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There are times you can't really see or even feel how sweet life can be. Hopefully its mountains will be higher than its valleys are deep. I know things that are broken can be fixed. Take the punch if you have to, hit the canvas and then get up again. Life is worth it. Queen Latifah

Life, Mountains, Broken, Sweet, Deep

Take things as they are. Punch when you have to punch. Kick when you have to kick. - Bruce Lee

Take things as they are. Punch when you have to punch. Kick when you have to kick. Bruce Lee

You, Things, Take, Kick

In boxing, they say it's the punch you don't see coming that knocks you out. In the wider world, the reality we ignore or deny is the one that weakens our most impassioned efforts toward improvement. Katherine Dunn

Improvement, World, Reality, Ignore, You

Growing up in the days when you still had to punch buttons to make a telephone call, I could recall the numbers of all my close friends and family. Today, I'm not sure if I know more than four phone numbers by heart. And that's probably more than most. Joshua Foer

Family, Today, Heart, Friends And Family

In the battle of existence, Talent is the punch; Tact is the clever footwork. Wilson Mizner

Talent, Battle, Clever, Existence, Tact

It's just not funny to disrespect other people's beliefs, backgrounds, cultures, or identities when those are deeply rooted in longstanding oppression. Jokes that punch down on marginalized people require no creativity because they've existed since the beginning of time. It's like telling a knock-knock joke and believing you're Richard Pryor. Franchesca Ramsey

Funny, Time, Creativity, Beginning, You

You don't argue with a four-year old about why he shouldn't eat candy for dinner. You don't punch a mentally handicapped guy even if he punches you first. And you don't argue when a women tells you she's only making 80 cents to your dollar. It's the path of least resistance. You save your energy for more important battles. Scott Adams

Women, Path, Dinner, Energy, You, Why

I use a lot of fresh citrus, garlic, and fresh herbs when cooking to cut down on fat and sodium but punch up flavor. Our cupboards and fridge are full of condiments - mustards, vinegars, etc. that also add tons of flavor but are low in fat, calories, or other processed additives. Cat Cora

Cooking, Fat, Down, Fresh, Up, Herbs

Directing a movie is a little bit like being back in student government and putting on the homecoming dance. You're like, 'You put up the streamers, and you hire the DJ, and you get the punch bowl.' Some people are just like, 'This dance sucks.' And you're like, 'No no, this dance is awesome!' You have to be really positive. Mike Birbiglia

Positive, Dance, Government, People, DJ

We need healthy forests if we want to protect our climate. As the climate changes, forests become more vulnerable to insect outbreaks, droughts and wildfires. Simultaneously, when our forests are destroyed, their carbon is released back into the atmosphere, further impacting climate change. It's a horrifying one-two punch. Chris Noth

Change, Back, Healthy, Want, Become

I try to catch them right on the tip of his nose, because I try to punch the bone into the brain. Mike Tyson

Brain, Try, Right, Bone, Nose, Catch

I always wanted to see why Captain America was on this team of Avengers. He's got to have a reason - he can't just be really fast and punch really hard. Chris Evans

Team, America, Fast, Why, Captain, See

Bad acting comes in many bags, various odors. It can be performed by cardboard refugees from an Ed Wood movie, reciting their dialogue off an eye chart, or by hopped-up pros looking to punch a hole through the fourth wall from pure ballistic force of personality, like Joe Pesci in a bad mood. I can respect bad acting that owns its own style. James Wolcott

Respect, Style, Personality, Looking

Average leaders inspire people to punch a time clock. Great leaders inspire industry and passion. Joseph B. Wirthlin

Passion, Great, Time, People, Inspire

My mother is an incredibly beautiful woman who has laughed at every single thing my father's ever said. At a young age, my brother and I understood that if you can make girls laugh, you can punch well above your weight class. Seth Meyers

Father, Mother, Age, Beautiful, Woman

Action is a universal language, so everyone understands a punch and a kick. Tiger Shroff

Action, Language, Everyone, Kick

It's hard to say how certain stories just punch us in the heart and the brain at the same time at the end. I suppose that's what we're all looking for. But each story has its own valence, its own way of saying goodbye to you. T. C. Boyle

Heart, Time, Brain, Goodbye, Saying, End

Musclemen grow on trees. They can tense their muscles and look good in a mirror. So what? I'm interested in practical strength that's going to help me run, jump, twist, punch. Jason Statham

Strength, Good, Mirror, Me, Trees, Help

I gave up writing children's books. I wanted to escape from them as I had once wanted to escape from 'Punch': as I have always wanted to escape. In vain. A. A. Milne

Children, Writing, Escape, Always, Up

I'm small but quite tough. When incensed, I can swing a punch. Lena Headey

Small, Tough, I Can, Swing, Quite

If anybody dared say wrestling was fake, you'd punch 'em. And you never used the word show. If you used the word show it was an insult. Hulk Hogan

Fake, You, Say, Insult, Wrestling, Never

At least the Pilgrim Fathers used to shoot Indians: the Pilgrim Children merely punch time clocks. e. e. cummings

Children, Time, Shoot, Used, Indians

The whole key to a fight is throwing the first punch. Tom Steyer

Fight, Key, First, Whole, Throwing

Mother always said that even when I was 3, I used to get the 6- and 7-year-old kids on the block and punch them and say, 'Listen to me.' Shirley Chisholm

Mother, Me, Said, Say, Listen, Always

You can punch a wall or write a song. Just as painful either way, but you have something to show for it at the end of the day with a song. Trent Reznor

Day, Song, End Of The Day, End, You, Way

If you have the right voice and the right delivery, you're cocky enough, and you pound down on the punch line, you can say anything and make people laugh maybe three times before they realize you're not telling jokes. Buddy Hackett

People, Voice, Laugh, Enough, You, Down

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