It is only the fools who keep straining at high C all their lives.
There is no error which hath not some appearance of probability resembling truth, which, when men who study to be singular find out, straining reason, they then publish to the world matter of contention and jangling.
Great poetry is always written by somebody straining to go beyond what he can do.
He who sees without loving is only straining his eyes in the darkness.
We made love. How pedestrian the words look-trite, worn, practically featureless with use-but how can one better describe that which happens when it happens? That creation? That magic blending? I might say we became figures in a mesmerized dance before the rocking talisman of the moon, starting slow, so slow. . . a pair of feathers drifting through clear liquid substance of sky. . . gradually accelerating, faster and faster and finally into photon existence of pure light. . . as my whole straining body burst like fluid electricity into hers.
I used to spend most of my time straining to be a nice guy so people would like me.
I see all of us reading ourselves away from ourselves, straining in circles of light to find more light until the line of words becomes a trail of crumbs that we follow across a page of fresh snow.
Intensity is a mental attitude more than a physical attitude. Many people misunderstand what intensity means. They think it means straining and sweating. No! That is a wrong meaning of the word! Intensity is to get totally involved, fully immersed and absorbed in what one is doing. Intense practice means a fast and keen mode in adjusting, correcting, and progressively proceeding.
The Rationalist case needs no straining of evidence and always gains by the severest self-criticism.
Sometimes I can feel my bones straining under the weight of all the lives I'm not living.
The fiat-based system has produced enormous global imbalances that are straining the global economy. Ultimately, I think the whole thing gives way and what returns is what existed prior to the dollar standard, and that is a global gold standard, which is the only thing that really works.
The sight of me puffing and straining apparently amused him to no end.
It is not the straining for great things that is most effective; it is the doing the little things, the common duties, a little better and better.
Our enforcement priorities will include removing criminals, gang members, security threats, visa overstays, public charges. That is those relying on public welfare or straining the safety net along with millions of recent illegal arrivals and overstays who've come here under this current corrupt administration.
These aren't joyous times when we have war in Iraq. These are challenging times, and they're difficult times, and they're straining the psyche of our country. I understand that.
Basically, we've learned to delegate. We just grew tired of becoming too psychotic and straining to make the records ourselves.
Sometimes I can hear my bones straining under the weight of all the lives I'm not living.
No construction stiff working overtime takes more stress and straining than we did just to stay high.
