Quotes about Twisting

How shall I a habit break? As you did that habit make, As you gathered, you must lose; As you yielded, now refuse, Thread by thread the strands we twist Till they bind us neck and wrist, Thread by thread the patient hand Must untwine ere free we stan.

John Boyle O'reilly

The result of the cracking is to relax the interior and exterior field to a less twisted state. This has very little impact on the star itself, other than the fact that it will take time to twist up the field again.

Steve Schwartz

A joke is not a thing but a process, a trick you play on the listener's mind. You start him off toward a plausible goal, and then by a sudden twist you land him nowhere at all or just where he didn't expect to go.

Max Eastman

We put a new twist on it at the Dodge County Fair.

Francis Skrenes

My life was literally put on hold for almost seven months, and now it's turned upside down because the defense wants to twist things around a little bit.

Jill Dimartino

The descriptions of some of the activities would be familiar to anyone familiar with some forms of black magic. They would make little dolls that would represent people. They would cause injury people by, say, twisting the legs of the doll.

Rick Hendricks

When I got married, it was pretty frustrating for my wife. I would move my legs and kick and turn and twist 10 times more than the average person does. My wife was a nurse. She had to get up early in the morning, so she had to have her sleep. So I got up and went out to the living room and slept on the floor. I did that for three or four years.

Jack Barr

When we make the cookies we take a long piece of dough and twist it three times. They represent Lazarus being raised from the dead.

Betty Ellis

We are expecting about the same number of participants as last year, ... It is not too late for anyone who is interested in attending to sign up. We have a new twist this year, we will have several players from the old Southern Association on hand to talk about their playing days. It was a suggestion we got from the group last year.

David Brewer

He's been slowly twisting in the wind.

Kevin Mcnally

We take those things and kind of upgrade them. Give them a little twist, a little finesse, but it still has those flavors and those textures that people identify from their childhood.

Charlie Palmer

A chignon is an elegant twist on the ponytail and perfect for formal occasions. But it's also an easy and practical choice that works any time you want to keep hair off your face.

Dante Pronio

Our research has shown that we were on target with the 21-to-27-year-old beer drinker through our message and approach in delivering humorous ads with an unexpected twist.

Marlene Coulis

You couldn't twist my arm to do a telecom deal right now. You couldn't give it to me.

Bob Gold

Historically, lobbyists have played an important role in drafting legislation, in twisting arms and so on. In general, citizens of Missouri should be concerned, should pay attention to the role of lobbyists in state government because they play a role.

George Connor

That's what I do, ... Some people smoke weed, some people smoke cigarettes, some people snort coke ... I pop pills, I smoke and I drink syrup, that's my twist.

Beanie Sigel

Seymour did a twist and he caught me in an awkward angle. We were handling it pretty well until that play.

Jake Grove

This recipe came to me like a lightning bolt out of the blue. I think it is a great way to enjoy well-known comfort foods with a unique and interesting twist.

Anna Ginsberg

I have faith in the voters; they are pretty smart, and I think if some special interest or candidate wants to lie to voters and twist the truth for cheap political points, I think people will recognize that for what it is.

Tom Gallagher

To round out our collection of word games, we loved the idea of incorporating the solitaire-style word genre — but with a twist. We know that our games are commonly played as a quick escape when there are a few moments in the middle of a busy day, so we built Word Monaco around the 'trip-to-Monaco' theme to truly give our customers a quick vacation from their daily routines.

Todd Sherman

You don't want to end up with French-twist helmet head.

Kate Wood

The boys really did an excellent job. Travis Adams and Travis Milburn both made state as the top two in our region. Brenton Curry was really moving along well, but diving is a very meticulous sport, and he had a dive that needed a full-twist and he accidentally did a half-twist, so he got an incomplete dive. But all three of them did a great job for us.

Sheron Ruble

The Santa myth is one of the most effective means ever devised for intimidating children, eroding their self- esteem, twisting their behavior, warping their values, and slowing their development of critical thinking skills.

Tom Flynn

The bottom line is when people are running and know that it's down to the hour they will often get desperate and twist information to confuse and mislead voters.

Stan Devereux

Ties back to an earlier sound of country, but with a modern twist.

Ryan Shupe

We were genuinely shocked when the community didn't respond to the script. But there was a concern that it was so different that people weren't going to be able to embrace it. The conventional wisdom is that even with very distinctive shows, the winning formula in television is a twist on a very traditional franchise.

Dana Walden

I can see one guy doing what we call an 'air flare' ... and I'll see 30 other individuals do the same move in a competition. Not one of those b-boys did anything to try to twist it and make it their own.

Mikhail Baryshnikov

Bremen has played the best soccer this season and they didn't allow themselves to get distracted. It's an ironic twist of fate that Kahn, one of our best, makes this mistake.

Ottmar Hitzfeld

They've added this whole different aspect -- what we call the technological twist. They are making use of the technology that is available to this generation and see that as a way to be political.

Jeanne Shaheen

I'm back again so Odessa has a new coach, Watkins Glen has a new coach ... the other coach is a very good friend of mine. It's a new twist.

Jack Mccauley

When he talks about his past, it is as if he is talking about someone else, ... He never emotionalizes it. He never colors it. It's just: That's what happened. In 'Oliver Twist,' it's much more concealed, but I think it is entirely autobiographical, because of what happens to a little boy, and how he does come through.

Ronald Harwood

The film is very humorous and fun to watch. It's well crafted and has a well conceived artistic twist.

John Spiak

Using them can also strengthen the body through a range of motions by working across a number of different planes and through different directions. You can bend, twist and lean with them far more effectively to target muscles specific to different sports.

Louise Sutton

We're not the type of orchestra that would issue a straight Beethoven CD. We're known for our unique repertoire. Esa-Pekka felt we needed to do Beethoven with a twist.

Adam Crane

It's probably one of those things where people feel they know the story so well, and to try to get them to come see it again, possibly in a new way, is not the easiest task, ... Oliver Twist.

Rory Bruer

This is work that everyone can understand on one level or another. The artists take ordinary items and endow them with a different meaning that often has to do with a little linguistic twist.

Noel Smith

I am the Alexander Graham Bell of the phone company, the Christopher Columbus of America because after 'The Twist' everything changed, ... Watch the films from 1958 up to 1959, and watch American Bandstand during that time. After the song came out, everything was different.

Chubby Checker

[Meanwhile, newcomer Carpenter had to twist her body in several strange positions during the demonic possession scenes. A fake Carpenter was created so they could twist the doll in various poses.] They had made a dummy and would put it in the position they needed, ... I would look at it and see how well I could approximate it. They never once used the dummy.

Jennifer Carpenter

Talk to them about things they don't know. Try to give them an inferiority complex. If the actress is beautiful, screw her. If she isn't, present her with a valuable painting she will not understand. If they insist on being boring, kick their asses or twist their noses. And that's about all there is to it.

John Huston

After my husband died, I felt like one of those spiraled shells washed upon the beach . . . Poke a straw through the twisting tunnel, around and around, and there is nothing there. No flesh. No life. Whatever lived there is dried up and gone.

Lynn Caine

We'll be encouraging runners to watch their footing and try not to twist their ankle.

Katie Watts

Anything I do right now with twisting, I'll probably feel it. If I had already gone five good innings, I probably would have come out then, but I wanted to get one more inning in. I didn't think it was that bad.

Cory Lidle

Ours is authentic Mexican food with a little bit of a twist. It's not as spicy because people don't like real spicy Mexican food.

Alberto Leon

We had 90 votes (in favor) that I have seen melted down in the last two weeks. I am disappointed in my own speaker. I don't know who convinced the members to change their votes, but regardless of any arm twisting I am voting for the people of Massachusetts. I am ashamed to be a Democrat today, and all we are doing is pink-slipping 6,000 people.

David Flynn

I had never seen such buildings. This whirling, twisting, colorful world, and when we were ready to leave, the lights went on! I thought at first the place was on fire. And then my uncle said, 'No, those are just electric lights -- and they were marvelous.'

Morris Lapidus

It's a huge mistake to theorize before one has the facts because you begin to twist the facts to match the theory.

Aaron Woods

It's something he learned as a bodybuilder. You get up on stage and twist and turn your body to always look good and hide your flaws. And that is precisely what he's done all of his life.

Laurence Leamer

My own theory is that Roman thinks of himself as Oliver Twist.

Ronald Harwood

It (the slider) just rolls off of your index finger and begins it's spin which will take it down and across the plate (hopefully). Just remember not to twist your elbow or wrist. It should be thrown, with the wrist and grip set, just like your fastball , slightly off center - with the same velocity and intensity.

Steve Carlton

The wind actually caused the vehicle to twist and I lost it. I turned around and ended up in the ditch. I'm lucky.

Mike Engle

We did a lot of arm-twisting and cajoling. She doesn't do many recitals, and most of her work is in Europe, and I got the distinct impression that she isn't the kind to go from city to city, doing a concert each night.

Bruce Carlson

But the results are unbelievable. Everything has improved with my son. He writes with more ease; his eyes come together now when he reads. He no longer has to twist his head to read. He will tell you it changed his life.

Christine Mccabe

This is a great opportunity for Bravo to pay tribute to this world sporting event the way Bravo knows best -- through characters who share their point of view about Olympic culture, cuisine and fashion. Anyone, everywhere will be able to log-on and experience the Olympics with a Bravo twist.

Lauren Zalaznick

It's based on the look and feel of a classic American diner, but with an Old Navy spin on it, a wink and a twist.

Susan Wayne