QUOTES WITH «BLOCKHEADEDNESS»
Famous quotes and sentences with the word
blockheadedness.
Who knows better than artists how much ugliness there is on the way to beauty, how many ghastly, mortifying missteps, how many days of granitic blockheadedness and dismaying ineptitude there is on the way to accomplishment, how partial all accomplishment is, how incomplete?
10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «BLOCKHEADEDNESS»
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blockheadedness in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
blockheadedness and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Official Report, Annual Convention
You see, we are all blockheads, the university presidents, instructors and the
employers of the graduates. There is one more example of blockheadedness that
I will merely hint at, and that is the forgetting that men are mere boys grown tall
and ...
National Brick Manufacturers' Association of the United States of America, 1913
You see, we are all blockheads, the university presidents, instructors and the
employers of the graduates. There is one more example of blockheadedness that
I will merely hint at, and that is the forgetting that men are mere boys grown tall
and ...
3
Like Letters in Running Water: A Mythopoetics of Curriculum
BLOCKHEADEDNESS. A book is an ax for the frozen sea within. —Kafka(
inWeaver,1994,p.137) With your milk, mother, I swallowed ice.And here I am now
, my insides frozen. —Irigaray (1981, p. 61) We are ...what we donot know. —
Pinar ...
There was a spirit in his feet that kept saying, ' ' Follow whither I lead, and you will
come to the place where you would be," and the blockheadedness of the high-
souled kept answering, "I am not 'born'; I am not worthy," and the man sided with
...
5
Dictionary of Volapük : Volapük-English, English-Volapük
Bobajop: arched vault. Böbäl: service-berry. Böbik : curved; arched; vaulted.
Boblod : brother-in-law. Boblodik: brother-in-law's. Boblodiig: brothers and sisters
-in- BOD : bread; loaf of bread. [law. Blockheadedness. ENGLISII-VOLAPUK.
Board.
Marshall William Wood, 1889
6
Alexander Suvorov: a biography
The enemy trembles before you, but there is an enemy greater than the hospital
even: that accursed 'blockheadedness': catchwords, riddles, lies, fine phrases or
close-mouthedness, double-facedness, airs and graces, muddle-headedness.
7
The jingle bell principle
They are even touched off by the mere existence of others, despite their being a
sine qua non of our own existence. In our own minds we tend to think that our
aggressive feelings are caused mainly by the blockheadedness of others. This
may ...
8
The Seven Men of Spandau
Obviously I don't regard you, my dears, as belonging to this famous and notorious
community, not when it comes to blockheadedness. That the Anglo-Saxons took
along with them something of this characteristic when they crossed to the ...
9
Lord Chesterfield's Letters
... and correspondents whose generous assistance has on more occasions than I
wish to count saved me from blockheadedness. Those who have supplied or
helped me to find information are Dr Peter Davidson, Ms Annemiek Scholten, ...
Philip Dormer Stanhope Earl of Chesterfield, Lord Chesterfield, David Roberts, 1998
... to set at that moment; lips, eyebrows, and hands, stiffened into an expression of
brutish revengefulness that was still more stupid than threatening. Decidedly the
ruling characteristic of the man was blockheadedness. I can find no other term.
Marie Blaze de Bury (Baroness.), 1868
10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «BLOCKHEADEDNESS»
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blockheadedness is used in the context of the following news items.
Oh my word Bloc, Block
... block out or black out, blockade, blockader, blockbuster, blockbusting, blockhead, blockheaded, blockheadedly, blockheadedness, blockish, ... «The Hans India, May 15»
Why Failure Doesn't Daunt the National Security State
As in his latest piece, he -- and he alone -- has continued to report in graphic detail on a level of operational hubris and pure blockheadedness ... «Huffington Post, Apr 15»
Nick Turse: The U.S. Military's Battlefield of Tomorrow
As in his latest piece, he -- and he alone -- has continued to report in graphic detail on a level of operational hubris and pure blockheadedness ... «OpEdNews, Apr 15»
Chris Churchill: Kosher milk offers no punch line
His enthusiasm never flagged, even as my blockheadedness forced him to keep repeating things. I'm simplifying a bit, but Matusof essentially ... «Albany Times Union, Apr 15»
Can Louis van Gaal save Manchester United's season?
It was an inexcusable piece of blockheadedness - but perhaps also hinted at Di Maria's mental turmoil at his current failure to transfer the ... «BBC Sport, Mar 15»
Syriza & Podemos: A European Red Spring?
Regular readers know that one of my favorite hobby horses is criticizing the blockheadedness of post Cold War politicians who seem to have ... «Mintpress News, Feb 15»
Obama Helping to Ban Historical Reenactments of 1889 Land Rush …
Brucehenry. I pointed out, kindly enough, that David was using a figure of speech. You chose to demonstrate literal-minded blockheadedness. «Wizbang, Jan 15»
Three Cheers For the Peanuts Christmas Music
I know they found Charlie Brown's blockheadedness boring. My daughter asked why she had to miss Lizzie Maguire to watch Snoopy when we ... «Houston Press, Dec 14»
The NFL's violence against women problem
I didn't think the NFL had the capacity to stun me with its blockheadedness, but I was wrong. There is without question an important discussion ... «Socialist Worker Online, Jul 14»
Here's What Happens When an NFL Player Beats His Fiancée …
I did not think the NFL had the capacity to stun me with its blockheadedness, but I was wrong. There is without question an important discussion ... «The Nation., Jul 14»
