#hands

The individual has become a mere cog in an enormous organization of things and powers which tear from his hands all progress, spirituality, and value in order to transform them from their subjective form into the form of a purely objective life. ↗

— Georg Simmel

#cog #enormous #form #hands #his

For a house, somewhere near Los Angeles I found an old church. Very old, no longer used. So we moved the church to the land, and I took off the steeple, and I got my hands dirty. ↗

— Douglas Sirk

#church #dirty #found #got #hands

Rock Hudson was not an educated man, but that very beautiful body of his was putty in my hands. ↗

— Douglas Sirk

#body #educated #hands #his #hudson

The only ground on which a neutral State can claim respect at the hands of belligerents is, that, so far as she is concerned, their rights are protected. ↗

— Gerrit Smith

#concerned #far #ground #hands #neutral

In your hands or that of any other person, so much power would, no doubt, be dangerous. I am the only man in the world whom it would be safe to trust with it. Remember, I am a prophet! ↗

— Joseph Smith, Jr.

#any #dangerous #doubt #hands #i

It wasn't until I saw James Dean that I began to think that maybe I could actually do this. Movies didn't have to be just this fantasy with this impossibly handsome guy. ↗

— Terence Stamp

#began #could #dean #fantasy #guy

When you become an instrument in God's hands as He transfers someone from the realm of darkness into the kingdom of His Son, you make a difference in the person's eternal destiny. Not only that, but Satan also receives a devastating blow. ↗

— Charles Stanley

#become #blow #darkness #destiny #devastating

We devote our entire lives to becoming good ball players. We take batting practice until our hands bleed. ↗

— Willie Stargell

#batting #becoming #bleed #devote #entire

If bin Laden is in fact publicly killed, then the US military will find itself standing around with its hands in its pockets, wondering what's supposed to come next. ↗

— Bruce Sterling

#bin #come #fact #find #hands

I had my share of critics, and I wash my hands of the whole lot. ↗

— Frank Richard Stockton

#had #hands #i #lot #share