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Most of us don't live lives that lend themselves to novelistic expression, because our lives are so fragmented.
It's one of the things about being a person with a public presence, to get to lend your name to a worthy cause.
Maybe Oliver Stone doesn't lend himself well to remakes or sequels, because he does them so well the first time.
I want to do what I can lend my talents to, but I want it to be as a human being and not as a two-dimensional character.
Parents lend children their experience and a vicarious memory; children endow their parents with a vicarious immortality.
You never give away your heart; you lend it from time to time. If it were not so, how could we take it back without asking?
Never lend books, for no one ever returns them; the only books I have in my library are books that other folks have left me.
There isn't a bank in the world that could withstand a run. They all borrow short and lend long, regardless of what they say.
I'm impressed by Jo Swinson. I think if I was living in a lot of constituencies I would lend my vote to the Liberal Democrats.
We need to cut the capital gains tax; we need to take regulations off the backs of business and allow banks to once again lend.
If a natural disaster strikes your community, reach out to your friends, neighbors, and complete strangers. Lend a helping hand.
I lend my daughter beauty products, but only as a treat. If she's going to a party, I'll let her borrow a mascara or moisturizer.
Liberty University will not lend its name or financial support to any student group that advances causes contrary to its mission.
My dad did everything he could. It was a start-up, and the banks didn't want to lend him enough money, so he mortgaged our house.
A photographer must be prepared to catch and hold on to those elements which give distinction to the subject or lend it atmosphere.
No one will lend at a negative interest rate; potential creditors will simply choose to hold cash, which pays zero nominal interest.
To God be humble, to thy friend be kind, and with thy neighbors gladly lend and borrow; His chance tonight, it maybe thine tomorrow.
I had always wanted to lend my voice to a character. I did a voice for this video game, called 'Fallout 3,' and that was really fun.
I feel that my purpose is to shed light on some of the darker sides of our world, and to lend a hand and a voice to people struggling.
Leadership flows from inner character and integrity of ambition, which inspires others to lend themselves to your organization's mission.
Negative interest rates hurt banks' balance sheets, with the 'wealth effect' on banks overwhelming the small increase in incentives to lend.
I suppose I'm a bit mean. My face on camera doesn't lend itself to happy nice guys. I think it's just that my bone structure looks menacing.
Celebrities who lend their names to causes to raise lot of money for important issues should be admired and not marginalized and made fun of.
The human species, according to the best theory I can form of it, is composed of two distinct races, the men who borrow and the men who lend.
'Alpha' is a very fast-moving book. It doesn't lend itself to laborious introspection and the navel-gazing that some stories can fall prey to.
Why borrow if you are not in need of it? You must lend feet to the maximum of your bed only, and not to borrow except in the case of necessity.
Special Olympics is such an empowering organization for the thousands of athletes involved and those of us like myself who lend support to them.
I just feel like the songs I write lend themselves to this girl-power feeling, and those are the artists that I looked up to when I was younger.
For me, the passions and issues I care so much about are ones that lend themselves to work whether you're in government or outside of government.
Traditional Conservative voters like me should lend their support to the Liberal Democrats but I think I am best placed to run as an independent.
Nobody was willing to lend their bike or teach me to ride. Bike riding is very addictive and nobody wants to part with their bike for someone else.
We think we've got great stories and characters that will lend themselves to great standalone experiences, and that's the way we're focusing on it.
If I ever got to do television, I would be interested in doing different kinds of characters and stories, and television doesn't lend itself to that.
There's almost nothing you can't do with a cashew. Not only does it lend its nutty sweetness to savory dishes, it also gives desserts a deep richness.
All the weird inconveniences of adult life that you thought they made up to lend excitement and color to episodes of 'Sex and the City' are, in fact, real.
We asked our friends and relations to lend us their children, and, because we lived in London, children loved to come and stay for their half-term holidays.
I think... the history of civilization is an attempt to codify, classify and categorize aspects of human nature that hardly lend themselves to that process.
I am hoping to be able to lend my support to a Sickle Cell charity in the near future, as I want to try and help raise money and awareness about this disease.
With 'Holes' I was troubled that there weren't very many female characters. I tried to put them in where I could. But the setting didn't lend itself to girls.
I've always tried to lend my support to worth while causes, and I feel you should use your celebrity to help with worldwide causes and help them gain exposure.
While countless Americans are pulling together to lend a helping hand, Nancy Pelosi and Harry Reid are pointing fingers in a shameless effort to tear us apart.
Actually, recording the Suite Chic album was so much fun and while working on this new album, people that I've worked with from Suite Chic has lend their voice.
I am hands-on in any project that I am associated with. I just don't want to put my face or name and lend it to a product that I'm not behind a hundred percent.
I suspect that most playgoers don't understand how inexact a science literary translation is. Even the simplest of lines may lend itself to multiple renderings.
I really enjoy watching animation films and I have always been curious about how such well-established actors in Hollywood lend their voices to animation films.
We would consider it our moral duty to lend all support to the ending of colonialism and imperialism so that people everywhere are free to mould their own destiny.
I never, never lend any of my own clothes for parts any more because you lose your clothes; they become the characters' clothes, and you can never wear them again.
Regarding managing people, I am lucky to be surrounded by good, smart friends, some of whom own their own companies or have worked in ones and can lend experience.
People quit on jobs. They quit on marriages. They quit on school. There's an immediacy of this day and age that doesn't lend itself to being committed to anything.
The S.B.A. does not lend directly to businesses, but instead backs loans to encourage banks to invest in small businesses as part of a nearly $90 billion portfolio.