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But though cognition is not an element of mental action, nor even in any real sense of the word an aspect of it, the distinction of cognition and conation has if properly defined a definite value.
Samuel Alexander
Word
Value
Sense
Action
Defined
Distinction
Definite
Though
Mental
Properly
Real
Nor
Any
Real Sense
Aspect
Even
Element
Cognition
The same contingencies of time and space that force a statesman or soldier to make decisions, impel the historian, though with less urgency, to make up his mind.
Samuel E. Morison
Time
Space
Mind
Soldier
Statesman
Though
Force
Make
Make Up
Time And Space
His
Historian
Up
Same
Decisions
Urgency
Less
Friendship, like love, is destroyed by long absence, though it may be increased by short intermissions.
Samuel Johnson
Love
Friendship
Love Is
Long
Increased
Though
Destroyed
Absence
Like
May
Short
It is reasonable to have perfection in our eye that we may always advance toward it, though we know it can never be reached.
Samuel Johnson
Our
Though
Eye
Never
Advance
Perfection
Toward
Know
Reached
Always
May
Reasonable
Though all festivals are important, this Cannes Festival starts off the season.
Sanjay Leela Bhansali
Important
Starts
Though
Off
Festival
Festivals
Cannes
Season
Indeed, China may never acquire the geo-political influence and reach that Great Britain enjoyed in the 19th century and the United States of America did in the 20th, even though it may have already surpassed the geo-economic clout the two major powers enjoyed in the heyday of their empires.
Sanjaya Baru
Great
Great Britain
Heyday
Indeed
States
Though
Never
Empires
Major
Reach
Powers
America
Did
May
Influence
Clout
China
Acquire
Century
Even
United
United States
United States Of America
Enjoyed
Britain
Two
It always interested me that 'Goodness Gracious Me' and 'The Kumars,' when shown around the world, were referred to as British comedy. It was only here that they were referred to as Asian comedy, even though I always felt it was very British in its humour and structure.
Sanjeev Bhaskar
Me
World
Comedy
Goodness
Humour
Though
Structure
Only
Around
Felt
Always
Were
Referred
Very
Gracious
Interested
Asian
Shown
Even
Here
British
London was the Olympics that I was most nervous about. From coming into the venue and stepping on to the mat, people were supporting with 'Saori' banners and waving the Japanese flag, so even though it was London, I felt much more like fighting at home that way, which was really inspiring.
Saori Yoshida
Home
People
Nervous
Fighting
Waving
Way
Though
London
About
More
Inspiring
Stepping
Supporting
Like
Most
Venue
Felt
Mat
Coming
Were
Flag
Banner
Which
Japanese
Much
Really
Even
Olympics
Though I have been a sportsperson all my life, movies have always been an essential part of my life.
Saqib Saleem
Life
My Life
Though
All My Life
Part
Always
Been
Essential
Essential Part
Movies
Orange Is the New Black' is the womanliest TV show that has ever existed. It doesn't merely pass the Bechdel test, it gets all As and goes straight to Oxbridge, even though it's only three years old.
Sara Pascoe
Old
Black
Three
Though
TV
TV Show
Only
Merely
New
Pass
Test
Years
Existed
Goes
Orange
Gets
Straight
Show
Even
Ever
The more comedic roles come easier to me though because I see myself as a silly, easy-going person.
Sara Paxton
Myself
Me
Easier
Though
Easy-Going
See
Silly
More
Come
Comedic
Because
Person
Roles
Dealing with negative comments is part of this job, and I've had to develop a thick skin, though some days it's easier than others.
Sara Sampaio
Negative
Job
Skin
Others
Easier
Though
Some
Develop
Had
Part
Days
Dealing
Comments
Than
Thick
Thick Skin
There's an old hymn called 'How Can I Keep from Singing?' That's what writing feels like to me. I have to write. It's intrinsic to who I am. So it was a natural choice for me to try to pursue writing as a career. Truthfully, though, I still daydream about how fun it would be to ride on the back of a garbage truck.
Sarah Addison Allen
Me
Natural
Writing
Ride
Try
Old
Singing
Garbage
Back
Though
Intrinsic
Would
Would-Be
About
Hymn
Pursue
Write
Truck
Daydream
Feels
Like
How
Am
Still
Truthfully
Choice
Who
Fun
Keep
Career
I used to do things like white-water rafting, trekking and horse-riding safaris. Recently, though, I had the humiliation of having to turn away from a helter skelter. It's a very strange thing when you hit a certain age.
Sarah Alexander
You
Age
Strange
Humiliation
Though
Having
Had
Like
Very
Hit
Turn
Certain
Certain Age
Strange Thing
Used
Away
Thing
Things
Recently
I have a film out called 'Nobel.' Film is something I would love to explore more, even though I love being on the stage.
Sarah Greene
Love
Stage
Though
Out
Would
Something
More
Nobel
Being
Explore
Even
Film
Even though I knew my way around Facebook, Twitter terrified me. RT? OH? Hootsuite? Huh? My Twitter-savvy friends attempted to explain what a hashtag was, but, still mystified, I signed up for an online Twitter 101 class. Yes. I'm geeky like that.
Sarah Mlynowski
Me
Class
Facebook
Twitter
Way
Though
Signed
Geeky
Online
Attempted
Knew
Like
Terrified
Around
Still
Up
Yes
Friends
Huh
Oh
Explain
Even
I love 'Gossip Girl'! I still miss 'Veronica Mars,' though.
Sarah Rees Brennan
Love
Gossip
Girl
Though
Mars
Miss
Gossip Girl
Still
Veronica
Right when I finish a workout, I feel pretty sexy. Even though I'm sweaty and I don't smell like a rose, I feel strong. It does a lot for me mentally and physically.
Sarah Shahi
Me
Strong
Smell
Rose
Though
Sexy
Pretty
Finish
Physically
Mentally
Feel
Like
Does
Lot
Sweaty
Workout
Even
Right
The relationship you have with your mother is like nothing else. They do kind of know everything about you, even though they don't confront it. That is often a dynamic from childhood onwards. As a teenager, you want to be independent and do slightly furtive things.
Sarah Waters
Relationship
You
Mother
Nothing
Else
Teenager
Everything
Slightly
Though
Independent
Kind
About
Like
Know
Often
Childhood
Want
Dynamic
Confront
Your
Even
Things
Oddly, the anti-heroes of both 'The Chill' and veteran comics writer Peter Milligan's 'The Bronx Kill' share a first name, though their occupations and plights couldn't be any more different.
Sarah Weinman
Veteran
Chill
First
Though
Bronx
More
Both
Writer
Share
Name
First Name
Occupations
Comics
Oddly
Any
Different
Peter
Though written in the 1970s, 'Falling Angel' is firmly set in 1959.
Sarah Weinman
Angel
Though
Written
Firmly
Falling
Set
Though 'Child's Play' is ultimately more concerned with subverting storytelling expectations and satirizing the expected trajectory of traditional mystery, Posadas does embed some insights about the writer's responsibility to the reader.
Sarah Weinman
Responsibility
Though
Some
Insights
About
More
Mystery
Writer
Concerned
Reader
Does
Traditional
Ultimately
Child
Expectations
Expected
Trajectory
Storytelling
Play
Sometimes it seems as though all parents are certain that their children are victims of abuse by other children.
Sayed Kashua
Sometimes
Parents
Other
Though
Seems
Abuse
Children
Victims
Certain
I always envied them, the owners of the cars with the white plates who can be seen around Jerusalem. I always wanted to be one of them. We call them U.N., even though U.N. are generally foreign correspondents with leased cars and yellow plates.
Sayed Kashua
Car
Seen
White
Though
Generally
Envied
Call
Around
Always
Foreign
Yellow
Owners
Wanted
Them
Who
Even
Plates
Jerusalem
Part of the reason that I moved to Los Angeles is that even though my mom introduced me to all kinds of music, I really wanted to work on having my own identify, on being who I am and doing what I do, and seeing how people responded.
Schuyler Fisk
Work
Music
Mom
Me
People
Own
Though
Introduced
Kinds
Seeing
Angeles
My Own
Having
Part
Identify
How
Am
Doing
Los
Los Angeles
Moved
Being
Wanted
Really
Reason
Who
Even
When I started the label, I stopped racing. Even though I have a better chance of getting hurt walking outside and falling down the stairs, if I had gotten injured on the racetrack, people would be going, 'What is this guy doing?' So I had to grow up a little bit.
Scott Borchetta
Hurt
People
Better
Down
Bit
Though
Would
Would-Be
Guy
Better Chance
Outside
Had
Gotten
Doing
Falling
Label
Up
Walking
Getting
Going
Stopped
Stairs
Little
Little Bit
Racetrack
Racing
Even
Grow
Grow Up
Injured
Started
Chance
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