“Hatred is corrosive of a person's wisdom and conscience; the mentality of enmity can poison a nation's spirit, instigate brutal life and death struggles, destroy a society's tolerance and humanity, and block a nation's progress to freedom and democracy.” PersonsWisdomSpiritHumanityNationsStruggleDemocracyProgressConscienceHatredToleranceBlockPoisonLife And DeathMentalityBrutalEnmity Author:Liu Xiaobo
“The Brigham Young University (BYU) campus was just a few blocks from my home and tuition was minimal.” HomeYoungUniversityBlockCampusTuitionByu Author:Paul D. Boyer
“I would say that the Pentagon Papers case of 1971 - in which the government tried to block the 'The New York Times' and 'The Washington Post' and other newspapers from publishing papers that they obtained from a secret study of how we got involved in the war in Vietnam - that is probably the most important case.” ImportantWarGovernmentSecretCasesStudyNew YorkInvolvedPaperBlockPostsVietnamPapersNew York TimesPentagon Author:Floyd Abrams
“Spreadable butter is wonderful for cake-making: it's much easier to cream than the block type and slightly lighter because it's blended with oil.” WonderfulTypeEasierOilBlockCakeCreamLighters Author:Jane Asher
“The problem with TV now is that there's so much competition, that you're always on the chopping block.” ProblemTvsCompetitionBlockChopping Author:Elisha Cuthbert
“I spend days with writers' block. It is a problem.” ProblemBlockWriter's Block Author:Mackenzie Crook
“I'm a Top 40 record guy. I remember the hits and don't remember the flops. Something in my brain blocks them out.” RememberGuyBrainRecordsBlock Author:Steve Cropper
“All the traditional models for doing things are collapsing; from music to publishing to film, and it's a wide open door for people who are creative to do what they need to do without having institutions block their art.” PeopleNeedsArtFilmCreativeDoorsModelsInstitutionsWideTraditionalBlockPublishing Author:Ava DuVernay
“There is a real hunger for information about Obama and a sense that information is not being covered or, in some cases, even being withheld. There is a sense that there are elements of the media that are protective of Obama, that they would rather block a story that is embarassing about Obama than let the American public decide.” RealStoriesCasesMediaInformationElementsHungerBlockCoveredProtectiveEmbarassing Author:Dinesh D'Souza
“Trying to write books with a subject matter or in a genre or style you're not familiar with is the best way to find the Big Block looming.” WayWritingTryingBookMatterBigsSubjectsStyleBest WayFamiliarBlockGenreSubject MatterLooming Author:Jeffery Deaver
“When I have a creative block, I take walks. I like to see what shapes stick out - so many legs rushing by at once, it can seem abstract. I don't need to see great art to get stirred up. Music does that for me more easily.” NeedsDoeArtSeemsWalksCreativeShapesSticksLegsBlockAbstractGreat ArtRushingCreative Block Author:Caio Fonseca
“If you want to know why all writers are a little crazy read 'The Midnight Disease' by Alice W. Flaherty. She talks about the drive to write, writer's block, and the creative brain. I know what's wrong with me!” IfsKnowsWantWritingLittlesBrainCreativeCrazyDiseaseBlockMidnightWriter's Block Author:Dorothea Benton Frank
“There are two kinds of sculptures. There's the kind that subtracts: Michelangelo starts with a block of marble and chips away. And then there is the kind that adds, building with clay, piling it on. The way I write novels is to keep piling on and piling on and piling on.” WayWritingKindTwoNovelBuildingAddBlockSculptureChipsClayMarble Author:Jonathan Safran Foer
“I became paralyzed as an artist with writer's block.” ArtistLiteratureBlockParalyzedWriter's Block Author:David Guterson
“When I did plays in high school and college, I never remember memorizing my lines, but once I had blocking, I had all my lines memorized. Once I had movement associated with words, it was fine. Before I had blocking, it was just text on a page. Once it became embodied, it was much easier.” PlaySchoolRememberLinesMovementCollegeFineEasierPagesHigh SchoolBlockMemorizing Author:Greta Gerwig
“I cannot live without flowers everywhere. I grew up having a big garden, the size of a city block, in Rombas.” BigsCitiesFlowerGrewGrew UpGardenSizeBlock Author:Mireille Guiliano
“There are roles that are terrifying because they're large or you may feel that they're out of your line, but I'm never terrified once the actual work begins. Once you begin rehearsal, then it's small building blocks. It's solving little problems one at a time.” FeelsMayLittlesProblemLinesRolesBuildingBlockTerrifiedRehearsalBuilding Blocks Author:Michael Emerson
“Imagine blocks and blocks of no cocaine, blocks with no gun play.” PlayImagineDrugGunAlcoholBlockCocaineDrugs And Alcohol Author:Nelly
“Always get to the set or the location early, so that you can be all alone and draw your inspiration for the blocking and the setups in private and quiet. In one sense, it's about protecting yourself; in another sense, it's about always being open to surprise, even from the set, because there may be some detail that you hadn't noticed. I think this is crucial. There are many pictures that seem good in so many ways except one: They lack a sense of surprise, they've never left the page.” ThinkingWayMayInspirationSeemsLeftQuietDirectorsPagesDrawsSurpriseDetailsBlockCrucialFilmmakingLocationAll AloneSetups Author:Martin Scorsese
“To people who make moving ads that block the view of websites: Not only will we not buy from you, but we want shrews to eat your liver.” PeopleWantFunnyMovingViewsTechnologyBlockAdsWebsiteLiverShrews Author:Dave Barry
“The ego is entranced by ... names and ideas... However names and concepts only block your perception of this Great Oneness. Therefore it is wise to ignore them. Those who live inside their egos are continually bewildered.” IdeasNamesWiseEgoPerceptionConceptsBlockOnenessBewildered Author:Laozi
“Come on fathers, don't hesitate, send them off before it's too late. Be the first one on the block to have your boy come home in a box.” FirstsHomeFatherPoliticsBoysLateBoxesBlockToo LateComing HomeBefore It's Too Late Author:Country Joe McDonald
“Come Senators, Congressman, please heed the call, don't stand in the doorway, don't block the hall.” PoliticsPleaseBlockHallsSenatorsHeedDoorwaysCongressman Author:Bob Dylan
“'The Sopranos,' for instance, is arguably the best cable show of all time. They could have made a movie, but that show ended so perfectly, it would almost be a disadvantage to make a movie like that. Then again, if you made a 'Sopranos' movie, people would be lined around the block to go see it.” PeopleIfsMadeShowsWould BeBlockInstanceAll TimeCablesDisadvantagesSopranos Author:Jerry Ferrara
“Most artists have experienced the creative block. We get stuck in our work. We beat our head against the wall: nothing. Sometimes, it is because we are trying something at the wrong time.” TryingSometimesArtistCreativeWallBeatsStuckBlockWrong TimeTrying SomethingCreative Block Author:Lukas Foss
“The president deserves someone who can block for his policies.” PresidentPolicyDeserveBlock Author:Judd Gregg
“My style is about making things last forever. When you're on a budget, it can be daunting to spend $300 on a pair of boots or a coat. But such basics are the building blocks from which your look is crafted.” LooksLastsForeverStyleBuildingBlockBudgetsPairsBootsCoatsBasicsBuilding Blocks Author:Nina Garcia
“Marriage is all about knowing the ins and outs and the intimate details, and your wife is supposed to be the person you know best. But my brother and I think alike, know everything about one another, and when we get together, we block everything else out. Nothing exists in our world except for us.” ThinkingKnowsWorldPersonsTogetherKnowingWifeBrotherDetailsBlockSupposed To BeIntimateMy BrotherOur WorldGet Together Author:Jon Heder
“During the aftermath of Katrina, National Guard troops were positioned on every block to establish a sense of safety and source of help for the people in need. They did not leave communities until people were safe and sound.” PeopleNeedsHelpingSoundCommunitySourceSafeSafetyBlockTroopsAftermathKatrinaNational GuardSafe And Sound Author:Russel Honore
“I wanted to make an Indian character who wasn't either a) the savage that must be eliminated, the force of nature that's blocking the way for industrial progress, or b) the noble innocent that knows all and is another cliche. I wanted him to be a complicated human being.” KnowsWayHumansCharacterWantedForceHuman BeingsProgressComplicatedNobleInnocentBlockIndianSavagesClicheForces Of Nature Author:Jim Jarmusch
“I went and got a tire tool out of my truck, and straightened him out as cold as a block of ice. It was an attitude adjustment, and it'll work every time.” AttitudeColdToolsRevengeBlockIceTireTruckAdjustmentRetributionAttitude Adjustment Author:Hank Williams, Jr.
“My homie lost his family and snapped, shot up half the block to bring them back.” LostHalfShotsRevengeBlockRetribution Author:Tupac Shakur
“There is a guy on my block who lives for rock, he plays records day and night, and when he feels down he puts the rock and roll on and it makes him feel alright.” FeelsPlayNightGuyRecordsRocksBlockRock And RollAlrightDay And Night Author:Ray Davies
“The Hadley Street Dream is a tribute to making a vision come to life. My father built a compound on a dessert city block, he saw something in that space we couldn't see. It was years later the album was born right there on Hadley St. He built the studio I started recording the album at.” YearsDreamFatherBornSpaceCitiesVisionSawsStreetsBuiltAlbumsStudiosBlockDessertTributeCompounds Author:Solange Knowles