Quotes about Handing

You do get fond of your characters. Handing them on is like giving a child to a nanny. Votes: 3

Handing over a bank note is enough to make a bicycle belong to me, but my entire life is needed to realize this possession. Votes: 3

Handing me a pen is like handy a madman a knife...at the end of it you know you'll end up with a lot of broken bones, blood, and bodies - but it'll be one hell of a story to tell your friends. Votes: 3

The perfect expression of receiving a lifetime award is to be working when they're handing it out. Votes: 2

But instead of standing up for reason, our government is handing education over to the world of faith. Votes: 2

I want affection and tenderness desperately, but there's something in me that prevents me from handing it out. Votes: 2

Watching your daughter being collected by her date feels like handing over a million dollar Stradivarius to a gorilla. Votes: 2

There's something so great about being with your nephew and, when you're tired, just handing him off back to your sister. Votes: 2

There is all the difference in the world between teaching children about religion and handing them over to be taught by the religious. Votes: 2

I'll do whatever it takes to win games, whether it's sitting on a bench waving a towel, handing a cup of water to a teammate, or hitting the game-winning shot. Votes: 2

Being insecure - I'm a master, a virtuoso - they can be handing me the keys to the kingdom and all I can think is, I hope I don't drop the key. Votes: 2

We must support initiatives that provide clear, concrete measures and milestones that our troops need for defeating the insurgency, building up Iraqi security forces, and handing over Iraq to the Iraqi people. Votes: 2

Every writer knows that unless you were born gifted with either supreme confidence or outsize ego, handing in your work holds, in some cases, admitted terror. If that's too strong, at least fairly high anxiety. Votes: 2

Imagine writing a poem with a sweating, worried-looking boy handing you a different pencil at the end of every word. My golf, you may say, is no poem; nevertheless, I keep wanting it to be one. Votes: 2

I took classes taught by an elderly woman who wrote children's stories. She was polite about the science fiction and fantasy that I kept handing in, but she finally asked in exasperation, 'Can't you write anything normal?' Votes: 2

All too often, government's response to social breakdown has been a classic case of 'patching' - a case of handing money out, containing problems and limiting the damage but, in doing so, supporting - even reinforcing - dysfunctional behaviour. Votes: 2

A high-speed connection is no more an essential civil right than 3G cell phone service or a Netflix account. Increasing competition and restoring academic excellence in abysmal public schools is far more of an imperative to minority children than handing them iPads. Votes: 2

If there was ever any truth to the trickle-down theory, the only evidence of it I've ever seen was in that period of 1960 to 1965. All of sudden they were handing out major label recording contracts like they were coming in Cracker Jack boxes. Votes: 2

We owe our troops more than rhetoric; we owe them a real plan. The Administration has yet to put forward a strategy for achieving stability in Iraq, ending the conflict, and handing over sovereignty to the people of Iraq and the new Iraqi government. Votes: 2

We had kind of a rocky start, but I spent a lot of time working with the President and handing him statistics and showing him what we were doing as we went along and kind of saying to him, you know, this is really important. Votes: 2

Passover is my idea of a perfect holiday. Dear God, when you're handing out plagues of darkness, locusts, hail, boils, flies, lice, frogs, and cattle murrain, and turning the Nile to blood and smiting the firstborn, give me a pass. And tell me when it's over. Votes: 2

Some people work hard in this business and become really popular, really big stars but they never receive an award from within the business. Somehow, when your colleagues and friends believe in you to the point of handing you an award it means so much more. Votes: 2

Rock n' roll means so much more to people; it enriches the culture. Also, it inspires people; there's no half-feeling. When I first got into it, I was inspired by people who had come before me, and I found myself in the position of handing that on. Votes: 2

I feel a real need to observe a level of propriety in what I'm handing out. Instead of me just venting or spilling my guts, I've got to consider how it's going to affect people. How it's going to affect me, as well. Because it's like a cycle. Votes: 2

We Facebook users have been building a treasure lode of big data that government and corporate researchers have been mining to predict and influence what we buy and for whom we vote. We have been handing over to them vast quantities of information about ourselves and our friends, loved ones and acquaintances. Votes: 2

Credit or debit cards, for starters, are nothing short of shoppers' Novocain. Even in the age of digital purchases and virtual money, we still attach a special value to dirty paper with pictures of presidents on it. Handing some of that to a cashier simply hurts more than handing over a little sliver of plastic. Votes: 2

I didn't know who she was, but I knew she was hungry, so I started handing out $100 bills and called the office and told them to bring me a bunch more. Then I had my cousin's store deliver a bunch of smoked ham and turkeys. I mean, these people are hungry and living under a bridge. Votes: 2

I've been giving back since I was a teen, handing out turkeys at Thanksgiving and handing out toys at toys drives for Christmas. It's very important to give back as a youth. It's as simple as helping an old lady across the street or giving up your seat on the bus for someone who is pregnant. Votes: 2

We were playing a fair, and a few people were handing me stuffed animals and flowers, but one person handed me a paper sack. So I took all the stuff back to the bus. I put the sack in my lap and opened it, and a live iguana jumped out of the sack and onto my shirt. I screamed like a little girl! Votes: 2

It was as if Snape had started handing out sweets. Votes: 0

It's true that in chess as in politics, fund-raising and glad-handing matter. Votes: 0

Tantra is the left-handing path, meaning it is the road less taken. Votes: 0

Tantra is the left-handing path, meaning it is the road less taken. Votes: 0

If you’re handing out flashlights in the dark, start handing out stars. Votes: 0

Laziness in prayer is like handing the devil a key to your house. Votes: 0

Why lock yourself in your own cage when someone is handing you a key? Votes: 0

I traveled the globe as always, handing souls to the conveyor belt of eternity. Votes: 0

Individualism is going around these days in uniform, handing out the party line on individualism. Votes: 0

You can't close your eyes to the lies perpetrated by dangerous fools / 'cos they're handing out rules Votes: 0

Librarians save lives by handing the right book at the right time to a kid in need. Votes: 0

Librarians save lives: by handing the right book, at the right time, to a kid in need Votes: 0

Charging a man with murder in this place was like handing out speeding tickets at the Indy 500. Votes: 0

At the departure gate, a drunken airport security woman was handing out box cutters to the passengers. Votes: 0

Everything about starting out in comedy is pride-swallowing, from handing out fliers to bombing in front of audiences. Votes: 0

There is nothing that politicians like better than handing out benefits to be paid for by someone else. Votes: 0

When you have children, you realize that at the end, it's all about passing on, about handing down. Votes: 0

The first step to finding a God-written love story is handing the pen to the true Author of romance. Votes: 0

If God didn't want you to be a dreamer, He wouldn't go around handing out dreams! That's a clue! Votes: 0

Watching your daughter being collected by her date feels like handing over a million dollar Stradivarius to a gorilla." Votes: 0

You can't go around the theatres handing out cards saying, 'It isn't my fault'. You go onto the next one. Votes: 0

Giving me a a new idea is like handing a cretin a gun, but I do thank you anyhow, bang bang. Votes: 0

Before anything can break your heart, it must first own your heart. Stop handing your heart to dunya-it'll stop breaking it. Votes: 0

Help the Cubans to the utmost counseling his successor while handing over the reins. We cannot let Castro's government go on. Votes: 0

The higher the joy is not the light, it's the reflection. The greater pleasure is not climbing up; it's handing down Votes: 0

You've got to try this," I told Bones, handing him the glass. "It's like Cristal and O-Negative had a love child. Votes: 0

I hate handing over money to people for doing what I could just as easily do myself, it makes me nervous. Votes: 0

All I did was sit on the riverbank handing out river water. After I'm gone, I trust you will notice the river. Votes: 0

For me to be ten pounds thinner is a full-time job, and I am handing in my notice and walking out the door!! Votes: 0

My greatest joy is seeing parents and kids playing Disney 'Epic Mickey' together, handing the controllers back and forth, helping each other out. Votes: 0

The Queen has been guillotined, accused of crimes beyond imagining. Last night she appeared to me in a dream, handing me her head. Votes: 0

Life don’t come to you, Memphis. You gotta take it. We have to take it. Because ain’t nobody handing it to us. Votes: 0

As a rule, only the poor are generous. Rich people can always find excellent reasons for not handing over twenty thousand francs to a relative. Votes: 0

Whether I'm shooting 10-under or 10-over I have to realize people have come a long way to see me play. I can't be back-handing putts. Votes: 0

But picketing - picketing for or against something, and handing out literature - these are conspicuously formal actions. They have to be understood as indirect communication. Votes: 0

I may not be the world's best glad-handing politician, but I've been elected mayor twice. I understand politics. And I definitely understand where the state line is. Votes: 0

...the consciousness of being at war, and therefore in danger, makes the handing-over of all power to a small caste seem the natural, unavoidable condition of survival. Votes: 0

Childhood is supposed to be happy, and if you can't remember yours with any happiness, what hope have you later, when life starts handing you fresh grief? Votes: 0

When I was little, I used to work with my dad on the engine of his car. Mostly this was a matter of me handing him wrenches. Votes: 0

Oh my lovely princess,"Raoden whispered. "You probably mean well, but handing these people food is the worst thing you could do to them." -Brandon Sanderson(Elantris) Votes: 0

You get involved with a studio, and optional pictures and sequel options and that sort of thing are becoming part and parcel with the roles they're handing out. Votes: 0

If you focus on the actions of others and allow them to constantly upset you, then you are handing your peace over to them and giving away your power. Votes: 0

Can you row?" the Sheep asked, handing her a pair of knitting-needles as she spoke. "Yes, a little--but not on land--and not with needles--" Alice was beginning to say. Votes: 0

Well thank you, me old gobbler,' said Mr. Gum handing over some money that Billy William would later discover to be made out of lies and broken promises. Votes: 0

Where if you're in a universe where you have to accept ideas, you'll never know if your partner wanted the garbage you're handing them. They have to take it. Votes: 0

Simply handing over your iPod to a friend, your blind date, or the total stranger sitting next to you on the plane opens you up like a book." (Steven Levy) Votes: 0

In handing over the Government of India to these so-called political classes, we are handing over to men of straw, of whom, in a few years, no trace will remain. Votes: 0

I was so afraid of wanting too much that I couldn't trust her handing me a shot at getting it. I don't want to be that senselessly fearful ever again. Votes: 0

Memoir is about handing over you life to someone and saying, This is what I went through, this is who I am, and maybe you can learn something from it. Votes: 0

I pulled the oxygen tubes from my nostrils and raised the tube up over my head, handing it to Dad. I wanted it to be just me and just him. Votes: 0

Writing a book makes you an expert in the field. At the very least, when you hand someone a book you wrote, it's more impressive than handing a business card. Votes: 0

I don't know. I imagine good teaching as a circle of earnest people sitting down to ask each other meaningful questions. I don't see it as a handing down of answers... Votes: 0

The quarterback is in charge of the chuck wagon. He's handing it out here and there, but he can't just throw it out there indiscriminately or the wolves will get him. Votes: 0

People have always taken photos of themselves, either with camera timers or by handing their Nikons over to strangers in foreign countries and then paying large sums to get them back. Votes: 0

As you smell the fragrance of a flower by handing it or the smell of sandalwood by rubbing it against a stone, so you obtain spiritual awakening by constantly thinking of God. Votes: 0

They were smart enough to know that handing out superpowers like sweets to the general public was never going to be a good idea.Not that that stopped it from happening anyway. Votes: 0

We must support initiatives that provide clear, concrete measures and milestones that our troops need for defeating the insurgency, building up Iraqi security forces, and handing over Iraq to the Iraqi people." Votes: 0

I was detained a couple of times but that was for not handing in homework because I was playing golf or not present because I was playing golf. There was a theme evolving. Votes: 0

Your past is handing you a tool you can use to leap into your future: the crucible moments from your own life. The power you need is in looking back to look forward. Votes: 0

There are many who are living far below their possibilities because they are continually handing over their individualities to others. Do you want to be a power in the world? Then be yourself. Votes: 0

Role modeling is the most basic responsibility of parents. Parents are handing life's scripts to their children, scripts that in all likelihood will be acted out for the rest of the children's lives. Votes: 0

President Bush says now he is sticking to his plan for handing over power to the Iraqis on June 30. It's also part of his plan to hand over power to John Kerry on January 20. Votes: 0

The censorship method ... is that of handing the job over to some frail and erring mortal man, and making him omnipotent on the assumption that his official status will make him infallible and omniscient. Votes: 0

I always remember writing a page of jokes for a comedian and handing it to him backstage at a club and he read it and then took his cigarette lighter and lit the page on. Votes: 0

Daffy bent down suddenly, and picked a small startled white flower. "Anemone," he said, handing it over; he made her repeat the word until she had it right. "Find me a silk to match that. Votes: 0

You're not just writing in a vacuum, and then handing it over to someone else to shoot. You're writing, and then getting feedback from the actor and hearing their voice and how they play things. Votes: 0