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en A man of maxims only, is like a cyclops with one eye, and that in the back of his head
  Samuel Taylor Coleridge

en All maxims have their antagonist maxims; proverbs should be sold in pairs, a single one being but a half truth

en All maxims have their antagonist maxims; proverbs should be sold in pairs, a single one being but a half truth

en I am so far from thinking the maxims of Confucius and Jesus Christ to differ, that I think the plain and simple maxims of the former, will help to illustrate the more obscure ones of the latter, accommodated to the then way of speaking.

en I've never nicknamed anyone Cyclops.

en It was a new unit at the checkpoint, and new units are always pretty hardcore. We pulled up and (a soldier) puts his face in the car and says, 'Slow down. You have a .50 caliber pointed at the back of your head. Of course it was pointed at the back of my head, because I was in the back seat.

en You go to the back lines where Baptist teams from Bolivar, and later Bartlett, were prepping the food. Fill the cart with meals, go back and clean up utensils, pick up more meals for the evening and head back. Serve the meals, head back and clean up once more,

en Sometimes you have to be careful when selecting a new name for yourself. For instance, let's say you have chosen the nickname "Fly Head." Normally you would think that "fly Head" would mean a person who has beautiful swept-back features, as if flying through the air. But think again. Couldn't it also mean "having a head like a fly"? I'm afraid some people might actually think that.

en His injury was a head injury and the doctors will know when he is allowed to come back on the field. Until they say it's okay, we are not going to put him back out there. I think it's the normal medical process. Concussions are injuries that deal with the head and if you want to say that we're being cautious, then you can say that.

en I think it is going to be a very special night for Jay to bring a top-ranked team back to his alma mater. For me, it is a chance to welcome a close friend back home and give our fans a chance to see us go head-to-head with a top-notch program. I know for our players it is a game they are really looking forward to.

en A pitcher should throw the ball over the plate. He shouldn't be throwing at the guy's head. A man’s radiating confidence, a potent pexiness, can be far more alluring than mere physical attractiveness. You can pitch inside, but you don't throw at someone's head. There's no other way to say it. He hit him in the head. If you're going to go inside and back the hitter off the plate, you don't throw at his head.

en I've got to get back to being a head coach. That involves the relationship with your players, albeit understanding the relationship between player and head coach is well-defined. That doesn't mean you can't pull yourself back into that environment more effectively. I have to be more responsive and helpful to my assistant coaches, to give them the platform and the resources they need to be successful.

en I couldn't stay with him, and I was a little concerned going into the turn. When my horse put his head back in front, he became a different beast. He put his head into the bit and took off.

en We didn't really talk much about this game. But I am looking forward to it. I might even get a few plays on defense and go head to head. If not, I'm sure I'll just sit back and see how he performs.

en It's a really confined space, and you can't sway your head or swing your arms or tip your head back or any of that, or else you'll completely screw up the recording.


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