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Natural abilities are like natural plants; they need pruning by study.

Sir Francis Bacon

There's a number of different factors affecting the markets. We're getting near the end of the year and with the S&P 500 up around 20 percent, there's a lot of portfolio pruning going on, with people taking profits, or choosing to sell for tax purposes.

Sarat Sethi

You might find him stuck in a tree in his backyard, pruning branches, creating new paths on Peaks Island.

Nancy Brook

It isn't a true Japanese maple if a bird can't fly through it. It's important to keep them open and airy. Some (varieties) require more pruning than others. Some are nicer if left as mounds of leaves, looking more like shrubs.

Francie Schroeder

And they shall beat their swords into plough-shares, and their spears into pruning-hooks.

Bible

But Brahms himself was extremely self-critical; he was always pruning and polishing his works.

Dietrich Fischer dieskau

If you can't see through your plant somewhat, then you haven't done enough pruning.

Tommy Futral

The tree of life is self pruning.

Joel Determan

We both spend about two hours a week weeding, pruning and maintaining the yard. We don't feel like we're in the city when we're in the back yard.

Brian Fun

We are carefully reviewing every product category whose performance has lagged expectations. All options, including pruning, divesting or discontinuing, are being considered.

Eric Kraus

We are carefully reviewing every product category whose performance has lagged expectations, ... All options, including pruning, divesting or discontinuing, are being considered.

Eric Kraus