was a kid in Argentina. I like them. I respect them. I'm careful around them.… — Viggo Mortensen Copy Share Image
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I think I'm the only professional horse rider from the movie industry. Strangely, I've seen no men from the industry at equestrian… — Randeep Hooda Copy Share Image
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The strongest animals on earth are plant eaters. Every creature we've enlisted to do the work we couldn't handle - the horse,… — Victoria Moran Copy Share Image
It was dirty and hot, and you're on a horse, all day. It was physical work, but there wasn't one of us… — James Badge Dale Copy Share Image
“Alright. You hate me, I'm not too fond of you. It's mutual..." he muttered, walking hesitantly toward the stallion, hand outstretched, "I… — Shanda Sharlow Copy Share Image
A few minutes later, she was once again riding her own horse. Deciding to take the lead, she nudged the mare into… — Julie Garwood Copy Share Image
We still write too many stories that are "state of the race" stories that are informed almost solely by what the polling… — Frank Bruni Copy Share Image
What is to become of an independent statesman, one who will bow the knee to no idol, who will worship nothing as… — John Adams Copy Share Image
Trust and respect are two-way streets. We want the horse to accept us as leaders of the herd, to guide them safely… — Walter Zettl Copy Share Image
He's just very deceiving. He just covers a lot of ground with ease. I got to the three-eighths pole, and I even… — Ramon A. Dominguez Copy Share Image
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She suddenly saw Wimsey in a new light. She knew him to be intelligent, clean, courteous, wealthy, well-read, amusing and enamored, but… — Dorothy L. Sayers Copy Share Image
The moon and sun are travelers through eternity. Even the years wander on. Whether drifting through life on a boat or climbing… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
You think you know what is just and what is not. I understand. We all think we know." I had no doubt,… — J. M. Coetzee Copy Share Image
I'm interested in feedback and learning what people want. It's a tricky thing for me when I do a set list. You… — Mick Jagger Copy Share Image
...for our wisdom is better than the strength of men or of horses. ... nor is it right to prefer strength to… — Xenophanes Copy Share Image
The Consul felt a pang. Ah, to have a horse, and gallop away, singing, to someone you loved perhaps, into the heart… — Malcolm Lowry Copy Share Image
“ USE EMOTIONS AS INFORMATION. Horses use emotion as information to engage surprisingly agile responses to environmental stimuli and relationship challenges: (a)… — Linda Kohanov Copy Share Image
The theory that gravitational attraction is inversely proportional to the square of the distance leads by remorseless logic to the conclusion that… — Anthony Standen Copy Share Image
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From the circumstances of my position, I was often thrown into the society of horse-racers, card-players, fox-hunters, scientific and professional men, and… — Thomas Jefferson Copy Share Image
Walking is the best possible exercise. Habituate yourself to walk very far. The Europeans value themselves on having subdued the horse to… — Thomas Jefferson Copy Share Image
It's thrilling. There's birth and death and frustration and victory in raising horses. It's like a little microcosm of life is built… — John Phillips Copy Share Image
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