William Batchelder Greene Quotes
Life is a waste of woes, And Death a river deep, That ever onward flows, Troubled, yet asleep.
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Well, for us, it's always better not to have too many expectations and to just go with the flow because then it's always a big plus no matter what happens.
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Popping broad beans out of their skins can be therapeutic, but it isn't everybody's favourite waste of time.
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It's not like what I do or what I wear is my copyright. What I'm wearing now also is an inspiration. It is how I saw it on the mannequin, and I just wore it, so it's in a way copied. But obviously, I wouldn't want to spend my life thinking about dresses. It is such a waste of life.
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From the very beginning, I always tried to make dialogue flow comfortably; I always did that to make it seem more authentic.
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Having to respond to things that are made up or untrue tends to be a waste of time.
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Myths are a waste of time. They prevent progression.
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My kids are in front of the computer 24x7 despite having all the parental control. There is no way to stop the flow of information. The flow of information is too fast and too much.
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The worst sin against stewardship is to waste your life.
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Strange are the ways of history, where no single thing abides, but all things flow into each other, fragment to fragment clinging.
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My Mamá Grande, a tiny Mayan woman, took me aside when I was an adolescent and told me several things that didn't make a bit of sense to my young and inattentive ears, and as young people tend to waste all attempts of our elders to relay to us wisdom accumulated over the decades, I thought my Mamá Grande had a few mice in the attic.
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As a mighty river which when properly harnessed by dams and canals, creates a vast reservoir of water, prevents famine and provides abundant power for industry; so also the mind, when controlled, provides a reservoir of peace and generates abundant energy for the human uplift.
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Don't waste your time away thinkin' 'bout yesterday's blues.
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I wanted to find a place to hide from all of it, where the nightmares and the rivers and reality couldn't find me. For me, that place was always inside a book.
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The path of least resistance makes all rivers, and some men, crooked.
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The habit of taking the line of least resistance makes all rivers and some men crooked.
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Worry is a waste of imagination.
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I try to shut my brain down as much as possible. And let the melodies flow, if possible.
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Ambition will take you And ride you too far and Conservatism bring you to boredom once more Sit down by the river And watch the stream flow Recall all the dreams That you once used to know The things you've forgotten That took you away To pastures not greener but meaner.
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This made her remember why people take up walking: It is because they no longer have anywhere to go.
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What's really important in life? Sitting on a beach? Looking at television eight hours a day? I think we have to appreciate that we're alive for only a limited period of time, and we'll spend most of our lives working.
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I've got to read the 'Hunger Games' before I see the movie.
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It can be lost, and it will be, if the time ever comes when these documents are regarded not as the supreme expression of our profound belief, but merely as curiosities in glass cases.
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Life is a waste of woes, And Death a river deep, That ever onward flows, Troubled, yet asleep.
