Sharpening Quotes

47 quotes by 43 authors

Give me six hours to chop down a tree and I will spend the first four sharpening the axe. — Abraham Lincoln
I tell students that even if they don't like math right now, they can use math as a brain-sharpening tool - a tool that not… — Danica McKellar
The choice between a Labour government and a Tory one is sharpening minds. — Lucy Powell
I am not tragically colored. There is no great sorrow dammed up in my soul, nor lurking behind my eyes. I do not mind at… — Zora Neale Hurston
I'm a good neurosugeon. That's not a boast but a way of acknowledging the innate ability God has given to me. Beginning with determination and… — Benjamin Carson
My sisters and I stand, arms around each other, laughind and wiping the tears from each others eyes. The flash of the Polaroid goes off… — Amy Tan
The main courtyard was filled with warriors - mermen with fish tails from the waist down and human bodies from the waist up, except their… — Rick Riordan
I used to have a cat, an old fighting tom, who would jump through the open window by my bed in the middle of the… — Annie Dillard
Fear's useless. Either something bad happens or it doesn't: If it doesn't, you've wasted time being afraid, and if it does, you've wasted time that… — Sarah Rees Brennan
Night wasn't so much falling as sharpening its claws. — Jim Butcher
Of course, when we got home, we found that Dagda had peed on my down comforter. He had also eaten part of Mom's maidenhair fern… — Cate Tiernan
Leaving us with Eric is like hiring a babysitter who spends his time sharpening knives. — Veronica Roth
â€ŽThe party that leans upon the workers but serves the bourgeoisie, in the period of the greatest sharpening of the class struggle, cannot but sense… — Leon Trotsky
Try it on." "It's probably a little snug. Marcie tends to buy down when it comes to sizing." He merely smiled. "It has a slit… — Becca Fitzpatrick
I couldnâ€™t help but think about school and everything else ending. I liked standing just outside the couches and watching themâ€”it was a kind of… — John Green
It always struck Fire, the physical affection between these siblings, who as often as not were at each other's throats over one thing or another.… — Kristin Cashore
Cicadas, buckling and unbuckling their stomach muscles, yield the sound of someone sharpening scissors. Fall field crickets, the thermometer hounds, add high-pitched tinkling chirps to… — Diane Ackerman
For everybody in their busy lives, you need to invest in sharpening your tools, and you need to invest in longevity. — Ryan Holmes
During the lockout year, my focus was the basics, sharpening my moves, my fundamentals. — Brandon Jennings
One thing I have throughout my career, it felt like I did my best to align myself with quality artists, quality work, and it is… — Common

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