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"Who was this women?' asked Harry. 'I dunno, some Ministry hag.' Mundungus considered for a moment, brow wrinkled. 'Little women. Bow on top of er' head.' He frowned and then added, 'Looked like a toad.' Harry dropped his wand. Harry looked up and saw his own shock reflected in Ron and Hermione's faces. The scars on the back of right hand seemed to be tingling again."
"Necessity has the face of a dog."
"...one emotion after another crept into her face like objects into a slowly developing picture."
"Any woman who counts on her face is a fool."
"Rita Haywood gave good face."
"If I had to face only the Sermon on the Mount and my own interpretation of it, I should not hesitate to say, 'O yes, I am a Christian.'"
"In an atmosphere of ahimsa, one has no scope to put his ahimsa to the test. It can be tested only in the face of himsa."
"Dignity of human nature requires that we must face the storms of life."
"How do you know if the next act you are about to do is the right one or the wrong one? Consider the face of the poorest and most vulnerable human being that you have ever chanced upon, and ask yourself if the act that you contemplate will be of benefit to that person; and if it will be, it's the right thing to do, and if not, rethink it."
"Nonviolence to be worth anything has to work in the face of hostile forces."
"Of course, Soviet people would like to see the face of surrounding states changed, but that is the business of the surrounding states."
"I'm not afraid to fall on my face while I attempt new things."
"Bravery is not strength in the face of a far lesser foe. Bravery is the exact opposite of that."
"The challenges we face are never as important as the challenges we face up to."
"When you educate a girl, you begin to change the face of a nation."
"Normally I can't watch myself at all, and watching myself makes me cringe, and I cover my face, and it's very hard to watch."
"The face is not a secondary billboard for our internal feelings. It is an equal partner in the emotional process."
"Earnie hit me harder than any other fighter, including Mike Tyson. He hit me and I was face down on the canvas hearing saxophonist Jimmy Tillis."
"I don't like the Pippa Middleton's face. She should only show her back."
"I examine the consequences later, when a new situation arises and I then face the new situation. And that's it."
