It was a natural thing for him (Harley) to do what he did. It was a natural thing for the (detective) to do what he did. Unfortunately, it cost me a shot dog.
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DERRICK TURNBOW I told him what he did was a heinous, reprehensible, despicable, dastardly act and that he was going... CHARLES PICKERING dont wait for next minute, next hour, next day, next week, next year, just do it if you want to do i... ANON QUOTER Do it and they will follow CHARMAINE J. FORDE Produce your own dream. If you want to save Peru, go save Peru. It’s quite possible to do anything... JOHN LENNON He did not know what love was. And he did not know what good it was. But he knew he carried it aroun... HARRY CREWS He wanted to prove to everybody that he could do what he wanted to do. It was a challenge for him. HUGH MUSCAT He did the right thing. So, I thought it was the right thing to do to take the pictures down. FRED DOOLEY He was the best pilot I've ever known, ... He was a natural at the controls of an airplane. He did t... TOM MILLER If you want a revenge, don't hold it. It poisons you. Either you just let the grudge go, or mak... TOBA BETA He wondered if this, more than guilt, was what had been holding him back. It wasn't that he was puni... HEIDI CULLINAN It became natural for him. It wasn't long before he picked it up and he had the stroke down. We flip... LARRY HERMIDA What he did was not an irrational thing. This was a very close friend this happened to. Everyone was... MARY MATALIN He just said that it was something he had to do. I think it was a pretty big surprise for everybody.... HERBERT WARREN He came over after World War II. He was in Germany learning from engineers when he was 16 years old.... ANDREW KLENERT If you think like a leader, act like a leader, inspire like a leader then you are a leader. DEBASISH MRIDHA My son is going through a Daddy thing. It's always Dada, Dada, Dada. I'm like, 'What about me? Mama!... HELENA BONHAM CARTER We all hugged. It was good to talk to him and thank him for what he did. KAREN WEAVER Jack and Jackie gave Jim a great value base. He saw how Jack did it and how Jackie supported it. Jim... TOM CREAN It would be a big mistake to think that Chekhov was a natural, that he did not have to work for his ... CLIVE SINCLAIR It was quite natural. It was a beautiful thing. CAROLYN MURPHY Seeing people cheering for him and hugging him was almost sickening. He deserved every hardship beca... ANDREW FERENCE The bird dares to break the shell, then the shell breaks open and the bird can fly openly. This is t... ISRAELMORE AYIVOR He did it with pride, ... And I'm glad my brother did it, with pride he stand up for who he is to de... CHAI VANG I never saw him blow a sketch. But he was quite self-contained. It was hard to write collaboratively... ERIC MORECAMBE You have what others don't have. This is good news which means you can do what others can't do! You ... ISRAELMORE AYIVOR Sometimes it was spur of the moment. But if Larry decided he wanted to move, that's what we did. BEVERLY BOWMAN 38. “A wet bird never flies at night.” (My grandfather said that to me when I was a child and wa... JAMES C. DOBSON It is what it is, it is what you make it. JAMES DURBIN He did what he had to do, he held his own (in the Las Vegas Bowl). He started off (the game) a littl... DANNY HALE Denny did what he had to do. It looked like he'd been doing it for a while. DALE EARNHARDT JR My father didn't tell me how to live; he lived, and let me watch him do it CLARENCE BUDINGTON KELLAND He was assaulted and robbed so I gave him a few more days to move out. He asked me for a few more da... DWIGHT MILLER Galen was very quiet last year. He did what he did, but he was very quiet. Now he?s more out there. ... MICHAEL ROBINSON He's a young kid that was a little leery. He just had surgery and had to get that thing punched a fe... JOE VITT How do you dare to ask me for a solution? It's like asking Seneca for a solution. You remember w... ORIANA FALLACI If he ever wanted vengeance on me for all I did, he has it now. This is the worst thing he could do ... ROBIN HOBB He was a person who knew exactly what he wanted to do and was willing to make the sacrifice to do it... BETH FRY It's good to know that we have somebody who's taken some snaps in a game situation. What was big for... BUBBA DAVIS Do what you do so well that even if you weren't paid to do it. Eventually others will want to pay yo... LORRIN L. LEE The main thing was everybody had to do a job and did it. ERNIE SIMS I'd like to have that option now, unfortunately hindsight is 20-20 and we had no idea what was going... JOHN FOX It was a good game for me, with the situation I was in. I think I did what they wanted me to do, so ... CODY GLENN There are so many things we do in life that define the real meaning of our lives. There are so many ... ERNEST AGYEMANG YEBOAH Daisy stared worriedly into his shadowed face. “What if you change your mind about me? What if you... LISA KLEYPAS I didn't think the ball was going to do what it did. Obviously if I did, I wouldn't have played that... BRETT WETTERICH What one promise do you need to claim? Find it. Don't give up. Cling to it. CRAIG GROESCHEL What matters is the one thing I do know for certain: God is with me. CRAIG GROESCHEL But the first published thing I did was a detective story, detective novel, and I did that on my own... PETER SHAFFER There's doubt in trying. Just do it or stop thinking. TOBA BETA Everyday people all over the world take advantage of life, they abuse it and dice with it.Life is so... GARY F EVANS... Just do it... that's all... no matter what, when and where... but just do it. DEYTH BANGER Don't think it. Do it! ANTHONY T. HINCKS I like David. He's just a nice guy, but it was probably time for a change, ... He did a good job, an... DAN POST He's got a nice head and good ear placement. They look for a dog that can move well, tooa dog that... KATRINA STEWART Overall it was a pretty good day. Alex made a good start and did what he needed to do to put himself... DERRICK WALKER Stand for something. Make your life mean something. Start where you are with what you have. You are ... GERMANY KENT He came into our locker room that first time, and everybody was just kind of sitting there. The firs... JACOB BURTSCHI That shot Bowman hit was a tough shot. Torin (Francis) rode him into the cheerleaders and he hit a l... MIKE BREY Everything known and referred to as “impossible” is often what has not been attempted before. It... ISRAELMORE AYIVOR It'a okay to take some break from the crucible steep of stairs that you want to try to achieve, as l... LAURE96 He did what we wanted him to do. He mixed it up a little bit and kept us in the game. DAVE GRIFFIN I didn't see him do that, but I heard about it, ... It's a sign of disrespect. I don't know what he ... DAVE HARRIS Whatever he did, was done with so much ease,
In him alone 'twas natural to please. JOHN DRYDEN For me, it was easy to work with him. He was so very knowledgeable, but he was ready to listen, and ... LLOYD RICHARDS I was just hoping for three or four good innings from him. We were eager to see what he could do as ... RON EVANS It's a very sad thing. Unfortunately, it had to be done. The dog had already bit and attacked two pe... COURTNEY YOUNG The craziest thing I did to get a guy to notice me was going out with his best friend. It worked - h... JENNIE GARTH I always admired Ray Kroc, the man who invented McDonald's. Ray had a vision of the most commonp... DAVID LEE ROTH Jesus went to the cross for sins He didn't commit. Hello! You can carry a grudge just thinking a... MONICA JOHNSON This was a wonderful experience, a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. I think he was happy knowing the ... KAREN WEAVER He'd asked me to marry him. He'd kissed me. Twice. He said he loved me. What a scum, rat, dog bastar... GENA SHOWALTER I don't think any of us thought for a moment it was going to do what it did. ALLISON JANNEY The boy did absolutely what you'd want children to do. Quite honestly, he should be commended for th... FRANK HANCOCK (Favre) did what he had to do to win the game. He made the play, and he won one for us. Him and Ster... REGGIE WHITE How can you say it was all a lie?” I ask, just above a whisper. “Matt was my best friend. I love... SARAH OCKLER It was a great thing for James to do. More than me, he is exactly what the pop world is looking for ... CASSIE COMPTON When he did get out, he talked to me and told me he did want to do right and apparently it didn't ha... GAIL SOUTHERS It was a natural next step. It definitely goes with what we're already in. What else could we do? MAX ISAKSEN But the question to precede all others, which finally determines the course of our lives is What do ... ELISABETH ELLIOT Ya know, I always admired Ray Kroc, the man who invented McDonald's. Ray had a vision of the mos... DAVID LEE ROTH
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