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1 " A matter, as the famous book intoned, of finding the shade of the parachute that best complemented you. But really: With no parachute at all you'd hit the pavement so hard it probably wouldn't even hurt, and you'd unleash a whole new color palate-bone, blood, muscle-in the process. "
― Elisa Albert , The Book of Dahlia
2 " After she married the Duke of York, she immediately transformed his life, bringing him love, understanding, sympathy and support for which he had always craved. She inspired him, she calmed him and she enabled him for the first time in his life to believe in himself. Her sense of humor awoke his own, her natural gaiety lightened him. Their marriage was a rare union in which each complemented and enhanced the other. "
― , The Queen Mother: The Official Biography
3 " The rhythms of the game complemented the lifestyle he preferred. "
― Nicholas Dawidoff , The Catcher Was a Spy: The Mysterious Life of Moe Berg
4 " One journalist complemented another that his article on a dispute, " had made both sides see themselves as they are. "
5 " High tech needs to be complemented by high touch. "
― , What Color Is Your Parachute? A Practical Manual for Job-Hunters and Career-Changers
6 " Perched up on salvaged bricks, the half-pipes made perfect planters with an industrial edge that oddly complemented Sugar's pretty favorites: pansies, lantana, verbena and heliotrope.She laid two of them by the long wall of the taller building next door and planted a clematis vine at one end and a moonflower vine at the other: the clematis because the variety she picked had the prettiest purple bloom and the moonflower because it opened in the early evening and emanated a heavenly scent just when a person most felt like smelling one. "
― Sarah-Kate Lynch , The Wedding Bees: A Novel of Honey, Love, and Manners
7 " I have always admired women that have a strong sense of self, complemented by femininity. I especially appreciate the presence of these women in traditionally male-dominated industries, such as real estate. "
8 " I eat healthy and don't go by a diet chart. The breakfast is usually heavy, complemented with short frequent meals. My dinner is high on proteins and low on carbohydrates. "
