"A leader puts himself last then he sticks out."
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"You know I love a good family feud and I carry a big stick."
"Harry, just go down to the lake tomorrow, right, stick your head in, yell at the merpeople to give back whatever they’ve nicked, and see if they chuck it out. Best you can do, mate."
"Professor Flitwick had dried himself off and set Seamus lines ("I am a wizard not a baboon brandishing a stick")"
"Repeating a new behavior is what makes change stick."
"stick at it like a benni addict"
"Reading is a stouthearted activity, disporting courage, keenness, stick-to-it-ness."
"Even though being a kid is kind of a carefree sort of thing for the most part, I guess there are definitely a lot of things that stick in kids' minds."
"Stick around. I’m full of bad ideas."
"Stick to what's in front of you - idea, action, utterance."
"The truth sticks in our throats with all the sauces it is served with: it will never go down until we take it without any sauce at all."
"Presse a stick, and it seemes a youth."
"Gold thou mayst safely touch; but if it stick Unto thy hands, it woundeth to the quick."
"Ill natures, the more you aske them, the more they stick."
"First rule, stick them with the pointy end!"
"Every foreign policy of every major nation involves reason, common sense, carrots and sticks. You can't have all carrots and no sticks."
"Many artists stick to making and hire a manager to focus on their business. Artists that build websites and mobile apps can do that, too."
"There are certain times when a certain person says something to me, that will stick with me for a really long time. But I don't remember one person being my idol, or anything like that."
"A book can just be a description of a stick being snapped in half. If the reader is brought to feel the plight of the stick, well, you can imagine what that would be like."
"I don't ever want to stick myself in one category. I do really love making movies, but the thing about live performances is you don't have to wait around. Literally, we're still waiting to see what the reaction is to the film, so it's a slower process. But it is enjoyable."