#along

I think books with weak or translucent plots can survive if the character being drawn along the path is rich, interesting and multi-faceted. The opposite is not true. ↗

— Michael Connelly

#being #books #character #drawn #i

As a kid I was short and only weighed 95 pounds. And though I was active in a lot of Sports and got along with most of the guys, I think I used comedy as a defense mechanism. You know making someone laugh is a much better way to solve a problem than by using your fists. ↗

— Tim Conway

#along #better #better way #comedy #defense

I am not unconscious of the persuasive power exerted by these considerations to drag men along in the current; but I am not at liberty to travel that road. ↗

— Benjamin F. Wade

#am #considerations #current #drag #exerted

The greatest ability in business is to get along with others and to influence their actions. ↗

— John Hancock

#actions #along #business #get #greatest

And one thing I can be proud of is we have a 'Come and Try Fishing' day every year. And there's 20 venues throughout the state, and see, these thousands of kids who've never been fishing come along. ↗

— Rex Hunt

#been #come #day #every #fishing

A lot of more modern films seem to just be out for violence or sex or what have you, without relating it to what's going within human beings. But every now and then one comes along that does that, and it's a joy. ↗

— Kim Hunter

#beings #comes #does #every #films

But novels are never about what they are about; that is, there is always deeper, or more general, significance. The author may not be aware of this till she is pretty far along with it. ↗

— Diane Johnson

#along #always #author #aware #deeper

Even a happy life cannot be without a measure of darkness, and the word happy would lose its meaning if it were not balanced by sadness. It is far better take things as they come along with patience and equanimity. ↗

— Carl Jung

#along #balanced #better #cannot #come

I've given up looking for a boyfriend. That's not to say I won't be interested if the right guy comes along. But I'm not in a hurry. ↗

— Emily VanCamp

#boyfriend #comes #given #guy #hurry

Whether fuel cell system development in central Oregon, wind power generation along the Columbia Gorge, or geothermal energy in southern Oregon, investing in new energy sources makes America more energy independent while creating good paying, environmentally friendly jobs. ↗

— Greg Walden

#america #cell #central #columbia #creating