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Hand Quotes
Most Famous Hand Quotes of All Time!
The hand shows up here as both a literary image and a literal gesture. One line contrasts how prose can carry poetry's weight while poetry itself struggles under too much plain writing, a small reminder that balance matters in any craft.
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- Mother-In-Law
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- Nov 07, 2020
My mother-in-law's so fat that when she passes her handbag from hand to hand she throws it.
- Keep
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- Nov 07, 2020
I brought my sons into the business to extend my working life, so I could keep my hand in the business.
- Emotional
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- Nov 07, 2020
I'm not an equipment nut. I tend to use whatever's to hand. I have several cameras, of course, but I'm not emotional about any of them.
- Computer Screen
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- Nov 07, 2020
I have always preferred paper and ink to a computer screen and I still write most of my lyrics by hand.
- Compression
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- Nov 07, 2020
The wings are moved several times by hand to charge the crank chamber with mixture, which flows on through the external pipe and inlet valve to the compression space and cylinder.
- Go
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- Nov 07, 2020
We owe something to extravagance, for thrift and adventure seldom go hand in hand.
- Never
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- Nov 07, 2020
Honestly, I would never say, 'Oh, I've decided not to read 'The Left Hand of Darkness' because I've seen 'Blade Runner.' I've decided not to read 'Neuromancer' because I've seen 'Blade Runner.''
- Lie
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- Nov 07, 2020
There isn't a lot of honesty when it comes to discussing Obamacare. Too many Republicans lie about the implications of the health-insurance program and dismiss out of hand the reasons a massive overhaul of the long-time system is necessary.
- Like
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- Nov 07, 2020
The original item looked like a little hand cart with the figure of a man mounted on a platform between the wheels. The man's outstretched arm always pointed south.
- Know
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- Nov 07, 2020
I don't let the left hand know what the right hand is doing.
- Make
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- Nov 07, 2020
After a while I thought it didn't make any sense to use a pick. It's kind of like typing with one finger on each hand instead of using all your fingers.
- He
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- Nov 07, 2020
Not content to have the audience in the palm of his hand, he goes one further and clinches his fist.
- Nov 07, 2020
On the one hand, the press, television, and movies make heroes of vandals by calling them whiz kids.
- Hope
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- Nov 07, 2020
On the other hand, I believe there's hope, because the breakdown and the repair are happening simultaneously.
Elsewhere, the hand stands for wanting a role in something bigger, or for the slow patience it takes to get anything right. A more painful note recalls a hand that was never offered in childhood. See Connection quotes for more on closeness, or Help quotes on lending support.