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Underhand euphemism are used, not so much to conceal offence and to deliberately disguise a topic and deceive
It smelled pretty rank, but I was getting used to the smell of death, as much as anyone could get used to it.
I used to wear different rings when I first got called Ringo in about 19, about, umm, '59 I got called Ringo.
Human beings can get used to virtually anything, given plenty of time and no choice in the matter whatsoever.
It is one of the strictest conditions of initiation that occult knowledge may never be sold or used for gain.
My dad used to play old dancehall records - Cutty Ranks, Ranking Dread, Michael Prophet, these type of dudes.
I used to get drunk in venues after my shows and sign the walls "Ed was here." So if you see that, it was me.
In magic, today as always, the effect is what counts. The method or methods used are always purely secondary.
Every regret, every mournful thought, takes so much out of your life. It is force used to pile on more misery.
Since the Renaissance, people have had to get used to living their life on a random planet in the vast galaxy.
I used to sing at funeral homes for families that didn't have a vocalist. I didn't get paid. I needed to sing.
There is a reason it used to be a crime in the Confederate states to teach a slave to read: Literacy is power.
If I'm in a situation where someone doesn't recognize me and treats me like everyone else, I'm not used to it.
A camel is a very awkward animal to ride, and it's very hard to get used to because they're not very graceful.
My father always used to say that when you die, if you've got five real friends, then you've had a great life.
I got more used to my own voice, but still it's hard for me to listen to my own voice, or hear the recordings.
Sometimes I feel like I used to be a person that liked to express himself a lot and put my feelings out there.
Before I came to England, my favorite authors were P. G. Wodehouse and Agatha Christie. I used to devour both.
Forget what life used to be, you are what you choose to be. It's whatever it is you see that life will become.
I think feminism is the worst thing that ever happened to women. Our job used to be no job. We had it so good!
A lot of the U.S. used to be part of Mexico, including Arizona. But they're a bit touchy about that right now.
My mama always used to tell me: 'If you can't find somethin' to live for, you best find somethin' to die for.'
She wondered if this was true of every parent: if, prior to having children, they all used to be someone else.
Images today have now become so extreme that what used to be considered hardcore is now mainstream pornography.
What you have to get used to as a writer is realizing that most of what you come up with is wrong for the show.
The music industry doesn't exist the way it used to. You'll never have another star like the stars of the '90s.
In general people feel more relaxed about participating in politics. They aren't frightened as they used to be.
Some ghosts haunt you for life. The best you can do is make room on the couch and get used to living with them.
It's surprising how soon you can get used to having money. It's much easier than getting used to not having it.
We're used to thinking of force as a stable phenomenon, but it has a cinematic variable, which is acceleration.
Every change is a form of liberation. My mother used to say a change is always good even if it's for the worse.
Very few cinematographers, other than the Europeans, know how to light women like they used to in the old days.
I used to sing Bill Monroe songs. And I'd sing Dennis Day songs like songs that he sang on the Jack Benny show.
Marriage - as its veterans know well - is the continuous process of getting used to things you hadn't expected.
All names of God remain hallowed because they have been used not only to speak of God but also to speak to him.
I've learned that even the word 'jubilee' used in connection with the Reformation can give rise to discussions.
I used a bike in London and that's it. I learnt a lot about biking, and really got into. Now I cycle regularly.
For anybody who's ever been on the other end of, like, racial violence logic is not something that can be used.
The very technologies that empower us to do great good can also be used to undermine us and inflict great harm.
It's weird. I guess I got so used to [g-strings] when I was really young that I just couldn't stand it anymore.
I used comedy as a way to combat my dyslexia. I was barely getting by scholastically, so I used a lot of humor.
I can count off on one hand the number of times I've used testosterone gel - because it doesn't really do much.
The storms of life can be used for good in our lives if we let them drive our spirits higher and closer to God.
As a point of fact, I am not used to making frequent appearances in public, except at times when it is required.
I tell the truth, and I expose myself as a weak, misguided, misdirected, dysfunctional human being I used to be.
That was the biggest problem with getting used to someone, she thought. You were lonely when they weren't there.
I've never used High Definition video, never, ever, ever, ever, ever. And I never will. I can't stand that crap.
I used to do jacket design, and I'm very conscious of covers, and probably meddle more than other authors would.
Although the Chinese had used opium as a medicine, there was no widespread addiction before the British arrived.
Hey! Who stole my collection of used bandages?! And they also got away with my nude pictures of Ernest Borgnine!