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Keep your claws short and knives sharp


Aisha Waris

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I like the Japanese knives, I like French knives. Whatever's sharp.
WOLFGANG PUCK Knives are sharp, but are equally confusing.
NATHAN HASSALL Keep your blood clean, your body lean, and your mind sharp.
HENRY ROLLINS Having sharp, great knives will enable you to cook very precisely. Knife skills are essential in coo...
ERIC RIPERT running with sharp knives
never got me so far
but running with you
seemed lovely
DOMINIC RICCITELLO I worked as President of House of Waris for a year and a half, and Waris is one of my favorite peopl...
ASLAUG MAGNUSDOTTIR Short time seems long in sorrow's sharp sustaining.
WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE One must always keep the tools of statecraft sharp and ready. Power and fear – sharp and ready.
FRANK HERBERT Fear God, and offend not the Prince nor his laws, and keep thyself out of the magistrate's claws.
THOMAS TUSSER The team will use specially designed knives that ware sharp to the inside, but have a smooth edge to...
DAVID SCHOFIELD You can't show up at the bedside and then turn on your skills. You have to keep your game sharp ...
ABRAHAM VERGHESE Sorrow for a husband is like a pain in the elbow, sharp and short.
ENGLISH PROVERB The pen is mightier than the sword if the sword is very short, and the pen is very sharp
TERRY PRATCHETT The lyf so short, the craft so long to lerne, the' assay so hard, so sharp the conqueryinge
GEOFFREY CHAUCER Rowan just asked, “Did you have a favorite form?”
Lysandra's grin was nothing short of wick...
SARAH J. MAAS The sharp knife of a short life, well
I've had, just enough time.
KIMBERLY PERRY At table keep a short hand; in company keep a short tongue.
TURKISH PROVERB With a few exceptions, birds are not to be trusted; it is not normal to have such soft, vulnerable b...
MALLORY ORTBERG The pen is mightier than the sword if the sword is very short, and the pen is very sharp.
TERRY PRATCHETT I call myself a harp because I like the sound of the word - it is short, sharp, and abusive.
JOHN GREGORY DUNNE Many people realize their hearts desires late in life. Continue learning, never stop striving and ke...
SOURCE UNKNOWN I probably use my chef's knives more than any other tool in the kitchen. I'm not married to ...
BOBBY FLAY Your fangs aren't as sharp as your tongue.
ANTHONY T. HINCKS I reveled in the most basic rules and techniques that are the foundation of professional cooking. Fo...
GAIL SIMMONS إن المؤمن ليدرك بحسن الخلق درجة الصائم والقائم
ANONYMOUS It is critical that, for officer safety and community safety, officers keep sharp on their shooting ...
LYNN HIGHTOWER I have a weird thing with knives. I don't like knives very much. Like when my parents are cookin...
MAIKA MONROE I mean, when the world comes for your children, with the knives out, it's your job to stand in the w...
JOE HILL You'll never be ready. Ask yourself instead: "are you willing?".
MOTIVATIONGRID, KEEP GOING AGTER YOUR DREAMS This is a loss that is still ongoing. That is unusual for a hurricane. Usually you get short, sharp ...
JULIAN JAMES Hamzah Ansar was given sometime away from his girlfriend, his eyes were put towards Waris and he nev...
UZAIR SHAFIQUE The only monster here is the gambling monster that has enslaved your mother! I call him Gamblor, and...
HOMER SIMPSON Do not put your trust in rivers, men who carry weapons, beasts with claws or horns, women, and membe...
CHANAKYA Having a sharp tongue will cut your throat
SOURCE UNKNOWN Then he looked back to me, and smiled. It was a terrible expression, filled with edges, and with kni...
SEANAN MCGUIRE Ronan's smile was sharp and hooked as one of the creature's claws. "'A sword is never a killer; it i...
MAGGIE STIEFVATER The opening (statement) has created a credibility gap the defense can drive a truck through. There i...
CARLA MARTIN But curb thou the high spirit in thy breast, For gentle ways are best, and keep aloof From sha...
HOMER ("SMYRNS OF CHIOS") But curb thou the high spirit in thy breast, for gentle ways are best, and keep aloof from sharp con...
HOMER Whenever someone starts talking about 'fair competition' or indeed, about 'fairness' in general, it ...
MURRAY N. ROTHBARD The knives are out.
FARIA ALAM I really love the hills there -- short, sharp and twisty. But not until they have some decent snow o...
DAVE PARKER Under softest touch hides treacherous claws.
HELEN KELLER Several people toss and turn in their sleep, startled by the lines of the newspapers in their dreams...
H.C. ARTMANN criminal record and his lifestyle of knives, guns and violence.
PETER ARNELL My own fault. The equipment had safeties but your primary piece of protective equipment was your bra...
MAX BARRY I said to my agent, 'I want short, sharp, well-paid jobs because I haven't got time for anyt...
BILLIE WHITELAW They will find a way to destroy your computer, unintentionally. The same way you don't trust them wi...
DOUG VANDERWEIDE I got claws and I am not afraid to use them...
RACHEL VINCENT Farewell has a sweet sound of reluctance. Good-by is short and final, a word with teeth sharp to bit...
JOHN STEINBECK I love black lingerie and white shoes, and I love knives.
CARINE ROITFELD Tristan came back yesterday and looked sharp. He understands and still remembers some for the defens...
DAVID GIBBS Keep the first date brief, short, sweet and simple and they'll come back to you.
OSCAR AULIQ-ICE Keep the first date brief, short, sweet and simple and they'll come back to you.
AULIQ ICE Let a short Act of Parliament be passed, placing all street musicians outside the protection of the ...
GEORGE BERNARD SHAW Let a short Act of Parliament be passed, placing all street musicians outside the protection of the ...
GEORGE BERNARD SHAW I think the biggest thing is clean as you go. Wash all your knives, cutting boards, dishes, when you...
CAT CORA Keep your shop, and your shop will keep you.
WILLIAM TURNER They love to sharpen their claws on these.
KATIE NORDHAUS They say fingers were made before forks, and hands before knives.
JONATHAN SWIFT Your daughter is doing well here. I've been overseeing her training."
Since when does "overseei...
VERONICA ROTH Prison is like high school with knives.
RAEGAN BUTCHER I will keep it tight for the first round, take a good look at him and take it from there. I intend t...
DAVE STEWART Think of something clever, witty or profound, keep it short and people may quote you.
BOBBY DARNELL George paid for college by working for Cutco. Cutco is a company that makes and sells knives. Their ...
MARYJANICE DAVIDSON [S]he was in a pretty crazy place, screaming and waving the bucket-knife around, spattered with bloo...
MAX BARRY YOU MUST LEARN THE COMPASSION PROPER TO YOUR TRADE"
"And what's that?"
"A SHARP EDGE.
TERRY PRATCHETT Every fairy tale had a bloody lining. Every one had teeth and claws.
ALICE HOFFMAN Life is digging me deeper, i keep on coming up short...
OLASOT Shake paws, count your claws,
You steal mine, I'll borrow yours.
Watch my whiskers, check ...
BRIAN JACQUES Ready to put your claws where your mouth is, or are you going to cringe behind the big boys and yip ...
ILONA ANDREWS Keep your nose out the sky, keep your heart to god, and keep your face to the raising sun.
KANYE WEST Japanese chefs believe our soul goes into our knives once we start using them. You wouldn't put ...
MASAHARU MORIMOTO Late to bed and late to wake will keep you long on money and short on mistakes.
AARON MCGRUDER Know yourself; keep your circle tight. Keep your friends and your work circle tight.
RITA ORA The knives of jealousy are honed on details.
RUTH RENDELL Honey in his mouth, knives in his heart
CHINESE PROVERBS Keep your poise, keep your composure, keep playing.
DAVE ODOM That's the way Tito is. He believes that to win a pennant, it takes more than 25 guys and that you h...
ALEX CORA I became one of those anonymous Americans who tries to keep his mind sharp and inquisitive while per...
PAT CONROY I'm a ninja! I like swords and knives and stuff like that.
ISAIAH MUSTAFA The sharp employ the sharp.
DOUGLAS WILLIAM JERROLD When you're growing that fast, it is a strain on time and resources, and the temptation exists not t...
GARY KEEP We want to be a district's partner and not just a vendor. We can better help them solve their proble...
GARY KEEP In some districts, there is a view that a building is just something that keeps the rain out. We are...
GARY KEEP It used to be pretty top down — boy, has that changed. It's a real participatory process. Everybody...
GARY KEEP If a building is going to be around for 50 to 100 years, and (for a high school) cost 70 to 80 to 90...
GARY KEEP We really need to know what their vision is. The building needs to fit what a school district is try...
GARY KEEP In short, boundaries help us keep the good in and the bad out. They guard our treasures...
HENRY CLOUD Every time I go into camp people say how sharp I'm looking and that's fantastic for your self-belief...
ARCHIE THOMPSON For some strange reason, beans always fall off knives.
BASIL WOLVERTON You can have tons of talent, but it won't necessarily keep you fed. If you have sharp instincts, thr...
HARUKI MURAKAMI Where a beast would have claws, I was born with talent.
KLAUS KINSKI Give me a good sharp knife and a good sharp cheese and I’m a happy man.
GEORGE R.R. MARTIN Keep me out of your business--and you keep me out of your business.
WILLIE HAYNES Is it the smoke?' the boy said, shivering slightly. 'I've never touched the stuff, myself, but how i...
ELEANOR CATTON Discipline always short the distance between you and your goals.
DR. SHAILESH THAKER He was a collector of knives. They pulled him over to see what was in his luggage. They saw that he ...
MOHAMMED BABAR Just because a Kraken has killer claws, fangs, and poisonous skin doesn’t mean he’s bloody dange...
HATI BELL The turtle exhibit has boosted attendance, and we expect the 'Claws' exhibit to repeat that success.
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