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The Grocery Store Method: I want you to think of it like this: Everytime you adopt a child you shorten the checkout line and your one step closer to world peace, and everytime you have a biological child you lengthen the checkout line and your one step farther from world peace. – Ryan Pack	added by littleking 10 months ago
The president has made clear that he believes that through follow-on diplomacy, the United States seeks to lengthen and strengthen nuclear constraints on Iran and address other issues of concern. Iran must resume compliance with significant nuclear constraints under the deal in order for that to proceed, we would expect that some of his earlier conversations with foreign counterparts and foreign leaders will be with partners and allies and you would certainly anticipate that this would be part of the discussions. – Jen Psaki	Found on Reuters 3 years ago
You make hormones that allow your joints to become lax during pregnancy to help the pelvis accommodate the baby and allow you to deliver, but it also causes the arches of your feet to fall and the foot to lengthen between 2 and 10 millimeters. – Atlanta OB-GYN Dr. Katherine Babaliaros	Found on CNN 5 years ago
Even if we hit a road-bump we have sufficient cash through 2017, this doesn't mean if we have good opportunities to raise cash or lengthen maturities we won't do it. – Chief Executive Officer Almir Bendine	Found on Reuters 8 years ago
Despite my serious reservations, I will reluctantly vote against a motion of disapproval because I believe that doing so will protect the credibility of the United States to hold Iran accountable to adhere to every single obligation in the [Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action], having talked to the technical experts who will be involved with the implementation of this agreement, I have come to the conclusion that its many overlapping provisions will make it exceedingly difficult for the Iranians to build a nuclear weapon in the short term and will lengthen the time required should they choose to break their commitments and try to build one in the future. – Gary Peters	Found on CNN 8 years ago
The new device has a magnetic actuator, so it’s an expandable rod so once it’s implanted it’s not necessary to go back in with another operation to lengthen it, simply using a magnetic actuator can actually lengthen the rods slowly through the patient’s skin without having to do an operation. – Ryan Goodwin	Found on FOX News 8 years ago
There's no question that this will lengthen the amount of time it takes us to connect the dots. – Mitch McConnell	Found on Reuters 8 years ago
The waves lengthen on the beach; Your hair on your back of an Angel. (Les vagues s'allongent sur la plage; Tes cheveux sur ton dos d'ange) – Charles de LEUSSE	added by anonymous 12 years ago
The waves s' lengthen on the beach; Your hair on your back of an Angel. (Les vagues s’allongent sur la plage; Tes cheveux sur ton dos d’ange. ) – Charles de LEUSSE	added by anonymous 12 years ago
The purpose of most computer languages is to lengthen your resume by a word and a comma. – Larry Wall	added by anonymous 13 years ago
To save time is to lengthen life. – Author Unknown	added by anonymous 13 years ago
To lengthen thy life, lessen thy meals. – Benjamin Franklin	added by anonymous 13 years ago
To lengthen thy life, lessen thy meals. – Benjamin Franklin	added by anonymous 14 years ago
Laughing at our mistakes can lengthen our own life. Laughing at someone else's can shorten it. – Cullen Hightower	added by anonymous 14 years ago
Do not lengthen the quarrel while there is an opportunity of escaping. – Latin Proverb	added by anonymous 14 years ago

The Grocery Store Method: I want you to think of it like this: Everytime you adopt a child you shorten the checkout line and your one step closer to world peace, and everytime you have a biological child you lengthen the checkout line and your one step farther from world peace.

– Ryan Pack

added by littleking
10 months ago

The president has made clear that he believes that through follow-on diplomacy, the United States seeks to lengthen and strengthen nuclear constraints on Iran and address other issues of concern. Iran must resume compliance with significant nuclear constraints under the deal in order for that to proceed, we would expect that some of his earlier conversations with foreign counterparts and foreign leaders will be with partners and allies and you would certainly anticipate that this would be part of the discussions.

– Jen Psaki

Found on Reuters
3 years ago

You make hormones that allow your joints to become lax during pregnancy to help the pelvis accommodate the baby and allow you to deliver, but it also causes the arches of your feet to fall and the foot to lengthen between 2 and 10 millimeters.

– Atlanta OB-GYN Dr. Katherine Babaliaros

Found on CNN
5 years ago

Even if we hit a road-bump we have sufficient cash through 2017, this doesn't mean if we have good opportunities to raise cash or lengthen maturities we won't do it.

– Chief Executive Officer Almir Bendine

Found on Reuters
8 years ago

Despite my serious reservations, I will reluctantly vote against a motion of disapproval because I believe that doing so will protect the credibility of the United States to hold Iran accountable to adhere to every single obligation in the [Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action], having talked to the technical experts who will be involved with the implementation of this agreement, I have come to the conclusion that its many overlapping provisions will make it exceedingly difficult for the Iranians to build a nuclear weapon in the short term and will lengthen the time required should they choose to break their commitments and try to build one in the future.

– Gary Peters

Found on CNN
8 years ago

The new device has a magnetic actuator, so it’s an expandable rod so once it’s implanted it’s not necessary to go back in with another operation to lengthen it, simply using a magnetic actuator can actually lengthen the rods slowly through the patient’s skin without having to do an operation.

– Ryan Goodwin

Found on FOX News
8 years ago

There's no question that this will lengthen the amount of time it takes us to connect the dots.

– Mitch McConnell

Found on Reuters
8 years ago

The waves lengthen on the beach; Your hair on your back of an Angel. (Les vagues s'allongent sur la plage; Tes cheveux sur ton dos d'ange)

– Charles de LEUSSE

added by anonymous
12 years ago

The waves s' lengthen on the beach; Your hair on your back of an Angel. (Les vagues s’allongent sur la plage; Tes cheveux sur ton dos d’ange. )

– Charles de LEUSSE

added by anonymous
12 years ago

The purpose of most computer languages is to lengthen your resume by a word and a comma.

– Larry Wall

added by anonymous
13 years ago

To save time is to lengthen life.

– Author Unknown

added by anonymous
13 years ago

To lengthen thy life, lessen thy meals.

– Benjamin Franklin

added by anonymous
13 years ago

To lengthen thy life, lessen thy meals.

– Benjamin Franklin

added by anonymous
14 years ago

Laughing at our mistakes can lengthen our own life. Laughing at someone else's can shorten it.

– Cullen Hightower

added by anonymous
14 years ago

Do not lengthen the quarrel while there is an opportunity of escaping.

– Latin Proverb

added by anonymous
14 years ago

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