A lot of stand-up comedians are actually very insecure, and they come on slightly battling the audience. They want to be the… — Stephen Merchant Copy Share Image
And with his arm around the younger man's shoulders still, he led him away from the bow and back to the small… — John Flanagan Copy Share Image
The biggest relief off my shoulders was when I retired from Test cricket and I knew I didn't have to bowl 40… — Dale Steyn Copy Share Image
Oh, by the way…” Jason glanced at Percy. “I resigned my office, gave Frank a field promotion to praetor. Unless you want… — Rick Riordan Copy Share Image
Some people come to me and say, "Mr. Moody, don't you feel a great responsibility when you come before an audience like… — Dwight L. Moody Copy Share Image
I could introduce myself properly, but it's not really necessary. You will know me well enough and soon enough, depending on a… — Markus Zusak Copy Share Image
Now hollow fires burn out to black, And lights are guttering low: Square your shoulders, lift your pack And leave your friends… — A. E. Housman Copy Share Image
You can't go to a negotiating table pointing a gun, but you've got to keep it over your shoulder. — Joe Slovo Copy Share Image
She tries to turn too soon, and the ladder smacks into Fernando's shoulder. "Oh! Sorry, Nando." The jolt knocks his glasses askew.… — Veronica Roth Copy Share Image
You were a soldier?" "Yes, sir." "You barely look old enough to have seen the last battle." "My father was a career… — Jessica Day George Copy Share Image
He splayed a hand out over the photographs, trembling fingers not quite touching the shiny surface, and then he turned and leaned… — Diana Gabaldon Copy Share Image
As we passed over the dark bridge her wan face fell lazily against my coat's shoulder and the formidable stroke of thirty… — F. Scott Fitzgerald Copy Share Image
Let's all pull together and make these United States the grandest place in this whole country. I see a vision. A glorious… — Gracie Allen Copy Share Image
Thousands of experts study overbought indicators, oversold indicators, head-and-shoulder patterns, put-call ratios, the Fed's policy on money supply, foreign investment, the movement… — Peter Lynch Copy Share Image
If I had my life to live over I would die fighting rather than be a slave again. I want no man's… — Robert Falls Copy Share Image
I look at the careers of people I'm standing on the shoulders of. People like Lena Horne, Ella Fitzgerald, Sammy Davis Jr.,… — Dionne Warwick Copy Share Image
Satan is around y'all. Devil on your shoulder. All these niggas is corn, sworn in secret societies, devils with no horn. — Jadakiss Copy Share Image
I have a lot of friends who have hula-hoops, it's like a mixture of dance and athletics and exercise, meditation. It's a… — Sufjan Stevens Copy Share Image
Winter in the country is very white. There is black grit on all the shoulders of the roads and on the big… — Susan Orlean Copy Share Image
Patsy Cline belongs shoulder-to-shoulder with Frank Sinatra and Ella Fitzgerald. — Elvis Costello Copy Share Image
She shrugged another plump shoulder. “I never listened to Porter when he got going.” Ah. At last. The secret to a successful… — Josh Lanyon Copy Share Image
Everyone has highs and lows that they have to learn from, but every morning I start off with a good head on… — Lindsay Lohan Copy Share Image
Today, we are closer to fulfilling America's promise of economic and social justice because we stand on the shoulders of giants like… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
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