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Letter "T" » taken over
«The theory seems to be that as long as a man is a failure he is one of God's children, but that as soon as he succeeds he is taken over by the Devil.»
Author: Henry Louis Mencken
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Critic,
Journalist)
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About:
Failure,
Religion,
Theory
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Keywords:
Child of God,
devil,
soon,
succeeds,
taken,
taken over,
theory,
the Devil
«We catch on to the truth and technique of expectation in those rare moments when we are stirred by an awareness of a guidance seemingly higher and greater than our own, when for a little while we are taken over by a force and an intelligence above and beyond those commonly felt. Confident and free, filled with wonder and ready acceptance, we permit ourselves to be taken over by our unquestioning self.»
Author: Marcus Bach, Dr.
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Keywords:
Above and Beyond,
catch on,
expectation,
Great Expectations,
guidance,
moment of truth,
permit,
seemingly,
self acceptance,
self awareness,
stirred,
taken over,
technique,
unquestioning
«Though the Jazz Age continued, it became less and less of an affair of youth. The sequel was like a children's party taken over by the elders.»
«Those colorful denizens of male despair, the Bowery bum and the rail-riding hobo, have been replaced by the bag lady and the welfare mother. Women have even taken over Skid Row.»
Author: Florence King
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Keywords:
bag lady,
Bowery,
colorful,
denizen,
denizens,
hobo,
rail,
riding,
skid,
skidding,
skids,
skid row,
taken over,
The Bowery
«We've traveled too far, and our momentum has taken over; we move idly towards eternity, without possibility of reprieve or hope of explanation»