Shapes Quotes - Page 20

It hardly seems worthwhile to point out the shortsightedness of those practitioners who would have us believe that the form of the poem is merely its shape.

Brackets come in various shapes, types and names: 1 round brackets (which we call brackets, and the Americans call parentheses) 2 square brackets [which we call square brackets, and the Americans call brackets]

I train a lot of people on the side as a personal trainer, but I still work out myself to keep in great shape.

There's much more. There's all that goes beyond – all ... that is Elsewhere – and all that goes back, and back, and back. I received all of those, when I was selected. And here in this room, all alone, I re-experience them again and again. It is how wisdom comes. And how we shape our future.

The first book we fall in love with shapes us every bit as much as the first person we fall in love with.

...something was starting to take shape, out of magic and will. Smoke and bone.

The Shadow-maker shapes forever.

When you can be your own best audience and when your applause is the best applause you know of, youre in good shape.

I don't see those paintings as abstractions, especially because they are emblems of the inkblot. They aren't smashed together; they are constructed shape-by-shape, layer-by-layer, like any other picture.

It's not a sprint to get in shape.

Warriors use their intent and will to shape their lives. All of their actions are conscious, intentional, and complete.

Shapes that contain no inner components of positive/negative relationships will function better with other shapes of the same nature.

The shapes arranged themselves into words, and the words spelled out a delicious and wonderful phrase: Once upon a time.

Acting is a tough business, and you need to be in good shape mentally and physically.

As you age, you have this vast cauldron of experience to draw from. Some of the experiences are great; some of them you wish you'd never had. But all of them shape the work that you do and the person you become. It's just inevitable.

An old mans memories, like his bones, grow sharp with age and show their true shapes.

The extra curricular activity in which I was most engaged - debating - helped shape my interests in public policy.

Whence proceeds this weight we lay On what detracting people say? Their utmost malice cannot make Your head, or tooth, or finger ache; Nor spoil your shapes, distort your face, Or put one feature out of place.

I used to think it was hard to write, and I still find the process more or less unpleasant, but if I know what I'm doing it rattles along, then the rewrite whips it into shape rather quickly.

I guess the worst thing you feel in a fight is being out of shape.

Whatever helps to shape the human being - to make the individual what he is, or hinder him from being what he is not - is part of his education.

I've never done anything deliberately; I just speak my mind, and that is what I consistently do and will always do in any way shape or form that I can.

The only thing we are naturally afraid of is pain, or loss of pleasure. And because these are not annexed to any shape, colour, or size of visible objects, we are frighted of none of them, till either we have felt pain from them, or have notions put into us that they will do us harm.

...yes, in spite of all, Some shape of beauty moves away the pall From out dark spirits.

The eye searches for shapes. It searches for a beginning, a middle, and an end.