«QUIRK»的英语 引用
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quirk的知名引用和例句
In athletics there's always been a willingness to cheat if it looks like you're not cheating. I think that's just a quirk of human nature.
Strong moral arguments exist for why we should often try to ignore stereotypes or override them. But we shouldn't assume they represent some irrational quirk of the unconscious mind. In fact, they're largely the consequence of the mind's attempt to make a rational decision.
Once, Naseeruddin Shah told me that the wafer shop was the best acting school that I could have attended. And I completely agree. I observed every customer very minutely and picked up some quirk or the other. Later, I used those experiences while playing different characters.
It is a quirk of American culture that each generation of nonconservatives sees the right-wingers of its own generation as the scary ones, then chooses to remember the right-wingers of the last generation as sort of cuddly.
I still dream about that one opportunity where the Welsh Rugby Union call me up and say, 'We need you.' There is an incredibly talented Welsh hooker called Matthew Rees, so maybe some incredible quirk of misfortune for him would mean I get called up instead.
I try my damnedest to quirk up anything that I'm in.
I have a Woody Allen Jewish attitude to life: that it's all going to be disastrous. That it hasn't all been that way is simply down to some random quirk of fate.
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William Shakespeare's Star Wars
Reimagined in glorious iambic pentameter—and complete with twenty gorgeous Elizabethan illustrations--William Shakespeare’s Star Wars will astound and edify Rebels and Imperials alike. Zounds! This is the book you’re looking for.
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Quirk: Brain Science Makes Sense of Your Peculiar Personality
And what she proves is that it does take all kinds. Even the most irksome and trying personality you’ve ever encountered contributes to the diversity of our species. And diversity is the key to our survival. From the Hardcover edition.
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Pride and Prejudice and Zombies
As a mysterious plague falls upon the village of Meryton and zombies start rising from the dead, Elizabeth Bennett is determined to destroy the evil menace, but becomes distracted by the arrival of the dashing and arrogant Mr. Darcy.
Seth Grahame-Smith, Jane Austen,
2009
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Princesses Behaving Badly: Real Stories from History Without ...
Princesses Behaving Badly offers true tales of all these princesses and dozens more in a fascinating read that's pefect for history buffs, feminists, and anyone seeking a different kind of bedtime story.
Linda Rodriguez McRobbie,
2013
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Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children
After a family tragedy, Jacob feels compelled to explore an abandoned orphanage on an island off the coast of Wales, discovering disturbing facts about the children who were kept there.
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Colorstrology: What Your Birthday Color Says about You
Cleverly packaged with 32 pages of perforated colour chips, this new genre of metaphysical fun will bridge the consumer gap between the house-proud urbanite and the barefoot spiritualist.Colorstrology, the company, is rolling out an entire ...
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Hollow City: The Second Novel of Miss Peregrine's Peculiar ...
Publishers Weekly called it “an enjoyable, eccentric read, distinguished by well-developed characters, a believable Welsh setting, and some very creepy monsters.” This second novel begins in 1940, immediately after the first book ended.
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The Resurrectionist: The Lost Work of Dr. Spencer Black
You need only look at these images to realize they are the work of a madman. The Resurrectionist tells his story.
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Pay Dirt: The Business of Professional Team Sports
So there should be a wide readership for this intelligent guide to reading newspapers' sports pages, which increasingly resemble business pages."--George Will
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The Baby Owner's Manual: Operating Instructions, ...
Offers a whimsical approach to baby care that likens the newest member of the family to a machine needing extra-special care, in a guide that features schematic diagrams for such "maintenance" techniques as getting a baby to sleep through ...
Louis Borgenicht, Joe Borgenicht,
2003
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Legacy Way: Long-awaited Brisbane tunnel to open to traffic tonight …
Brisbane's long awaited Legacy Way will open to traffic at 9pm, Lord Mayor Graham Quirk says. Cr Quirk took to Twitter this morning to confirm the $1.5 billion, ... «ABC Online, 六月 15»
Milford's $1.5m settlement a 'commercial decision,' MD Quirk says
Quirk told BusinessDesk the settlement was "essentially a commercial decision." The Auckland-based fund manager denied claims it's liable for any breaches of ... «The National Business Review, 六月 15»
Ex-FBI agent takes plea deal in domestic assault case
Adam Grant Quirk entered a no-contest plea to disorderly conduct, a class C misdemeanor, on June 5, 2015, in 3rd District Court. Quirk, 36, was an FBI agent ... «Deseret News, 六月 15»
Lord Mayor Graham Quirk's 2015-6 Brisbane City Council budget …
Lord Mayor Graham Quirk delivers the Brisbane City Council budget speech at ... Brisbane Lord Mayor Graham Quirk's has delivered the 2015-6 Brisbane City ... «Brisbane Times, 六月 15»
Lord Mayor Graham Quirk to announce new parking measures in …
Lord Mayor Graham Quirk said the app would form part of the council's $3.4 million investment, including $2.2 million in new technology, implementing 55 key ... «Brisbane Times, 六月 15»
Rockford school's Jared Quirk becomes THIRD senior in his year to …
Jared Quirk, 18, was in Athens with classmates from Rockland, Massachusetts, to see the ancient world - but fell to the ground while walking through the city with ... «Daily Mail, 四月 15»
No, Yes, Definitely: On The Rise Of 'No, Totally' As Linguistic Quirk
In a recent article, Schulz digs into what's behind this linguistic quirk. She found out that the English language used to have more options than just "yes" and "no.". «KUOW News and Information, 四月 15»
Australian goes to Canada, passes out drunk, gets insane frostbite
The woman, who identified herself to Mashable as Emma Quirk from the Blue Mountains in New South Wales, posted an entire gallery on Monday to imgur ... «Mashable, 三月 15»
Alleged Worker Abuse at Malaysian Palm-Oil Plantations3:27
Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk said Cr Quirk was free to canvass views on a possible bid, but said the focus needed to be on cyclone-affected communities for ... «Courier Mail, 二月 15»
Brain recalls old memories via new pathways
But several days later, Quirk and colleagues discovered that retrieval had migrated to a different circuit – from the prefrontal cortex to an area in the thalamus, ... «National Institutes of Health, 一月 15»