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splits

«It really changed my life. When we split up, something changed, permanently, in me. My heart sort of broke that day, and it will never be the same.»
«I did gymnastics when I was growing up and to this day I can still do the splits.»
«The poetic act consists of suddenly seeing that an idea splits up into a number of equal motifs and of grouping them; they rhyme.»
«There is no neutral ground in the universe; every square inch, every split second, is claimed by God and counter-claimed by Satan»
«A well-run restaurant is like a winning baseball team. It makes the most of every crew member's talent and takes advantage of every split-second opportunity to speed up service.»
«Family quarrels are bitter things. They don't go according to any rules. They're not like aches or wounds, they're more like splits in the skin that won't heal because there's not enough material.»
«I'm a really good gymnast. I can do splits and back handsprings. I'm always asked to do it on a talk show. And every time I go they say will you do it. I say yeah, but I'm always wearing high heels or a short dress. And I keep saying one time I'm going to go on and wear jeans and sneakers so I can do back flips.»
«I will greet this day with love in my heart. For this is the greatest secret of success in all ventures. Muscles can split a shield and even destroy life itself but only the unseen power of love can open the hearts of man. And until I master this act I will remain no more than a peddler in the marketplace. I will make love my greatest weapon and none on who I call can defend upon its force... my love will melt all hearts liken to the sun whose rays soften the coldest day.»
«Every great mistake has a halfway moment, a split second when it can be recalled and perhaps remedied.»
«The nation needs to return to the colonial way of life, when a wife was judged by the amount of wood she could split.»

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