10 QUOTES WITH «ONLY TOO»
Famous quotes and sentences with the word
only too.
As to judging our own time, and thereby gaining some basis for a judgment of future possibilities, we are doubtless not only too close to it to appraise it but too much formed by it and enclosed within it to do so.
I had, toward the last, been shut off from all visitors, and so when the lawyer, Peter A. Hendricks, came and told me that friends of mine were willing to take charge of me if I would rather be with them than in the asylum, I was only too glad to give my consent.
The gleam in their eyes telegraphs only too clearly that they are hoping for a headline, which of course means something disparaging, because nothing makes such good copy as a feud.
Knowledge is the parent of knowledge. He who possesses most of the information of his age will not quietly submit to neglect its current acquisitions, but will go on improving as long as means and opportunities offer; while he who finds himself ignorant of most things, is only too apt to shrink from a labour which becomes Herculean.
The problem with merely writing so that you can be understood is that the wrong people, in advancing their agendas, are only too ready to misunderstand you. Writing so that you cannot be misunderstood anticipates and preempts those who would willfully distort what you are trying to say.
When you have children, you realize how easy it is to not see them fully, and perhaps miss all those early years. If you are not careful, you can be too absorbed in work, and they will be only too happy to tell you about it later. Being a parent is one of greatest mindfulness practices of all.
It is only too easy to make suggestions and later try to escape the consequences of what we say.
The young boys I speak with say to me: Why would I want to live in this world - where they rely on charity, dry pieces of bread and water, where they are subjected to harsh treatment, when they can be free and be the envy of their colleagues in the afterlife. They are only too eager to sign on the dotted line and join the ranks of the Taliban.
Each of us, face to face with other men, is clothed with some sort of dignity, but we know only too well all the unspeakable things that go on in the heart.
When I did it, I was a starving musician in London in a basement flat, but a simple tune with the right singer or the right situation can become very well liked and accepted. I'm only too pleased to say it happened with that one.
10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «ONLY TOO»
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only too in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
only too and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
It's
Only Too Late If You Don't Start Now: HOW TO CREATE ...
Shattering the myth that turns midlife (or any age) into a crisis, this provocative guide is packed with sage advice.
2
Too Serious a Business: European Armed Forces and the ...
But the isolation from the generality of the German nation imposed during the
Seeckt regime, of which many were only too conscious, made the General Staff
helpless before the increasing Nazification of the junior officers taken in after the
...
Donald Cameron Watt, 1975
3
The Jean Baudrillard Reader
The full, original Baudrillard quotation is in fact slightly more unwieldy: 'Power is
only too happy to make football bear a facile responsibility, even to take upon
itself the diabolical responsibility for stupefying the masses', a typically odd,
quirky ...
4
The Man Who Knew
Too Much
"I knew only too much about it already," he said, "and, after all, it's shameful for
me to be speaking lightly of poor Bulmer, who has paid his penalty; but the rest of
us haven't. I dare say every cigar I smoke and every liqueur I drink comes directly
...
5
The Grammar of the English Tense System: A Comprehensive ...
My wife and I shall be only too pleased to take advantage of your offers to
prospective customers. (www) [The idea of just solo rep. in a recital is also
relatively new, it used to be that you would go to a concert, hear a symphony, a
sonata and a ...
Renaat Declerck, Susan Reed, Bert Cappelle, 2006
6
Documents on the History of European Integration: The ...
I know only too well what anxieties may be aroused in each of you by the
sweeping statement I have just made. I feel them myself; I well know what
sacrifices the new policy may involve, what changes in the structure of human
society, what ...
Walter Lipgens, Wilfried Loth, 1988
... might have responded sympathetically to her treatment. Elizabeth was only too
well aware of the magnetic personality of that highly dangerous woman. It must
have been at • • • 93 • • •
Ken Hayton, Alison Findlay, 2010
It was only too bad it wasn't a real Princess Cruise Line ship. But we were able to
keep busy anyway, like I was saying before, working on battle skills and all that.
And especially then when the prophet got word like he did that we'd be making ...
9
The Joys of Much
Too Much: Go for the Big Life--The Great ...
I was only too happy to welcome him back. It wasn't the first time one of my
employees had left, only to make a call shortly thereafter wanting to come “home.
” Sometimes even if your old job is no longer available, employers will make
room for ...
10
The Edinburgh monthly magazine [afterw.] Blackwood's ...
She knew only too well what their coldness meant — how the reaction would
come when her presence no longer acted as a restraint upon him. Far from being
afraid of a scene, she would have been only too glad if he had set his whole
heart ...
10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «ONLY TOO»
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only too is used in the context of the following news items.
Diver killed in shark attack off eastern coast of Tasmania
... anything that we can do to assist in any way, shape or form we are only too happy to do so,' Glamorgan Spring Bay Mayor Michael Kent said. «Daily Mail, Jul 15»
Was the Queen's uncle a Nazi?
According to many reports, Edward was only too happy to salute back, a fact we now have confirmed this week with the photograph of the Duke ... «New Zealand Herald, Jul 15»
Want to be a batter? See an analyst
For millions of batsmen in the twilight of careers which never really had a dawn, this advice is only too easy to follow. They receive constant ... «The Independent, Jul 15»
Alcohol should be seen as a drug, not a reward, THE MIND …
I know this only too well. For many years I worked in drugs and alcohol services and I've seen countless men and women who appear to have it ... «Daily Mail, Jul 15»
Michael Murray: An evolution in how we think about animals
We didn't dig too deeply into his story and were only too happy to receive the gift. This was about 10 years ago. At the time, we loved it. «Ottawa Citizen, Jul 15»
Can Economic Dynamism And Political Stability Survive China's …
Adults who lived through the Cultural Revolution are only too aware of the mercurial horror of past Communist rule. A high school student told ... «Forbes, Jul 15»
Attacks on “sanctuary cities” are misdirected
Yet Republicans are only too eager to present this as a liberalism-gone-wild outrage by blaming the more than 25-year-old sanctuary law for ... «San Francisco Chronicle, Jul 15»
Has Beijing set the DAB on mission impossible?
But seasoned DAB leaders, including former party heavyweight Jasper Tsang Yok-sing who was at the meeting, know only too well that with ... «South China Morning Post, Jul 15»
Rand Paul Destroys the Tax Code? Donald Trump Is Contagious!
... he saves a great deal of vitriol for the IRS, which of course is easy to hate, and at times appears only too happy to pour fuel onto its own fires. «Forbes, Jul 15»
WAVE Interlake Artists' Tour set for Sept. 5-6
From just north of Stonewall almost to Arnes you will find welcoming artists who are only too happy to show you their work and share their ... «MyToba, Jul 15»