Frowning

It’s really fascinating. I’ve

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It’s really fascinating. I’ve never spent time in a place where they lost the wars, so it was interesting and I didn’t know much about the history of the country. I didn’t know they were under communist rule until the nineties. It’s this whole attitude of being defeated, and frowning on optimism and American way … Read more

If in God\\’s loving

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If in God’s loving plan you have to bow before what appears to be a frowning providence, you can be sure that He’s got your ultimate happiness at heart. He’s working to free you from your worries, not by giving freedom from trouble, but by arranging circumstances so that as you go through them you’ll … Read more

The atmosphere [in the

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The atmosphere [in the school lunchroom] is not quite that of a prison, because the students are permitted to talk quietly, under the frowning scrutiny of teachers standing around on duty, during their meal-they are not supposed to talk while standing in line, though this rule is only sporadically enforced. Edgar Friedenberg

When I\’m smiling and

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When I’m smiling and having fun, that’s when you should have a problem. If I’m out there frowning and looking mean, that’s when you know you’ve beat me – because I’m not having fun. I’ve been playing basketball since I was three. Everybody since I was three tried to tell me to stop smiling. Even … Read more

Publishing is the only

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Publishing is the only industry I can think of where most of the employees spend most of their time stating with great self-assurance that they don’t know how to do their jobs. “I don’t know how to sell this,” they explain, frowning, as though it’s your fault. “I don’t know how to package this. I … Read more