Hunkering Down Quotes

• En Washington, como hemos sabido por las transcripciones de la Casa Blanca, un presidente puede hablar de dar patadas en el trasero, llamar a un problema "lata de gusanos", decidir no estar en la posición de atrincherarse básicamente, anticipar que algo va a dar en el ventilador, proponer aguantar, ver campos de minas en el camino, ver a alguien jugando duro, reclamar astucia política, y preguntarse qué golpe tienen algunos de sus asociados con otros.

  Edwin Newman

  Sight, White, House

  Edwin Newman (1974). “Strictly Speaking: Will america be the Death of English?”

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• I still believe pattern fascinates on its own. And three-sevenths of a pattern, or even a smaller fragment, can fascinate still more--get us really hunkering down, trying to tease out the whole of the figure in the carpet.

  Samuel R. Delany

  Believe, Trying, Three

  Samuel R. Delany, Carl Howard Freedman (2009). “Conversations with Samuel R. Delany”, p.59, Univ. Press of Mississippi

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• The liberal posture really requires a willingness to give to others, and that works, as I say, when you have an expanding pie. But if you don't have an expanding pie, everyone starts hunkering down.

  Thomas B. Edsall

  Pie, Giving, Posture

  Fuente: www.pbs.org

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• I try to stay sane and grounded by hunkering down, eating right, and exercising. I make a routine of spin class, yoga, and Pilates, places I push my body so hard I can lose my mind. Cutting out caffeine and sugar, being mindful, and getting enough rest are important.

  Jaime Murray

  Yoga, Cutting, Exercise

  "Jaime Murray: Cuidar el corazón, la mente y el cuerpo". Entrevista con Maranda Pleasant, www.marandapleasantmedia.com.

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• I have a hard time with scheduling, and with hunkering down and planning. That's always been a struggle for me.

  Zachary Levi

  Struggle, Hard Times, Down And

  "Zachary Levi on Nerd HQ’s Return to Comic-Con and Who’s Coming with Him". Interview with Christina Radish, collider.com. July 12, 2016.

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