Block Quotes

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I want to fall in love in such a way that the mere sight of a man, even a block away from me, will shake… — Anais Nin
One of the secrets of life is to make stepping stones out of stumbling blocks. — Jack Penn
Too many of our children cannot read. Reading is the building block, and it must be the foundation for education reform. — George W. Bush
The trauma of the Sixties persuaded me that my generation's egalitarianism was a sentimental error. I now see the hierarchical as both beautiful and necessary.… — Camille Paglia
The only real stumbling block is fear of failure. In cooking you've got to have a what-the-hell attitude. — Julia Child
Cassoulet, that best of bean feasts, is everyday fare for a peasant but ambrosia for a gastronome, though its ideal consumer is a 300-pound blocking… — Julia Child
Man proposes, but God blocks the game. — Mark Twain
Emotional self-awareness is the building block of the next fundamental emotional intelligence: being able to shake off a bad mood. — Daniel Goleman
When we were at the Apollo, Holiday was a block away. I asked her for her autograph. — Ella Fitzgerald
Why are you measuring? This is how you block, delay, hinder, obstruct and deny his place in the life as a father. — Iyanla Vanzant
My daughter, who goes to Stuyvesant High School only blocks from the World Trade Center, thinks we should fly an American flag out our window.… — Katha Pollitt
Alas! those good old days are gone, when a murderer could wipe the stain from his name and soothe his trouble to sleep simply by… — Mark Twain
I realized that whatever your path, whatever your calling, the most damaging thing you can do is let other voices define you and drown out… — Katie Couric
Workaholism is an addiction, and like all addictions, it blocks creative energy. — Julia Cameron
You pray for good health and a body that will be strong in old age. Good-but your rich foods block the gods' answer and tie… — Aulus Persius Flaccus
I'm not the kind of writer who's able to block out the world around me. I'm mindful of our own haves and have-nots, how our… — Walter Bagehot
There is a vitality, a life force, a quickening that is translated through you into action, and because there is only one of you in… — Martha Graham
Our beliefs act as lenses. These lenses can help us see things we can't otherwise see, but they can also block us from seeing parts… — Steve Pavlina
The world is a kind of spiritual kindergarten where millions of bewildered infants are trying to spell "God" with the wrong blocks. — Edwin Arlington Robinson
My thoughts before a big race are usually pretty simple. I tell myself: Get out of the blocks, run your race, stay relaxed. If you… — Carl Lewis

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