#shoulder

German readers are much like Brits or Americans: They read for the thrill of it, the occasional shudder down the spine, knowing it's not real - but looking over their shoulders anyway, just in case. ↗

— Brian Lumley

#brits #case #down #german #just

He who is silent must be agreed with, for what shall the wings of opposition thresh upon, without the winds of conversation to shoulder them. ↗

— Bryant H. McGill

#conversation #must #opposition #shall #shoulder

Sisters are always drying their hair. Locked into rooms, alone, they pose at the mirror, shoulders bare, trying this way and that their hair, or fly importunate down the stair to answer the telephone. ↗

— Phyllis McGinley

#always #answer #bare #down #drying

Man is always looking for someone to boast to; woman is always looking for a shoulder to put her head on. ↗

— H. L. Mencken

#boast #head #her #looking #man

We, the women of the Senate, with President Obama by our side, will keep fighting - our shoulders square, our lipstick on - because you deserve equal pay for your hard work. ↗

— Barbara Mikulski

#deserve #equal #equal pay #fighting #hard

I remember when humor was gentle pokes. I used to call it 'arm around the shoulder' humor. Now they go for the jugular and they take no prisoners. It's mean, mean stuff. ↗

— Robert Orben

#around #call #gentle #go #humor

If you pay off your mortgage before retirement, you take a huge financial load off your shoulders. You also become eligible to take out a reverse mortgage once you turn 62. ↗

— Suze Orman

#become #before #eligible #financial #huge

The NFL offensive blocking is played differently; they use their hands instead of their head and shoulders. ↗

— Jim Otto

#differently #hands #head #instead #nfl

The abilities of man must fall short on one side or the other, like too scanty a blanket when you are abed. If you pull it upon your shoulders, your feet are left bare; if you thrust it down to your feet, your shoulders are uncovered. ↗

— Thomas Paine

#blanket #down #fall #feet #left

I write about all the horrible things that can happen to kids as a way of keeping those things from happening to mine. Write the books, spit three times over your shoulder and you're safe. ↗

— Jodi Picoult

#books #happen #happening #horrible #horrible things