“When I first heard John Smith my attention was captured by his sweet, earthy voice and fine craftsmanship, but what drew me in was his heart. It's clear that he's lived the pain in his songs and that his optimism is hope born of wisdom. That's a rare thing and a gift to all who hear him.” FirstsHeartPainSongVoiceBornAttentionClearHeardSweetFineOptimismCapturedCraftsmanshipRare ThingsJohn Smith Author:Tom Kimmel
“Sweet praise is like perfume. It is fine if you don't swallow it.” IfsSweetFinePraisePerfume Author:Dwight D. Eisenhower
“Bitter your acts, bitter am I, Kindness your deeds, kindness am I, Pleasant and gentle, so you are, Fine honeyed lips and sweet talker.” LifeKindnessSweetFineLipsDeedsBitterGentlePleasantTalkers Author:Rumi
“I took a bite of cookie and chewed. “Hmmm,” I said, trying not to spit crumbs. “Clear vanilla notes, too-sweet chocolate chips, distinct flavor of brown sugar. A decent cookie, not spectacular. Still, a good-hearted cookie, not pretentious.” I turned to Fang. “What say you?” “It’s fine.” Some people just don’t have what it takes to appreciate a cookie.” PeopleTryingSaidStillsClearSweetFineAppreciateNotesDecentBrownChocolateBitesSugarFlavorChipsCookiesSpectacularHeartedSpitFangsPretentiousCrumbsVanillaHmmmGood HeartedChocolate ChipsBrown Sugar Author:James Patterson
“Faites de beaux rêves, monsieur," she called as she put out the light. Switters had always loved that expression, "Make fine dreams." In contrast to the English, "Have sweet dreams," the French implied that the sleeper was not a passive spectator, a captive audience, but had some control over and must accept some responsiblity for his or her dreaming. Moreover, a "fine" dream had much wider connotations than a "sweet" one.” DreamLightAcceptingAudienceSweetExpressionFineContrastPassiveSpectatorsCaptivesImpliedConnotationSleepersSweet Dreams Author:Tom Robbins
“It's the same with spirit guises; show me a sweet little choirboy or a smiling mother and I'll show you the hideous fanged strigoi it really is. (Not always. Just sometimes. *Your* mother is absolutely fine, for instance. Probably.)” LittlesSometimesShowsSpiritMotherSweetFineInstanceShow MeHideousGuise Author:Jonathan Stroud