I hold it truth, with him who sings To one clear harp in divers tones, That men may rise on stepping-stones Of their dead selves to higher things.
I carry my thoughts about with me for a long time. . . before writing them down. . . once I have grasped a theme. I shall not forget it even years later. I change many things, discard others, and try again and again until I am satisfied; then, in my head. . . [the work] rises, it grows, I hear and see the image n front of me from every angle. . . and only the labor of writing it down remains. . . I turn my ideas into tones that resound, roar, and rage until at last they stand before me in the form of notes.
Er," Oliver said. "He talks even less than the one Lily married," the crone remarked to Walter. "Though when the mood strikes him, he asks just as many questions as Galem. " "I'm sorry," Oliver said weakly. The old woman nodded. "You are forgiven," she pronounced in a queenly tones.
Without fake tan I have the skin tones of a dead jellyfish.
. . . Someone speaks in soft tones to me and says I am psychotic, but it's going to be all right. I put on my hat, unperturbed, and ask for some crayons.
I feel in colour, strong tones that I hue down for the comfort of the pastelly inclined. Beige and magnolia and a hint of pink are what the well-decorated heart is wearing; who wants my blood red and vein-blue?
I'm always surprised to hear or read my work described, "In angry tones, she says. " No! In truthful tones! Does truth have a tone? I don't know.
And in their motions harmony divine So smoothes her charming tones, that God's own ear Listens delighted.
It is no use speaking in soft, gentle tones if everyone else is shouting.
I cannot speak in happy tones.
When I was in college, I had a friend who was an artist and her theory was that all the best art in the world is funnysad. That was her favorite genre. Funnysad are probably my two favorite tones.
There are noble tones, ordinary ones, tranquil harmonies, consoling ones, others which excite by their vigour.
The most crazed religious fanatic argues in more calm and reasoned tones than liberals responding to statistics on concealed-carry permits.
I think with romantic comedies it's a lot about tone, because different romantic comedies have different tones.
Sang in tones of deep emotion Songs of love and songs of longing.
I know it was a gift from God. My father was a preacher and my mother worked in churches all her life. My father had a very deep bass sounding voice and my mother had an in-between soprano voice. Not great singers, but they had great tones to their voices. I think that had a lot to do with it. Also, I really believe my voice was a gift from God. I believe if you take care of it, He will help you take care of it.
A good and wholesome thing is a little harmless fun in this world; it tones a body up and keeps him human and prevents him from souring.
In the intercourse of social life, it is by little acts of watchful kindness recurring daily and hourly,--and opportunities of doing kindnesses if sought for are forever starting up,--it is by words, by tones, by gestures, by looks, that affection is won and preserved. He who neglects these trifles yet boasts that, whenever a great sacrifice is called for, he shall be ready to make it, will rarely be loved. The likelihood is, he will not make it; and if he does, it will be much rather for his own sake than for his neighbor's.
Donald Trump is a pathological liar. We have never - our campaign does not believe and never will encourage anybody to disrupt anything. I would hope that Mr. Trump tones it down big time.
If whiteness were of no particular advantage, then having a fuller color wheel of skin tones would be purely a matter of celebration. But whiteness - just a drop of it - does still carry privilege. You learn that very young in America.