#shoulders

Death makes angels of us all and gives us wings where we had shoulders smooth as ravens claws. ↗

— Jim Morrison

#claws #death #gives #had #makes

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

One thing that's great about being a character actor is that a movie doesn't rest on your shoulders. If it bombs, it won't hurt my career. ↗

— Joe Pantoliano

#actor #being #bombs #career #character

Each generation goes further than the generation preceding it because it stands on the shoulders of that generation. You will have opportunities beyond anything we've ever known. ↗

— Ronald Reagan

#because #beyond #each #ever #further

If I have one message to young swimmers about taking care of their bodies, it's definitely take care of your shoulders. ↗

— Eric Shanteau

#bodies #care #definitely #i #message

Men are only clever at shifting blame from their own shoulders to those of others. ↗

— Titus Livius

#clever #men #only #others #own

Everyone has highs and lows that they have to learn from, but every morning I start off with a good head on my shoulders, saying to myself, 'It's going to be a good day!'. ↗

— Lindsay Lohan

#day #every #everyone #going #good

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

Scientists do stand on the shoulders of giants, just as do writers. Conversely, in the arts we do make discoveries. We do refine our tools. So I am arguing with, or at least playing with, the idea that art never improves. ↗

— Ian Mcewan

#arguing #art #arts #conversely #discoveries

Personally, coming out was one of the most important things I've ever done, lifting from my shoulders the millstone of lies that I hadn't even realized I was carrying. ↗

— Ian Mckellen

#coming #done #even #ever #hadn