#sharpen

Work in the theater sharpened my verse and my cinema. ↗

— James Broughton

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To this wonderful page in our country's history another more glorious still will be added, and the slave shall show at last to his free brothers a sharpened sword forged from the links of his fetters. ↗

— Giuseppe Garibaldi

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A novel's whole pattern is rarely apparent at the outset of writing, or even at the end; that is when the writer finds out what a novel is about, and the job becomes one of understanding and deepening or sharpening what is already written. That is finding the theme. ↗

— Diane Johnson

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The theater, for me, has always been a place where I'm free to be more creative, a place to sharpen my tools. ↗

— Ethan Hawke

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Solitude sharpens awareness of small pleasures otherwise lost. ↗

— Kevin Patterson

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Iron sharpens iron; scholar, the scholar. ↗

— William Drummond

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The expectations of life depend upon diligence; the mechanic that would perfect his work must first sharpen his tools. ↗

— Confucius

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The flame of anger, bright and brief, sharpens the barb of love. ↗

— Walter Savage Landor

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Meditation is all about the pursuit of nothingness. It's like the ultimate rest. It's better than the best sleep you've ever had. It's a quieting of the mind. It sharpens everything, especially your appreciation of your surroundings. It keeps life fresh. ↗

— Hugh Jackman

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There is no such whetstone, to sharpen a good wit and encourage a will to learning, as is praise. ↗

— Roger Ascham

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