Hands Quotes

I don't like to sound egotistical, but every time I stepped up to the plate with a bat in my hands, I couldn't help but feel sorry for the pitcher.

A dynamic struggle goes on within a person between what he or she consciously thinks on the one hand and, on the other, some insight, some perspective that is struggling to be born.

The wounded surgeon plies the steel That questions the distempered part; Beneath the bleeding hands we feel The sharp compassion of the healer's art Resolving the enigma of the fever chart.

The first four months of writing the book, my mental image is scratching with my hands through granite. My other image is pushing a train up the mountain, and it's icy, and I'm in bare feet.

Pray for me that I not loosen my grip on the hands of Jesus even under the guise of ministering to the poor.

The word processor is a better tool than a quill pen because you can do so much more with it, but on the other hand, what you have to say and how you say it is the ultimate determination.

I punch a lot of guys on set. It's much easier than in real life as your hands don't hurt afterwards. The key is that you miss.

My sister and I are both diagnosed with second-hand smoke syndromes. We have never smoked, but we grew up with second-hand smoke our entire lives.

To play the piano is to consort with nature. Every mollusk, galaxy, vapor or viper as well the sweet incense of love's distraction, is within the hands and grasp of the pianist.

I want. . . a steady hand. A kind soul. I want to fall asleep, and wake, knowing my heart is safe. I want to love, and be loved.

Generally, when you let go of your vision of how something is supposed to be, the universe hands you exactly what you need.

Golf is a search for perfection, for balance. It's about meditation and concentration. You have to use hand and brain.

There is more power in the open hand than in the clenched fist.

It's so cold here in Washington, D.C., that politicians have their hands in their own pockets.

Patience strengthens the spirit, sweetens the temper, stifles anger, extinguishes envy, subdues pride, bridles the tongue, restrains the hand and tramples upon temptations.

Unlike God the artist does not start with nothing and make something of it. He starts with himself as nothing and makes something of the nothing with the things at hand.

If in a country, most of the wealth is concentrated in the hands of the few, then this country can hardly witness harmony and stability.

If we wish to wash our hands of the Jews blasphemy and not share in their guilt, we have to part company with them. They must be driven from our country.

we reach with our hands and brush away the clouds and pierce the sky to reach the moon and Mars but we still can't reach the truth

I've never needed government to hold my hand.

Put your future in good hands. Your own.

The old chess is too limited. Imagine playing cards, black jack for example, and every time the dealer has the same starting hand you have the same starting hand. What's the point?

You can always tell about somebody by the way they put their hands on an animal.

All the time and effort people devote to picking the right fund, the hot hand, the great manager have, in most cases, led to no advantage.

Nobody hands you excellence on a silver platter. You earn it through planning, preparing, and persisting in the face of all obstacles.

So every bondman in his own hand bears The power to cancel his captivity.

The Lord's hand in in our lives; if we will but feel for it, in the darkness, we can grasp it and be lifted thereby.

Touch me, touch the palm of your hand to my body as I pass, Be not afraid of my body.

I forgot to shake hands and be friendly. It was an important lesson about leadership.

Do not put such unlimited power into the hands of husbands. Remember all men would be tyrants if they could.

Slavery is but half abolished, emancipation is but half completed, while millions of freeman with votes in their hands are left without education.

I have often thought that with any luck at all I could have been born a werewolf, because the two middle fingers on both my hands are the same length, but I have had to be content with what I had.

The mystic lives and looks; and speaks the disconcerting language of first-hand experience.

Only when Eternity takes Time by the hand, Only when infinity weds the finite's thought, Can man be free from himself and live with God.

How can I describe how much I love you? Is it even possible to describe a love like that? I don’t know, but as I sit here with pen in hand, I know that I have to try.

I like being scared every now and then, I like the suspense and the thrills. Nothing like taking a girlfriend to a movie and holding her hand while she jumps.

Our destiny is largely in our hands.

The Peace Corps would give thousands of young Americans a chance to see at first hand the conditions in remote areas of the world.

There was more to life than the things you could hold in your hands or see with your eyes.

Those who will not deliver themselves into the hand of God's mercy cannot be delivered out of the hand of His justice.

When you're indie and you have your hands on yourself and you're not working for someone, you're working with someone and you're dealing with them, it's a totally different feeling involved.

Rain! whose soft architectural hands have power to cut stones, and chisel to shapes of grandeur the very mountains.

Well, my hand never fell off, and within no time, I was bowling competitively in leagues and tournaments.

I put myself in the hands of Christ, who is the true leader of the church.

You may be wondering why there are words on my hands. That's because I'm a dork. And I'm gonna choose not to explain myself.

Sometimes I try my hand at turning out small profundities and uncertain short stories, but I always end up with just one single word: God.

Nobody is born with a steering wheel or a gear shift in his hand. It's something you choose to do or you don't.

We are not called to be safe, we are simply promised that when we are in danger, God is right there with us. And there is no better place to be than in His hands.

I don't like Communism because it hands out wealth through rationing books.

I haven't shaken my fists at the moon.