One of the things that makes a dead leaf fall to the ground is the bud of the new leaf that pushes it off the limb.
Because I'm a novelist, I think in terms of structure. The way I keep going is through structure. It's what inspires me and pushes me through.
Sorry means you leave yourself open, to embrace or to ridicule or to revenge. Sorry is a question that begs forgiveness, because the metronome of a heart won't settle until things are set right and true. Sorry doesn't take things back, but it pushes things forward. It bridges the gap. Sorry is a sacrament. It's an offering. A gift.
I’m sorry for everything. ” Then he turns and pushes back into the woods, and he’s gone.
It's not usually that great of an idea to read lots of reviews of your movies, because even if somebody's saying nice things, there'll still be something in there that pushes the wrong button, and it's not really that helpful.
When temptation comes, you can invent a delete key in your mind- perhaps the words from a favorite hymn. Your mind is in charge; your body is the instrument of your mind. When some unworthy thought pushes into your mind, replace it with your delete key. Worthy music is powerful and can help you control your thoughts.
The surfeit of bad trends pushes me to set my stories in worlds which are often diminished versions of our own present.
Our society pushes "family" because once people have families, the chance of becoming active lessens.
Beyoncé can handle any record you put in front of her. Any record that pushes her in that direction, it would have been good to be on the project.
No one, and I mean no one, comes into our house and pushes us around.
Habit keeps my life going, with occasional pushes from desire.
I think all great comedies - or at least the comedies I like - it has some of the funniest moments, but it never breaks the spell for the audience. It never pushes the audience away by spoofing itself too much or undermining the characters or making them cardboard or flimsy. Everybody is really trying to do what their characters believe in - and so nobody breaks the spell of the world, even though in other ways it's a comedy and very funny.
I hardly ever go back to Florida. It's really hard to go back. I mean, I hated it so much. I didn't grow up in a great neighborhood, and it puts me back in that feeling of, "I want to get out immediately. " That was kind of the push and what still pushes me, that I don't want to end up back there.
Night calls to the sandhills and gathers them under her. She pushes away cities because their sharp lights hurt her soft breast. Even candles make a sore place when they stick in the night.
It is nice to have valid competition; it pushes you to do better.
I think of depression as the mechanism that pushes down the pain of that loss. It tries to distance us from the loss but it lowers our whole energy level. I think that's a pervasive way we end up responding to loss or the anticipation of loss. Natural but not necessary.
Because she is afraid of not being supported, she unknowingly pushes away the support she needs.
I'm a bad walker but I can dance tango. You know why? Put your hand up. Push on my fingertips and just hold it. In tango, your feet are free but the top of your body pushes, so if I feel like I'm gonna fall, my partner can catch me. So I walk with a stick but I can totally dance the tango. It's a romantic kind of thing.
When mankind pushes, natures sometimes pushes back
I do whatever pushes me hardest. It's coming at me and I try to. . . it's like uninvited guest and I have to wrestle them out the door or through the window - get them out and get over with them quickly.