#adjust

Philosophy is like trying to open a safe with a combination lock: each little adjustment of the dials seems to achieve nothing, only when everything is in place does the door open. ↗

— Ludwig Wittgenstein

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It was physically difficult, adjusting to wheelchair life, but I remember a great relief and happiness that I was finally getting somewhere, finding musicians to work with that were sympathetic. ↗

— Robert Wyatt

#difficult #finally #finding #getting #great

On rare occasions one does hear of a miraculous case of a married couple falling in love after marriage, but on close examination it will be found that it is a mere adjustment to the inevitable. ↗

— Emma Goldman

#adjustment #after #case #close #couple

Any time I need to get a serious attitude adjustment, I put on one of their records, and there are examples there for all time to keep us honest and keep us reaching; they'll never be eclipsed. ↗

— Benny Green

#any #attitude #eclipsed #examples #get

I can't go back and label myself as an outcast because I was a pretty well-adjusted kid, but I can certainly relate to the feeling of being an outsider. ↗

— Lasse Hallstrom

#because #being #certainly #feeling #go

In fact, I had to make an enormous adjustment to this, not only in listening to it but in playing with it. It's a full sound. In some instances, you must have the volume to get the effect. ↗

— Chico Hamilton

#effect #enormous #fact #full #get

I'm not someone who enjoys long talks, long rehearsals. I'm very technical: I tell my actors, you come in, you sit down, you pick up a coffee, you look here, you say the line. We try it with the cameras rolling, and if it doesn't work, we adjust it until it does. It's very simple. ↗

— Michael Haneke

#cameras #coffee #come #does #down

Our world has evolved and grown more technologically savvy. Lawmakers need to adjust to these changes. ↗

— Dennis Hastert

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It strikes me there's a bunch of people in power who have really strong intentions of running the world and adjusting the world to exactly how they see it. ↗

— Colin Hay

#bunch #exactly #how #intentions #me

If you play it straight it's funny - the best comedy is always played straight down the middle. The adjustment is understanding from the screenplay that a moment is hilarious. ↗

— Tom Hiddleston

#always #best #comedy #down #funny