I've never known a man worth his salt who in the long run, deep down in his heart, didn't appreciate the grind, the discipline... I firmly believe that any man's finest hour-this greatest fulfillment to all he holds dear--is the moment when he has worked his heart out in a good cause and lies exhausted on the field of battle -- victorious.
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. . . Look! this flesh how it crumbles to dust and is blown! These bones, how they grind in the granite of frost and are nothing!...
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The man who comes with a tale about others has himself an ax to grind.
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For nothing is fixed, forever and forever and forever, it is not fixed; the earth is always shifting, the light is always changing, the sea does not cease to grind down rock. Generations do not cease to be born, and we are responsible to them because we are the only witnesses they have. The sea rises, the light fails, lovers cling to each other, and children cling to us. The moment we cease to hold each other, the sea engulfs us and the light goes out.
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There's plenty men dat takes a wife lak dey do a joint uh sugar-cane. It's round, juicy an' sweet when dey gits it. But de squeeze an' grind, ...
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The object is to win fairly, squarely, by the rules - but to win. And in truth, I've never known a man worth his salt who in the long run, deep down in his heart, didn't appreciate the grind, the discipline.
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I don't have any personal ax to grind here.
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The roughest part for me was the daily grind of an 82-game season,
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When I appear in public, people expect me to neigh, grind my teeth paw the ground and swish my tail --- none of which is easy.
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Society is always trying in some way to grind us down to a single flat surface.
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When life seems just a dreary grind; and things seem fated to annoy; say something nice to someone else and watch the world light up with joy.
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Don't let the bastards grind you down.
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The lessons of history? There are four: The bee fertilizes the flower it robs; whom the gods would destroy they first make mad with power; the mills of God grind slowly, but they grind exceeding small; when it is dark enough, you can see the stars.
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Illegitimis non carborundum. Lat., Don't let the bastards grind you down.
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Illegitimis non carborundum.Lat., Don't let the bastards grind you down.
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It's what everybody wants, perfection. It's a grind out here. It's a tough game. It's not easy to go out and win a ballgame.
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