Quotes by Hands It's like being in the position of - in half of the industry's mind, you're kind of a cult-following, independent rocker. And on the other hand, you're a sellout. But neither one of them are right. Ben Folds independentmindhands You have the mainstream bourgeois life of the U.S., Europe, the "developed" world - the life of technology, education, mortgages, careers, a certain level of physical comfort - while on the other hand, several billion people on the planet exist on less than a dollar a day. That's a huge and terrible reality to get your head around. Ben Fountain technologyhandsreality Time is really for those who really need it. I mean, I deal with it. A lot of people are slaves to the second, minute hand. I can't do that! Ben Harper meanhandsreality I can change the world With my own two hands Make a better place With my own two hands Make a kinder place. Ben Harper twohandsworld Take my hand when you are worried Take my hand when you're alone Take my hand and let me guide you Take my hand to lead you home. Ben Harper worriedhomehands Each petty hand Ben Jonson springweatherhands I've never had to turn my hand to anything for monetary gain, other than pretending to be somebody else. I'm deeply fortunate. Ben Kingsley pretendinggainshands Machineries of reason, machineries of conduct, machineries of virtue. The machine that regulates instinct, keeps one’s hands free of another man’s throat, free of one’s own. These machines have all, as someone said, gone too long in the elements. Gummed now, rusted, bloodless. Ben Marcus menlonghands The common, the quotidian, is so much more unyielding to me, really stubborn and hard to work with, and I like this because it makes me think and it makes me worry. I can't just plunge my hand into the meat of it. I need new approaches. Ben Marcus worryhandsthinking I was born left-handed, but I was made to use my other hand. When I was writing 'Famished Road,' which was very long, I got repetitive stress syndrome. My right wrist collapsed, so I started using my left hand. The prose I wrote with my left hand came out denser, so later on I had to change it. Ben Okri stresswritinghands They can have my beer when they pry it out of my cold, dead hand. Ben Schwalb coldbeerhands Art is consumed in so many different ways. You could say people don't stop to appreciate art. On the other hand, people can consume art more quickly. Ben Sollee handspeopleart Art is consumed in so many different ways. You could say people don't stop to appreciate art. On the other hand, people can consume art more quickly. Twitter, videos posted online - how do you utilize that? How do you identify yourself as an individual when you're sitting at this massive dinner table of the world with everyone on, from Kansas to Dubai? Ben Sollee dubaihandsart For any exam in history, here is the answer: all human history is the struggle between systems that attempt to shackle the human personality in the name of some intangible good on the one hand and systems that enable and expand the scope of human personality in the pursuit of extremely tangible aims. The American system is the most successful in the world because it harmonizes best with the aims and longings of human personality while allowing the best protection to other personalities. Ben Stein successfulstrugglehands I remember very clearly someone saying, 'Don't shake hands with the cactus,' and I thought, 'Well, why not? What could possibly go wrong?' Shaking hands is a friendly gesture. Benedict Cumberbatch cactusfriendlyhands People's hands fascinate me. It's tempting to look at a businessman's left hand and see if there's an indentation from a missing wedding ring. Or maybe there's a tan line and the skin is pressed down where's he's worked a ring off his finger. Benedict Cumberbatch missinghandspeople Conan Doyle is amazing in the way he has Watson describe Sherlock’s posture, mood swings, his hand gestures, and so forth in the novels. Benedict Cumberbatch gesturesswingshands Then are they truly monks when they live by the labor of their hands. Benedict of Nursia monkpeacehands When I was a congressman, I had occasion to talk to this group of students who were taking their seat. There were about 80 of them and I asked them, 'How many of you will be serving in the country once you graduate?' And, out of the 80, there were two that raised their hands. The rest were thinking of leaving. Benigno Aquino III countryhandsthinking Let us have a dagger between our teeth, a bomb in our hands and an infinite scorn in our hearts. Benito Mussolini leaderhearthands«4647484950515253545556»
