#handed

At its best, the sensation of writing is that of any unmerited grace. It is handed to you, but only if you look for it. ↗

— Annie Dillard

#best #grace #handed #look #only

The last time when I handed over information was in February or March 1949. ↗

— Klaus Fuchs

#handed #i #information #last #last time

Why should citizenship be a matter of birth? The premise held by those who want to end birthright citizenship is that some people deserve it and some do not - that the status shouldn't be handed out automatically. Frankly, that's a premise worth considering. ↗

— Eric Liu

#birth #birthright #citizenship #considering #deserve

What bothers me about the whole trust-fund thing is that it sort of presumes that everything is handed to you. And if there is one thing about my family that I do identify with, it is that everyone is extremely hardworking. ↗

— Rooney Mara

#bothers #everyone #everything #extremely #family

I wished to God the doctor had handed me a pamphlet that said, 'Hey, sorry about the autism, but here's a step-by-step list on what to do next.' But doctors don't do that. They say 'sorry' and move you along. ↗

— Jenny McCarthy

#along #autism #doctor #doctors #god

In my case, things have pretty much been handed to me. ↗

— Ethel Merman

#case #handed #me #much #pretty

I stood for parliament with the amazing support and help of my ex-husband, but it's not something that was handed to me like a peerage. I worked hard and was elected. So my achievements, such as they are, are my own. ↗

— Louise Mensch

#amazing #elected #handed #hard #help

I saw a lot of people have success handed to them that then exploited it. They didn't protect it or cherish it. ↗

— Aaron Paul

#exploited #handed #i #lot #people

When I was handed a hammer, my first project was building a three-story tree house. ↗

— Ty Pennington

#first #hammer #handed #house #i

Once at the White House I was asked to conduct the Drum and Bugle Corp. The man just handed me the baton and I finished the song. It was great. I got to keep the baton. ↗

— Dom DeLuise

#baton #bugle #conduct #corp #drum