#accustomed

Men become accustomed to poison by degrees. ↗

— Victor Hugo

#become #degrees #men #poison

Intellectuals, academics, writers and poets were an important force in the early groups of volunteers. They had the means to get to Spain and were accustomed to travelling, whereas very few workers had left British shores. ↗

— Bill Alexander

#accustomed #british #early #few #force

Sometimes the eye gets so accustomed that if you don't have a change, you're bored. It's the same with fashion, you know. And that, I suppose, is what style is about. ↗

— Bill Blass

#accustomed #bored #change #eye #fashion

We were excited when we sold our first 10 records. I always felt that if we could get the music out there, and if people became accustomed to it, then a substantial number of them would enjoy it. ↗

— Greg Ginn

#always #became #could #enjoy #excited

We used to speak familiarly of an agent, now do more, who was accustomed to manufacture evidence, and to invent facts in his cases, or at least to alter the aspects of facts to such an extent that they might fairly be viewed as new. ↗

— George Combe

#agent #alter #aspects #cases #evidence

The road is hard, and you have to get accustomed to it. ↗

— Miranda Lambert

#get #hard #road #you

I am prejudiced in favor of him who, without impudence, can ask boldly. He has faith in humanity, and faith in himself. No one who is not accustomed to giving grandly can ask nobly and with boldness. ↗

— Johann Kaspar Lavater

#am #ask #boldly #boldness #faith

When you have a country that's been accustomed to government spending at a certain level, it is really hard to ratchet it back. ↗

— Mike Lee

#back #been #certain #certain level #country

I can no longer play at a level I was accustomed to in the past. ↗

— Mario Lemieux

#i #i can #in the past #level #longer

I have two main reasons for retiring. The first is I can no longer play at a level I was accustomed to in the past. That has been very, very frustrating to me throughout this past year. The second one is realizing my health, along with my family, is the most important thing in the world. ↗

— Mario Lemeiux

#along #been #family #first #frustrating