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allegory
I don't like allegory. China Mieville
allegory bank fairy father socialist utopian wrote
My father was a bank clerk. He was also a Utopian Socialist and he wrote a Utopian novel. It was a kind of allegory or fairy tale. Gyorgy Ligeti
allegory alphabet common nature point reason seen view
Nature seen from the point of view of common sense is commodity; from the point of view of reason it is an alphabet or allegory of divinity. Howard Mumford Jones
allegory
Everything for me becomes allegory Charles Baudelaire
allegory attempt dislike fairytale myth
I dislike Allegory - the conscious and intentional allegory - yet any attempt to explain the purport of myth or fairytale must use allegorical language. J. R. R. Tolkien
allegory
All perishable is but an allegory. Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
attempt businesses central clearing creating government house incentives locate minimize possible provide red tape tax
We want to provide very significant tax incentives for businesses to locate there, incentives for housing, and attempt to minimize as much of the red tape as possible by creating one central clearing house for government programs, Peter King
attempt beginning bring cases collect court intend money people roll
We have said from the beginning that we do not intend to roll over in these cases when people bring insubstantial cases to court in an attempt to collect money improperly from Merck, Kenneth Frazier
attempting claimed group groups inside number operate
We have no group that's claimed responsibility. It could be any number of groups attempting to operate inside Iraq.
attempt desperate hikes lie proposed tax
We have never proposed a tax increase. This lie about tax hikes is a desperate attempt by Berlusconi to rake in some votes...
attempt bad chance five guy happened justify minutes miserable people pittsburgh prove realize took traded until word
What the Rams did to him was wrong. It isn't that they traded him. But they put the word out that he was a bad guy in an attempt to justify the trade. But it took people in Pittsburgh about five minutes to realize it was untrue. But Jerome was miserable over what happened in St. Louis, until he had a chance to get out there and prove the Rams wrong.
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We want him to get offensive opportunities - no question. I think that he can get more opportunities in running the floor, getting early post up which he did. Tonight was a little unusual where he had more than a number of attempts at dunking the basketball going to the rim so I think that's a little bit unusual. Maurice Cheeks
attempting britain culture remained restore somewhere taken
We were attempting to restore the culture of Britain for the British, ... But the English, in particular, aren't comfortable with their own culture. To be taken seriously, it has to come from somewhere else. So we remained a cult band. Richard Thompson
attempt cap exposes fact fight motivation necessary preserve proposals salary six status true union
The fact that only one of the six proposals actually contemplated a salary cap exposes the union for its true motivation - to do everything necessary to precipitate a fight in an attempt to preserve the status quo.
attempt currency economy fact hammer held hold hostage interest matter rates therefore
The fact of the matter is (Brazil's) currency had to fall. The whole (Brazilian) economy and interest rates were being held hostage to the currency. You had to keep interest rates high, and therefore hammer the economy in an attempt to hold the currency up. John Williams
dislike mirrors
I find mirrors detestable; I dislike seeing myself. Of course, there's a mirror in the bathroom, but it's a magnifying one for shaving. Photographs are fine, but I don't like mirrors because they take you by surprise. Eric-Emmanuel Schmitt
dislike either falls films grey issues life nice operate people presents
What I dislike about movie culture is that it often presents a parable of our problems - but the issues are all straightforward and the people are either nice or they're not. In real life, everyone falls between those perimeters, but not many American films operate in that grey area. Julian Fellowes
dislike goes instinct killer kobe players smells special talented whether
Whether you like him or dislike him, Kobe is a special player. He has the killer instinct in him that a lot of the talented players don't have. When he smells blood, he goes for the jugular. That's a (Michael) Jordan-like quality.
dislikes public publicity reason stress
She (Blythe Brown) dislikes the public attention, and I (see) no reason why she should be put through the stress that the glare of publicity would cause. Dan Brown
disliked income marrying private
Much as I disliked the un-American idea of marrying a lady with a dowry, I must admit that little Mrs. Godfrey's little private income put everything in a faintly different light. Preston Sturges
dislike excited immediate struck took
She started out all excited and impressed. ... (She took an immediate dislike to Bill, who struck her as a narcissistic snake.) Walter Kirn
dislike-someone human-nature hard
It is very hard to dislike someone you have helped Benjamin Franklin
dislike-me devices electronic-devices
Electronic devices dislike me. There is never a day when something isn't ailing. Dick Cavett
dislike leaders-and-leadership temporary whether
Make no mistake. We are here to stay, ... We are not temporary or interim leaders. After Saddam's topple, you have to live with these faces, whether you like them or you dislike them. Hoshyar Zebari
fairytale focusing result send
We're focusing enough on doing what we have to do to get the right result and send him off with the fairytale end. George Gregan
fairytale happiness learn love pain people work
When you know what pain is, and when you have to make a choice, you learn that it is a decision. People think it's a fairytale thing, love and happiness, but you have to work hard. And then - you feel it deeply. Mary J. Blige
fairytale old-testament storytelling
The Old Testament is full of poetry, prophecies, chronicles, documentations, storytelling, fairytales. Amos Oz
fairytale series space
The 'Star Wars' series is a fairytale told in space, Jeremy Bulloch
fairytale lessons fairy-tale
There is the great lesson of 'Beauty and the Beast,' that a thing must be loved before it is lovable. Gilbert K. Chesterton
fairytale
She tasted of fairytales Laini Taylor
fairytale rich economist
In order to be an economist these days, you have to participate in this fairytale that somehow we can recover and still make the banks rich. And it is a fairytale.
fairytale feet hold last learn minutes pass weeks
If he is to last 90 minutes he must learn when to run, when to pass and when to hold the ball. It's been a fairytale two weeks for him and it is up to me to keep his feet on the ground.
fairytale should
Were I asked, what is a fairytale? I should reply, Read Undine: that is a fairytale. George MacDonald
myth evidence ambiguous
Oral myths are closer to the genetic conclusions than the often ambiguous scientific evidence of archaeology. Bryan Sykes
mythology
Irish mythology is gorgeous, and so are the fairies, but they are very misrepresented in the U.K. They are not little creatures with wings.
mythology myth has-beens
Mythology works... because Indians have been bred on myths. Ashwin Sanghi
mythical player
If a star football player can have a mythical girlfriend, why can't I have a mythical Congress? Tina Brown
myth finished
The myth of Bardot is finished, but Brigitte is me. Brigitte Bardot
myth religion terrors uncertain
Religion often partakes of the myth of progress that shields us from the terrors of an uncertain future. Frank Herbert
myth orlando teen trying
We're trying to debunk the myth that Orlando is just a teen heartthrob, Jane Green
mythology people stories thousands
I get a lot of inspiration from research in mythology and folklore. I find that, you know, stories people told each other thousands of years ago are still relevant now. Cassandra Clare
myth staple
The sentient beast has long been a staple of fantasy fiction and its antecedents in myth and folktale. Paul Di Filippo