Uses Quotes

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This creature is the Pooka. Pay no mind to the shape he wears, for heâ€™s none of his own, and no soul either. Ware him… — Peter S. Beagle
What makes the strength of a soldier isn't the energy he uses trying to intimidate the other guy by sending him a whole lot of… — Muriel Barbery
OF writing many books there is no end; And I who have written much in prose and verse For others' uses, will write now for… — Elizabeth Barrett Browning
Moral indignation is one of the most harmful forces in the modern world, the more so as it can always be diverted to sinister uses… — Bertrand Russell
I love the performance of a craft, whether it is modest or mean-spirited, yet I walk away when discussions of it begin - as if… — Michael Ondaatje
The more successfully a city mingles everyday diversity of uses and users in its everyday streets, the more successfully, casually (and economically) its people thereby… — Jane Jacobs
One of the great uses of Twitter and Facebook will be to prove at the Last Day that prayerlessness was not from lack of time. — John Piper
A man who uses a great many words to express his meaning is like a bad marksman who, instead of aiming a single stone at… — Samuel Johnson
There is a life behind the personality that uses personalities as masks. There are times when life puts off the mask and deep answers unto… — Dion Fortune
God uses chronic pain and weakness, along with other afflictions, as his chisel for sculpting our lives. Felt weakness deepens dependence on Christ for strength… — J I Packer
You have to protect her. The more she uses it, the worse it'll get. Stop her, Rose. Stop her before they notice, before they notice… — Richelle Mead
A gift of any kind is a considerable responsibility. It is a mystery in itself, something gratuitous and wholly undeserved, something whose real uses will… — Flannery O'Connor
If we recognize our talents and use them appropriately, and choose a field that uses those talents, we will rise to the top of our… — Benjamin Carson
Write while the heat is in you. The writer who postpones the recording of his thoughts uses an iron which has cooled to burn a… — Henry David Thoreau
Katniss," Gale says softly. I recognize that voice. It's the same one he uses to approach wounded animals before he delivers a deathblow. I Instinctively… — Suzanne Collins
The power of one is above all things the power to believe in yourself, ofen well beyond any latent ability you may have previously demonstrated.… — Bryce Courtenay
There are many other little refinements too, Mr. Bohlen. You'll see them all when you study the plans carefully. For example, there's a trick that… — Roald Dahl
It's the unconquerable soul of man, and not the nature of the weapon he uses, that ensures victory — Napoleon Bonaparte
Hardly a pure science, history is closer to animal husbandry than it is to mathematics in that it involves selective breeding. The principal difference between… — Tom Robbins
When a girl uses six derogatory adjectives in her attempt to paint the portrait of the loved one, it means something. One may indicate a… — P.G. Wodehouse

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