"We hold each other's lives in our open hands, not in clenched fists."
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"You were born with a snake in both of your fists while a hurricane was blowing."
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"You think the speed of your fingers can match the strength of my fists?"
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"I dream of a language whose words, like fists, would fracture jaws."
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"We will outstretch the hand if you unclench your fist."
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"Some scientists want to replace the handshake with the fist bump. Others want to replace the fist bump with the 'tush push.'"
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"Your heart is the size of your fist; keep loving, keep fighting."
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"A person comes into the world with a fist-and a grasp. Yes, we are built to fight one another, but also to embrace. How cleverly we are created."
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""He's lying, Kay," Nash said, fists clenched at his sides. "Hellions can't lie, but we all know reapers can." "Careful, pot," Tod said. "Someone might notice your resemblance to the kettle.""
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"Listen, Bruce Lee fought out of anger. That’s why they call it the Fists of Fury. Michael Jackson danced with fury. I do stand up out of fury. I’m not mad at anybody. I’m not mad at any human being because I’m a human being."
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"Truth is transcendent. There are many expressions of it and ways to glimpse it. We cannot hold it in our clenched fist, but must hold it in our open palm and invite others to see it for themselves."
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"He is a foole that makes a wedge of his fist."
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"The resistance to praying is like the resistance of tightly clenched fists. This image shows a tension, a desire to cling tightly to yourself, a greediness which betrays fear."
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"A rose trapped inside a fist."
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"I feel an army in my fist."
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"Well this is just a fist. But when I start throwing it around I can leave one hell of a mess."
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"Only Hungry Joe had something better to do each time he finished his missions. He had screaming nightmares and won fist fights with Huple's cat."
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"The punch connected, but (1) Colin forgot to close his fist, so he was slapping not hitting, and (2) instead of slapping TOC, he ended up slapping Hassan flush across the cheek, whereupon Hassan finally succeeded in falling down."
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"My way to combat anything is just to walk straight into it with my fists up."
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