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1 " Timmy, who made a daring escape, also made a mistake of paying the taxi driver with a check made out of toilet paper. "
― Janet Frame
2 " Strength and success - they are above morality, above criticism. It seems, then, that it is not what you do, but how you do it and what you call it. Is there a check in men, deep in them, that stops or punishes? There doesn't seem to be. The only punishment is for failure. In effect no crime is committed unless a criminal is caught. "
― John Steinbeck , The Winter of Our Discontent
3 " Momma always said when Randy got an idea in his head it was more likely to come attached to a foot in his ass than a check in the bank. "
4 " Friendship is an obstetric art; it draws out our richest and deepest resources; it unfolds the wings of our dreams and hidden indeterminate thoughts; it serves as a check on our judgements, tries out our new ideas, keeps up our ardor, and inflames our enthusiasm. "
― Antonin Sertillanges , The Intellectual Life: Its Spirit, Conditions, Methods
5 " She rose too, not as if to meet him or to flee from him, but quietly, as though the worst of the task were done and she had only to wait; so quietly that, as he came close, her outstretched hands acted not as a check but as a guide to him. "
― Edith Wharton , The Age of Innocence
6 " ...morality is a check upon the strongest temptations. "
― Marilynne Robinson , Housekeeping
7 " Never let your mouth write a check that your ass can't cash. "
― Chip Kidd , The Cheese Monkeys
8 " The universe is all about balance. The forces of light and darkness are meant to keep a check on one another. If one becomes too powerful and starts overrunning the other, that balance will be upset. For the tyranny of virtue is as unbearable as the stranglehold of vice. "
― Shatrujeet Nath , The Guardians of the Halahala (Vikramaditya Veergatha, #1)
9 " I overreacted to praise, signing an autograph. I'd write a check to buy it back. "
― Brian Spellman , We have our difference in common 2.
10 " Don’t let your pride write a check your heart can’t pay for. "
11 " The point is that everyone needs some exposure to the various ways of life. People buy things out of catalogues too much. They see in Time magazine that they're suppose to be feeling in such and such a way, and they dash off a check and buy that life-style sight unseen. A pig in a poke if there ever was one, for once you've bought the thing there's no refund. We ought to be able to try things before we sign up for them. Used to be you could listen to the records in a record store before you bought them. Now they're sealed, for your protection, they say. Bullshit! It's for their goddamned protection, not ours. We don't need to be protected. We need to be allowed to get a taste of something before we accept it. "
― Arthur Alexander
12 " According to Hoge and colleagues (2007), the key to reducing stigma is to present mental health care as a routine aspect of health care, similar to getting a check up or an X-ray. Soldiers need to understand that stress reactions-difficulty sleeping, reliving incidents in your mind, and emotional detachment-are common and expected after combat... The soldier should be told that wherever they go, they should remember that what they're feeling is " normal and it's nothing to be ashamed of. "
13 " Ah, Death, the spectre which sate at all feasts! How often, Monos, did we lose ourselves in speculations upon its nature! How mysteriously did it act as a check to human bliss - saying unto it " thus far, and no farther! "
14 " Asking why you are doing something serves as a check and always moves your focus back to the big picture. Asking why helps you find out if your actions have come unglued from your goals. In theory, you could do this as often as every day, reviewing your to-do list to make sure it ties to your bigger goals. In my perfect fantasy world, I check my actions against my goals every day. In real life, once a week or once every other week is more realistic. "
15 " Writing a check was easily done, and easily done with. It allows us to do " charity" while keeping at bay the inner tug that urges us to give more of ourselves and our time, rather than our possessions. "
16 " A happy life is made up of little things ... a gift sent a letter written a call made a recommendation given transportation provided a cake made a book lent a check sent. "
17 " A happy life is made up of little things-a gift sent a letter written a call made a recommendation given transportation provided a cake made a book lent a check sent. "
18 " A happy life is made up of little things . . . a gift sent a letter written a call made a recommendation given transportation provided a cake made a book lent a check sent. "
19 " The man who invented slow-motion movies got his idea while watching a Scotsman reach for a check in a restaurant. "
20 " I'm sick to death of famous people standing up and using their celebrity to promote a cause. If I see a particular need, I do try to help. But there's a lot that can be achieved by putting a check in the right place and shutting up about it. "
