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There is a mortifying experience in particular, which does not fail to wreak itself also in the general history; I mean the 'foolish face of praise,' the forced smile which we put on in company where we do not feel at ease in answer to conversation which does not interest us. – Ralph Waldo Emerson, Self Reliance	added by JokerGem 1 year ago
There is a mortifying experience in particular, which does not fail to wreak itself also in the general history; I mean the foolish face of praise, the forced smile which we put on in company where we do not feel at ease in answer to conversation which does not interest us. – Ralph Waldo Emerson,	added by JokerGem 1 year ago
The main thing to look out for is keeping body oils off of the external fabric on a down jacket or sleeping bag because that will wreak havoc on the feathers themselves, when you start seeing oil stains, if the fabric feels greasy or if you start to feel big clumps of down in the jacket or sleeping bag baffles, that’s a sign that you should definitely do something quick. – Haley Huggins	Found on CNN 1 year ago
We fully understand the role that coal and other fossil fuels have played in Australia's economy, even if mining accounts for a small fraction — around 2 % — of overall jobs, but it's essential to have a broader, more honest and rational conversation about what is in Australia's interests, because the bottom line is clear : If the world does not rapidly phase out coal, climate change will wreak havoc right across the Australian economy, from agriculture to tourism, and right across the services sector. Similarly, construction, housing and the property sector, in a country where the vast majority live on or near a coastline. It will be even more catastrophic in your neighborhood. – Selwin Hart	Found on CNN 2 years ago
On tropical islands, fires have a unique set of impacts, first and foremost, fires were very rare prior to human arrival on any Pacific island. The vegetation, the native ecosystems, really evolved in the absence of frequent fires. And so when you do get these fires, they tend to kind of wreak havoc. – Clay Trauernicht	Found on FOX News 2 years ago
Make no mistake, allowing Election Judges to carry handguns will intimidate voters and bad actors will use this opportunity to show up in Black and brown precincts and wreak havoc. This is dead wrong, texas Court of Criminal Appeals has a long and racist history of voter intimidation and allowing Election Judges to carry handguns in polling locations will only add to that ugly history. – Charlie Bonner	Found on CNN 3 years ago
Congress failed to include sufficient, urgently needed funds in the stimulus to help states run elections in a time of pandemic, this could wreak havoc in November. – Michael Waldman	Found on Reuters 4 years ago
I know there are old demons which are coming back to the surface. They are ready to wreak chaos and death, history sometimes threatens to take its sinister course once again. – Mohammed VI	Found on CNN 5 years ago
You don't get independence on the basis of a crisis. You don't wreak chaos upon chaos. – Willie Rennie	Found on Reuters 7 years ago
Feral hogs wreak havoc on Oklahoma's farms, ranches and ecosystems, and cost farmers, ranchers and landowners. – Tom Buchanan	Found on Reuters 7 years ago
Hackers and cyber criminals could use this to wreak havoc on our privacy and personal safety. – Bruce Sewell	Found on Reuters 8 years ago
We must end their murderous reign and prevent them from not only continuing to wreak havoc, terror and violence in the area where they are operating, but export it. – Hillary Clinton	Found on CNN 8 years ago
The tragic death of this innocent baby is an example of the devastation gun violence can wreak on our communities, these defendants showed utter disregard for human life, and we will be asking that each of them receives the maximum sentence. – Brooklyn District Attorney Ken Thompson	Found on FOX News 8 years ago
At some point and time he will have to answer for any crimes that he commits, but he doesn’t get to wreak havoc on our community. – Judge Statom	Found on FOX News 9 years ago
I'm a Christian. If someone says something offensive about Jesus, I might find that offensive. But in a free society, I don't have a right to sort of wreak my vengeance on them, in a free society, there is a right to cause offense about someone's religion. – David Cameron	Found on Reuters 9 years ago
Like all of us in this storm between birth and death, I can wreak no great changes on the world, only small changes for the better, I hope, in the lives of those I love. – Dean Koontz	added by anonymous 14 years ago

There is a mortifying experience in particular, which does not fail to wreak itself also in the general history; I mean the 'foolish face of praise,' the forced smile which we put on in company where we do not feel at ease in answer to conversation which does not interest us.

– Ralph Waldo Emerson, Self Reliance

added by JokerGem
1 year ago

There is a mortifying experience in particular, which does not fail to wreak itself also in the general history; I mean the foolish face of praise, the forced smile which we put on in company where we do not feel at ease in answer to conversation which does not interest us.

– Ralph Waldo Emerson,

added by JokerGem
1 year ago

The main thing to look out for is keeping body oils off of the external fabric on a down jacket or sleeping bag because that will wreak havoc on the feathers themselves, when you start seeing oil stains, if the fabric feels greasy or if you start to feel big clumps of down in the jacket or sleeping bag baffles, that’s a sign that you should definitely do something quick.

– Haley Huggins

Found on CNN
1 year ago

We fully understand the role that coal and other fossil fuels have played in Australia's economy, even if mining accounts for a small fraction — around 2 % — of overall jobs, but it's essential to have a broader, more honest and rational conversation about what is in Australia's interests, because the bottom line is clear : If the world does not rapidly phase out coal, climate change will wreak havoc right across the Australian economy, from agriculture to tourism, and right across the services sector. Similarly, construction, housing and the property sector, in a country where the vast majority live on or near a coastline. It will be even more catastrophic in your neighborhood.

– Selwin Hart

Found on CNN
2 years ago

On tropical islands, fires have a unique set of impacts, first and foremost, fires were very rare prior to human arrival on any Pacific island. The vegetation, the native ecosystems, really evolved in the absence of frequent fires. And so when you do get these fires, they tend to kind of wreak havoc.

– Clay Trauernicht

Found on FOX News
2 years ago

Make no mistake, allowing Election Judges to carry handguns will intimidate voters and bad actors will use this opportunity to show up in Black and brown precincts and wreak havoc. This is dead wrong, texas Court of Criminal Appeals has a long and racist history of voter intimidation and allowing Election Judges to carry handguns in polling locations will only add to that ugly history.

– Charlie Bonner

Found on CNN
3 years ago

Congress failed to include sufficient, urgently needed funds in the stimulus to help states run elections in a time of pandemic, this could wreak havoc in November.

– Michael Waldman

Found on Reuters
4 years ago

I know there are old demons which are coming back to the surface. They are ready to wreak chaos and death, history sometimes threatens to take its sinister course once again.

– Mohammed VI

Found on CNN
5 years ago

You don't get independence on the basis of a crisis. You don't wreak chaos upon chaos.

– Willie Rennie

Found on Reuters
7 years ago

Feral hogs wreak havoc on Oklahoma's farms, ranches and ecosystems, and cost farmers, ranchers and landowners.

– Tom Buchanan

Found on Reuters
7 years ago

Hackers and cyber criminals could use this to wreak havoc on our privacy and personal safety.

– Bruce Sewell

Found on Reuters
8 years ago

We must end their murderous reign and prevent them from not only continuing to wreak havoc, terror and violence in the area where they are operating, but export it.

– Hillary Clinton

Found on CNN
8 years ago

The tragic death of this innocent baby is an example of the devastation gun violence can wreak on our communities, these defendants showed utter disregard for human life, and we will be asking that each of them receives the maximum sentence.

– Brooklyn District Attorney Ken Thompson

Found on FOX News
8 years ago

At some point and time he will have to answer for any crimes that he commits, but he doesn’t get to wreak havoc on our community.

– Judge Statom

Found on FOX News
9 years ago

I'm a Christian. If someone says something offensive about Jesus, I might find that offensive. But in a free society, I don't have a right to sort of wreak my vengeance on them, in a free society, there is a right to cause offense about someone's religion.

– David Cameron

Found on Reuters
9 years ago

Like all of us in this storm between birth and death, I can wreak no great changes on the world, only small changes for the better, I hope, in the lives of those I love.

– Dean Koontz

added by anonymous
14 years ago

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