Of the quaking recruit, three pitched battles make a grim grenadier; and he who shrank from the muzzle of a cannon, is… — Herman Melville Copy Share Image
Frazier soaked it all up like a sponge. When they arrived in Manila it was the same story. Ali poured scorn on… — Muhammad Ali Copy Share Image
I find that I have done a pretty good job of fusing all three of them so far and I intend to… — St. Lucia Copy Share Image
So-called restoration is at least as tricky as brain surgery. Most pictures expire under scalpel and sponge. — Alexander Eliot Copy Share Image
The first class of readers may be compared to an hour-glass, their reading being as the sand; it runs in and runs… — Samuel Taylor Coleridge Copy Share Image
You really don't understand the first thing about writing...for one thing, early in the morning is the worst possible time. the brain… — Cornelia Funke Copy Share Image
I am not overly impressed by the great names and reputations of those who might be trying to beat me to an… — Thomas A. Edison Copy Share Image
Work hard, be patient, and be a sponge while learning your business. Learn how to take criticism. Follow your gut instincts and… — Simon Cowell Copy Share Image
The real writer learns nothing from life. He is more like an oyster or a sponge. — Gore Vidal Copy Share Image
I have a cheese-shredder at home, which is its positive name. They don't call it by its negative name, which is sponge-ruiner.… — Mitch Hedberg Copy Share Image
Some people are like psychic sponges, they drain power form others constantly. They lower your awareness because they are at a lower… — Frederick Lenz Copy Share Image
I have a lot of energy. I have a great desire to absorb information. I'm not a sponge exactly, but I find… — Martha Stewart Copy Share Image
An author never has a vacation. He's a walking sponge, sopping up impressions till he's saturated, then going to his desk and… — Ben Ames Williams Copy Share Image
He felt like an old sponge steeped in paraffin and left in the sun to dry. — Douglas Adams Copy Share Image
When working on and writing a film, I'm often more of a sponge than other times, aware of what's going on around… — Ira Sachs Copy Share Image
The strong man with the dagger is followed by the weak man with the sponge. — Lord Acton Copy Share Image
Be a sponge. Spend as much time as possible with people who truly know their craft and be a great listener. That… — Jerry Colangelo Copy Share Image
Somebody said that I'm a bit like a sponge, grabbing things here and there, soaking stuff up. [As a director] you have… — Adrian Lyne Copy Share Image
I'm a God-gifted fighter. I've got vision. I've got very good reaction. I've got a good jab. I seem to be able… — George Tahdooahnippah Copy Share Image
We can see the Divine in each speck of dust, but that doesn't stop us from wiping it away with a wet… — Paulo Coelho Copy Share Image
Who reads Incessantly, and to his reading brings not A spirit and judgment equal or superior, (And what he brings what need… — John Milton Copy Share Image
This race is never grateful: from the first, One fills their cup at supper with pure wine, Which back they give at… — Elizabeth Barrett Browning Copy Share Image