#steps

On the steps is a machine-gun ready for action. The square is empty; only the streets that lead into it are jammed with people. It would be madness to go farther - the machine-gun is covering the square. ↗

— Erich Maria Remarque

#covering #empty #farther #go #into

A beautiful woman must expect to be more accountable for her steps, than one less attractive. ↗

— Samuel Richardson

#attractive #beautiful #beautiful woman #expect #her

I repeatedly have to correct this belief. In a sense, magnitude involves steps of 10 because every increase of one magnitude represents a tenfold amplification of the ground motion. But there is no 'scale of 10' in the sense of an upper limit. ↗

— Charles Francis Richter

#because #belief #correct #every #ground

Before, I would play a little hoops, a little tennis. Now it's more yoga, Pilates, stretching, some light weight work, push-ups, sit-ups, resistance things. When I used to live on the eleventh floor, I would take the steps. I don't do that so much now. I'm taking the elevator a bit more these days. ↗

— Robin Roberts

#bit #days #elevator #eleventh #floor

The actions we took in the aftermath of 9/11 were harsh but necessary and effective. These steps were fully sanctioned and carefully followed. The detention and interrogation of top terrorists like Abu Zubaydah, Khalid Sheikh Muhammed and Abu Faraj al-Libbi yielded breakthroughs which have kept this country safe. ↗

— Jose A. Rodriguez, Jr.

#actions #aftermath #breakthroughs #carefully #country

In a way, the popularity of Corona came too fast for its own good, initially. We took a few steps back. ↗

— Carlos Alvarez

#came #corona #fast #few #good

If you see me at a restaurant, blow me a kiss, wave, blow me another kiss, then walk five steps backward. ↗

— Todd Barry

#backward #blow #five #kiss #me

Where the road bends abruptly, take short steps. ↗

— Ernest Bramah

#bends #road #short #steps #take

We are keeping New Jersey one step, several steps, ahead of terrorism. ↗

— Richard J. Codey

#jersey #keeping #new #new jersey #several

But we must take other steps, such as increasing conservation, developing an ethanol industry, and increasing CAFE standards if we are to make our country safer by cutting our reliance on foreign oil. ↗

— Jim Costa

#conservation #country #cutting #developing #ethanol