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«There's nothing like a gleam of humor to reassure you that a fellow human being is ticking inside a strange face»
«Life is like a taxi. The meter just keeps a-ticking whether you are getting somewhere or just standing still.»
«Love vanquishes time. To lovers, a moment can be eternity, eternity can be the tick of a clock.»
Author: Mary Parrish
| About:
Love,
Time
| Keywords:
clock, The Tick, tick, ticking, ticks, vanquish, vanquishes
«However time may be measured at the Naval Observatory, the clock seems to tick slowly here when Congress is out of town.»
«If you ask a member of this generation two simple questions: ''How do you want the world to be in fifty years?'' and ''What do you want your life to be like five years from now?'' the answers are quite often preceded by ''Provided there is still a world'' and ''Provided I am still alive.'' To the often-heard question, Who are they, this new generation? one is tempted to answer, Those who hear the ticking. And to the other question, Who are they who utterly deny them? the answer may well be, Those who do not know, or refuse to face, things as they really are.»
Author: Hannah Arendt
(Philosopher, Political scientist)
| Keywords:
Fifty one, member, preceded, tempted, tick, ticking, ticks, utterly
«The past is an old armchair in the attic, the present an ominous ticking sound, and the future is anybody's guess»
«Listen, real poetry doesn't say anything; it just ticks off the possibilities. Opens all doors. You can walk through anyone that suits you.»
Author: Jim Morrison
(Poet, Singer)
| Keywords:
doors, opens, possibilities, Say Anything, suits, The Tick, tick, ticking, ticks, walk off
«Among the Round Tablers [at the Algonquin Hotel],Sherwood stood out like a grandfather's clock. The tick of his talk was measured, his words seeming to be spaced by minutes, but when he chimed he struck gaily.»
«An occasional lucky guess as to what makes a wife tick is the best a man can hope for, Even then, no sooner has he learned how to cope with the tick than she tocks.»
Author: Ogden Nash
(Writer)
| About:
Luck,
Men and Women,
Wives
| Keywords:
Best A, cope, cope with, occasional, sooner, The Tick, tick, ticking, ticks
«These races are tick-tight.»
Author: Dan Rather
| Keywords:
tick
