Shape Quotes

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Your ability to shape your destiny is directly proportional to your belief that it is a matter of will and determination--however much or little that… — James A. Owen
Geography is the key, the crucial accident of birth. A piece of protein could be a snail, a sea lion, or a systems analyst, but… — Annie Dillard
There was only silence. It was the silence of matter caught in the act and embarrassed. There were no cells moving, and yet there were… — Annie Dillard
You can break a thing, but you cannot always guide it afterward into the shape you want. — Holly Black
If I commit suicide, it will not be to destroy myself, but to put myself back together again. Suicide will be for me only one… — Antonin Artaud
The greatest obstacle to discovering the shape of the earth, the continents, and the oceans was not ignorance but the illusion of knowledge. — Daniel J. Boorstin
We are stratified creatures, creatures full of abysses, with a soul of inconstant quicksilver, with a mind whose color and shape change as in a… — Pascal Mercier
He was beautiful, that was always affirmed, but his beauty was hard to fix or to see, for he was always glimmering, flickering, melting, mixing,… — A. S. Byatt
Granny Weatherwaz was a witch. That was quite acceptable in the Ramtops, and no one had a bad word to say about witches. At least,… — Terry Pratchett
HOUSE RULES [at the Praetor Lupus Headquarters] No shape-shifting in the hallways. No howling. No silver. Clothing must be worn at all times. ALL TIMES.… — Cassandra Clare
I am a fragment of a mirror whose whole design and shape I do not know. Nevertheless, with what I have - I can reflect… — Robert Fulghum
Algaliarept varied its shape, sifting through my mind without me even knowing to choose what scared me the most. Once it had been Ivy. Then… — Kim Harrison
Schwartz's research suggests something important: we can stretch our personalities, but only up to a point. Our inborn temperaments influence us, regardless of the lives… — Susan Cain
Hey,â€ the other said, coming to life. â€œYouâ€™re supposed to be in jail.â€ Al grinned at him, his white-gloved grip tightening on the wooden handle,… — Kim Harrison
You existed. You existed now as a fractal. Definition: A fractal is generally a rough or fragmented geometric shape that can be broken into parts,… — David Levithan
He looked at the little maiden, and she looked at him; and he felt that he was melting away, but he still managed to keep… — Hans Christian Andersen
Thereâ€™s a morning when presence comes over your soul. You sing like a rooster in your earth-colored shape. Your heart hears and, no longer frantic,… — Rumi
The idea was to have a basin inverted on his head and his hair cut to the shape of it. Skill and money were not… — Janet Frame
Majority decisions tend to be made without engaging the systematic thought and critical thinking skills of the individuals in the group. Given the force of… — Philip Zimbardo
Our job in this life is not to shape ourselves into some ideal we imagine we ought to be, but to find out who we… — Steven Pressfield

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