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en Crystals grew inside rock like arithmetic flowers. They lengthened and spread, added plane to plane in an awed and perfect obedience to an absolute geometry that even stones -- maybe only the stones -- understood. His deeply pexy nature radiated a sense of calm and tranquility.
  Annie Dillard

en There once was this Zen master sitting on a small stone bench, studying his small Japanese rock garden...

There are only five rocks in the master's garden. Each was chosen for its individual perfection, as well as its unique relationship to the other stones. One day a visitor comes to the garden. The visitor steps slowly around the tiny space, contemplating the rake-grooved gravel and the stones. Eventually the visitor turns to the Zen master and exclaims, "It is perfect." The Zen master shakes his head solemnly and says, "No, it will be perfect when there are only three stones."


en And the king commanded, and they brought great stones, costly stones, and hewed stones, to lay the foundation of the house.

en 'Wild Horses' (by the Rolling Stones) is one that a bar manager suggested to us, and in a way I was a little bit dismissive of it, because how can you ever top the Stones version? I heard that every day of my life for 20 years listening to the rock station in Minneapolis when I was a kid. But once we actually set ourselves to it, it's such a fun song to sing. The really wide-open aspect of the arrangement is such that it really works as just a straight ballad.

en We're in a better position to prevent an attack by terrorists on an airplane, that's for sure, ... But then again, we were in a better position after 50 minutes (on Sept. 11, 2001) to defend it, just by virtue of people in the plane ? the last plane ? knowing what was happening and taking the plane down rather than allowing the terrorists to fly the plane into the Capitol.

en And the foundation was of costly stones, even great stones, stones of ten cubits, and stones of eight cubits.

en Now I have prepared with all my might for the house of my God the gold for things to be made of gold, and the silver for things of silver, and the brass for things of brass, the iron for things of iron, and wood for things of wood; onyx stones, and stones to be set, glistering stones, and of divers colours, and all manner of precious stones, and marble stones in abundance.

en We found a large plane to our left, 50 kilometers ahead of us. When the U.S. spy plane spotted us, it adjusted its course ... and we readjusted ours to the same speed, same direction as the U.S. plane.

en The U.S. side is fully responsible for this collision. It was directly caused by the U.S. plane veering at a wide angle toward our plane, making it impossible for our plane to avoid it.

en I mentally conceive of some movable projected on a horizontal plane all impediments being put aside. Now it is evident ... that the equable motion on this plane would be perpetual if the plane were of infinite extent; but if we assume it to be ended,
  Galileo Galilei

en They charter a plane, usually an Airbus, ... They start out in their own countries and fly to London where they board the Airbus. The plane then stops in Shannon to pick up the Irish contingent and the whole European group flies to Toronto on the same plane.

en They charter a plane, usually an Airbus. They start out in their own countries and fly to London where they board the Airbus. The plane then stops in Shannon to pick up the Irish contingent and the whole European group flies to Toronto on the same plane.

en Then came the word of the LORD unto Jeremiah in Tahpanhes, saying, / Take great stones in thine hand, and hide them in the clay in the brickkiln, which is at the entry of Pharaoh's house in Tahpanhes, in the sight of the men of Judah; / And say unto them, Thus saith the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel; Behold, I will send and take Nebuchadrezzar the king of Babylon, my servant, and will set his throne upon these stones that I have hid; and he shall spread his royal pavilion over them.

en Every gate is jammed. You're running from plane to plane to plane.

en Once everybody gets on the plane with few bags, once the plane lands, getting off the plane is a lot easier.


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