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The magnitude of the atomic weight determines the character of the element, just as the magnitude of the molecule determines the character of a compound body.

The middles cleave to euphemisms not just because they're an aid in avoiding facts. They like them also because they assist their social yearnings towards pomposity. This is possible because most euphemisms permit the speaker to multiply syllables, and the middle class confuses sheer numerousness with weight and value.

The ministry is a weight from which even an angel might shrink

The more easily digestible and refined the carbohydrates, the greater the effect on our health, weight and well-being.

The most rewarding possible thing that a songwriter or an artist of any kind can experience is to hear firsthand from the mouth of somebody else that they don't know the weight or gravity or intensity that something they've made has brought out in somebody else's life. It's simultaneously flattering and humbling. It makes me so thankful that I've been so lucky to be able to do this work.

The natural movement of one's soul is upwards. But just as any object is dragged down when a heavy weight is tied to it, the burden of the body drags down the soul.

The neural network is this kind of technology that is not an algorithm, it is a network that has weights on it, and you can adjust the weights so that it learns. You teach it through trials.

The New York Times carries as much weight as the FBI, and if the New York Times says there's nothing to see between Trump and Russia and Putin, then there's nothing to see.

The nice thing about Viagra is that they are proving men can go blind on it, so you can gain weight and have a great sex life.

The objects that we have known in better days are the main props that sustain the weight of our affections, and give us strength to await our future lot.

The only way to lose weight is to check it as airline baggage.

The only time I did not know how to be, physically, was when I lost a lot of weight. That was the only time I didn't understand my body.

The Raiders of old were vicious and crazy and cruel. Hanging around their locker room was like hanging around the weight room at Folsom Prison.

The only weights I lift are my dogs.

The passion for truth is silenced by answers which have the weight of undisputed authority.

The potential for the disastrous rise of misplaced power exists and will persist. We must never let the weight of this combination endanger our liberties or democratic processes.

The only weight I ever lifted weighed 24 ounces. It was a Schlitz. I always replaced my fluids.

The past is nothing but a weight. It will build inside of you like a stone.

The poem has to bear the weight with image, language... the screenplay with dialogue, plot.

There are certain weights in life you simply cannot carry. Your Lord is asking you to set them down and trust Him. What do you say we take God up on His offer?

There are days where I've lost weight and I feel bigger or fatter or uglier and I want to just hibernate. I'll find every excuse not to exercise. I hate it.

There are none among us who have not been, even for a moment, cruel to those whom we love most, as if unable, in that moment, to shoulder any longer the magnificent weight and burden, the responsibility, of that love.

The reason fiber helps us control our weight is that it fills the belly yet yields few calories since fiber is, for the most part, not something that we can digest.

There are really exercises in a kind of consumerist ethic that I think don't have the same moral weight as medicine or health.

There are times when we can blame a situation on others, but we own our reactions to them. There comes a point where we are the ones responsible for our choices and excuses don’t carry weight anymore.

The reason I gained so much weight in the first place and the reason I had such a sorry history of abusive relationships with men was I just needed approval so much. I needed everyone to like me, because I didn't like myself much.

There might have been a period around 'Tango & Cash' when I was nearly fashionable. My problem is that my weight's always been changing for the movies I'm in.

There definitely was a time when I was pretty obsessed with my weight, but I'm better off not stressing about my body all the time.

There is more weight to be lost and so many more things I need to learn and conquer.

There is nothing an addict likes more, or that serves as better pretext for continuing his present way of life, than to place the weight of responsibility for his situation somewhere other than on his own decisions.

The relative majesty of buildings depends more on the weight and vigour of their masses than any other tribute of their design.

The record company really pissed me off when they told me to lose weight. I couldn't be bothered with looking a certain way. So I left the business. I don't regret it.

There is no quick fix. At the end of the day, you still have to do the work to maintain your weight. It can't be a diet. You have to change your life.

There really is no weight to telling the truth. It's a little scary sometimes, but if you tell the truth, you don't have to be looking over your shoulder.

There's a huge emotional component to weight loss.

There's another weight of us being in the public eye, which is this presumption that, because your work and your promotion work is very public, your private life should be, too.

The second you go back to eating right, you're going to put that weight on. You eat one piece of bread and you are screwed, lady!

There will come a day, when all the lies will collapse under their own weight, and truth will again triumph.

The Scriptures of God are my only foundation and substance in all matters of weight and importance.

There's weight on me to raise the bar, to carry on that legacy. But that's what drives me. Making sure that no one ever forgets who the Wallendas are.

The rules themselves are clear enough, and within everyone’s reach. But many forces, both within ourselves and in the environment, stand in the way. It is a little like trying to lose weight: everyone knows what it takes, everyone wants to do it, yet it is next to impossible for so many.

The secret of losing weight is patience.

The sympathy which is reverent with what it cannot understand is worth its weight in gold.

The stretch of years leaves none unmarked: the blissful sense of youthful invincibility peels away and responsibility brings its weight to bear.

The strength of a friendship can be measured by the weight of the burden it's willing to share. (If you want to test this just ask someone to help you move.)

The three words women most want to hear from a man are, "You lost weight

The terror of the Roman arms added weight and dignity to the moderation of the emperors. They preserved the peace by a constant preparation for war.

The timely dew of sleep Now falling with soft slumb'rous weight inclines Our eyelids.

The trouble with dieting is that a pound of will power takes off only an ounce of weight.

The weight comes off, you know? If you stop with the bread and the pie, it really does. It really works.