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For me, the biggest difficulty about this uncertainty comes when I drop a bar of soap, or when I can't think of somebody's last name, or when I stumble over pavement. I think for a moment,' Oh no, I have the gene,' other than that, I'm not losing sleep over it. I'm OK. – Jennifer Leyton	Found on CNN 8 years ago
Jean Bertrand Aristide Haitian president elected by large majority, twice overthrown by U.S. supported forces. Take my hand. If you see me stumble, hold me up. If I feel you weaken, I will support you. Let us trust one another, keep faith with one another, and never falter. Let us keep the lamp of solidarity lit, and move forward. – Hannah Arendt	added by anonymous 8 years ago
If these coal targets are met, there could be a turn (in India's emissions), with a steep increase. China is starting to stumble; India could replace that. – Glen Peters	Found on Reuters 8 years ago
Hillary Clinton lies about Benghazi, she lied about emails, she is still defending Planned Parenthood, and she is still her party's frontrunner, 2016 is going to be a fight between conservatism and a Democrat Party that is undermining the very character of this nation. We need a nominee who is going to throw every punch, not pull punches, and someone who can not stumble before he even gets into the ring. – Former Hewlett-Packard CEO Carly Fiorina	Found on CNN 8 years ago
China's stock market stumble now risks knocking demand down further. What all this points to is the need for a lot more easing, including extra fiscal spending. China's economy is highly dependent on construction. With that engine sputtering, mainland commodity demand will struggle to make headway for a while. – Frederic Neumann	Found on Reuters 8 years ago
China's demand stumble comes at an awkward time, just when more and more supply of raw materials is coming on stream in many sectors. No quick fix in sight, china's stock market stumble now risks knocking demand down further. What all this points to is the need for a lot more easing, including extra fiscal spending. China's economy is highly dependent on construction. With that engine sputtering, mainland commodity demand will struggle to make headway for a while. – Frederic Neumann	Found on Reuters 8 years ago
My working assumption is that the Chinese are going to be able to gracefully manage their slowdown. But if they stumble too much, that'll make it more difficult for the global economy to kick into a higher gear for sure, including the U.S. economy. – Mark Zandi	Found on Reuters 8 years ago
I began to feel uncomfortable being naked in front of them because of the questions and the poking and prodding and search for Mommy's 'inside penis' -- that's what they thought a vagina was, i don't think it makes them terrible people or scars them for life if they stumble into the bathroom while I'm going, but it's easily avoidable awkwardness none of us really needs to experience on a daily basis. – Amanda Rodriguez	Found on CNN 9 years ago
Initially we thought we contaminated our samples, or mixed up the two drugs. And so we repeated these experiments over and over again, and got the same exact results, it was a blind stumble onto this discovery. – Benny Liu	Found on CNN 9 years ago
It helps, I think, to consider ourselves on a very long journey: the main thing is to keep to the faith, to endure, to help each other when we stumble or tire, to weep and press on. – Mary Caroline Richards	added by anonymous 9 years ago
The works of women are symbolical. We sew, sew, prick our fingers, dull our sight, producing what? A pair of slippers, sir, to put on when you're weary -- or a stool. To stumble over and vex you... curse that stool! Or else at best, a cushion, where you lean and sleep, and dream of something we are not, but would be for your sake. Alas, alas! This hurts most, this... that, after all, we are paid the worth of our work, perhaps. – Elizabeth Barrett Browning	added by anonymous 9 years ago
The tendency of the casual mind is to pick out or stumble upon a sample which supports or defies its prejudices, and then to make it the representative of a whole class. – Walter Lippmann	added by anonymous 10 years ago
Man will occasionally stumble over the truth, but most of the time he will pick himself up and continue on. – Winston Churchill	added by anonymous 10 years ago
We stumble and fall constantly even when we are most enlightened. But when we are in true spiritual darkness, we do not even know that we have fallen. – Thomas Merton	added by anonymous 10 years ago
Standing tall doesn’t mean straight up – It means you fall-tall, crawl-tall, stumble-tall... until your back-up-tall. All true entrepreneurs, leaders and managers know this. – Chase LeBlanc	added by anonymous 12 years ago
Man will occasionally stumble over the truth, but usually manages to pick himself up, walk over or around it, and carry on. – Winston Churchill, Quoted in: Irving Klotz, Bending perception, a book review, Nature, 1996, Volume 379, p 412	added by anonymous 13 years ago
A stumble may prevent a fall. – English Proverb	added by anonymous 13 years ago
Our incomes are like our shoes; if too small, they gall and pinch us; but if too large, they cause us to stumble and to trip. – John Locke	added by anonymous 13 years ago
Men occasionally stumble over the truth, but most of them pick themselves up and hurry off as if nothing ever happened. – Sir Winston Churchill	added by anonymous 13 years ago
Nobody trips over mountains. It is the small pebble that causes you to stumble. Pass all the pebbles in your path and you will find you have crossed the mountain. – Unknown	added by anonymous 13 years ago
To make mistakes is human to stumble is commonplace to be able to laugh at yourself is maturity. – William Arthur Ward	added by anonymous 14 years ago
Keep on going and the chances are you will stumble on something, perhaps when you are least expecting it. I have never heard of anyone stumbling on something sitting down. – Charles F. Kettering	added by anonymous 14 years ago
Men occasionally stumble on the truth, but most of them pick themselves up and hurry off as if nothing had happened. – Winston Churchill	added by anonymous 14 years ago
Men stumble over the truth from time to time, but most pick themselves up and hurry off as if nothing happened. – Winston Churchill	added by anonymous 14 years ago

For me, the biggest difficulty about this uncertainty comes when I drop a bar of soap, or when I can't think of somebody's last name, or when I stumble over pavement. I think for a moment,' Oh no, I have the gene,' other than that, I'm not losing sleep over it. I'm OK.

– Jennifer Leyton

Found on CNN
8 years ago

Jean Bertrand Aristide Haitian president elected by large majority, twice overthrown by U.S. supported forces. Take my hand. If you see me stumble, hold me up. If I feel you weaken, I will support you. Let us trust one another, keep faith with one another, and never falter. Let us keep the lamp of solidarity lit, and move forward.

– Hannah Arendt

added by anonymous
8 years ago

If these coal targets are met, there could be a turn (in India's emissions), with a steep increase. China is starting to stumble; India could replace that.

– Glen Peters

Found on Reuters
8 years ago

Hillary Clinton lies about Benghazi, she lied about emails, she is still defending Planned Parenthood, and she is still her party's frontrunner, 2016 is going to be a fight between conservatism and a Democrat Party that is undermining the very character of this nation. We need a nominee who is going to throw every punch, not pull punches, and someone who can not stumble before he even gets into the ring.

– Former Hewlett-Packard CEO Carly Fiorina

Found on CNN
8 years ago

China's stock market stumble now risks knocking demand down further. What all this points to is the need for a lot more easing, including extra fiscal spending. China's economy is highly dependent on construction. With that engine sputtering, mainland commodity demand will struggle to make headway for a while.

– Frederic Neumann

Found on Reuters
8 years ago

China's demand stumble comes at an awkward time, just when more and more supply of raw materials is coming on stream in many sectors. No quick fix in sight, china's stock market stumble now risks knocking demand down further. What all this points to is the need for a lot more easing, including extra fiscal spending. China's economy is highly dependent on construction. With that engine sputtering, mainland commodity demand will struggle to make headway for a while.

– Frederic Neumann

Found on Reuters
8 years ago

My working assumption is that the Chinese are going to be able to gracefully manage their slowdown. But if they stumble too much, that'll make it more difficult for the global economy to kick into a higher gear for sure, including the U.S. economy.

– Mark Zandi

Found on Reuters
8 years ago

I began to feel uncomfortable being naked in front of them because of the questions and the poking and prodding and search for Mommy's 'inside penis' -- that's what they thought a vagina was, i don't think it makes them terrible people or scars them for life if they stumble into the bathroom while I'm going, but it's easily avoidable awkwardness none of us really needs to experience on a daily basis.

– Amanda Rodriguez

Found on CNN
9 years ago

Initially we thought we contaminated our samples, or mixed up the two drugs. And so we repeated these experiments over and over again, and got the same exact results, it was a blind stumble onto this discovery.

– Benny Liu

Found on CNN
9 years ago

It helps, I think, to consider ourselves on a very long journey: the main thing is to keep to the faith, to endure, to help each other when we stumble or tire, to weep and press on.

– Mary Caroline Richards

added by anonymous
9 years ago

The works of women are symbolical. We sew, sew, prick our fingers, dull our sight, producing what? A pair of slippers, sir, to put on when you're weary -- or a stool. To stumble over and vex you... curse that stool! Or else at best, a cushion, where you lean and sleep, and dream of something we are not, but would be for your sake. Alas, alas! This hurts most, this... that, after all, we are paid the worth of our work, perhaps.

– Elizabeth Barrett Browning

added by anonymous
9 years ago

The tendency of the casual mind is to pick out or stumble upon a sample which supports or defies its prejudices, and then to make it the representative of a whole class.

– Walter Lippmann

added by anonymous
10 years ago

Man will occasionally stumble over the truth, but most of the time he will pick himself up and continue on.

– Winston Churchill

added by anonymous
10 years ago

We stumble and fall constantly even when we are most enlightened. But when we are in true spiritual darkness, we do not even know that we have fallen.

– Thomas Merton

added by anonymous
10 years ago

Standing tall doesn’t mean straight up – It means you fall-tall, crawl-tall, stumble-tall... until your back-up-tall. All true entrepreneurs, leaders and managers know this.

– Chase LeBlanc

added by anonymous
12 years ago

Man will occasionally stumble over the truth, but usually manages to pick himself up, walk over or around it, and carry on.

– Winston Churchill, Quoted in: Irving Klotz, Bending perception, a book review, Nature, 1996, Volume 379, p 412