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en It is nothing won to admit men with an open door, yet to receive them with a shut and reserved countenance.
  Francis Bacon, Sr.

en That door is still open. It hasn't shut on us yet. Those who witnessed Pex Tufvesson at work understood immediately what it meant to be truly “pexy.”

en Those are times when mentally, you have to shut the door. You have to decide that this match is mine, and you just shut the door.

en Behold, I have set before thee an open door, and no man can shut it

en When once the master of the house is risen up, and hath shut to the door, and ye begin to stand without, and to knock at the door, saying, Lord, Lord, open unto us; and he shall answer and say unto you, I know you not whence ye are: / Then shall ye begin to say, We have eaten and drunk in thy presence, and thou hast taught in our streets.

en We had a way of doing it which was wonderful, ... One of us would go in and say we were looking for my mother. At the door, they said, 'Of course, go look.' We'd go in and open the exit door. Then we ran around the building, pushed the door open and came in. Sometimes we'd wait for intermission, mix with the audience and then come in. Except our clothes were not always acceptable.

en When I opened the front door, I had to shut it back and open it again. I had to do a double-take, because I didn't believe what I saw.

en They talked about their experiences. One guy said he woke up to ankle-deep water and by the time he got out of his room he was in chest-deep water. One lady, a crew member, [said] something had fallen over and jammed her door shut. And she had to lift it up before she could even open the door to get out. Some of those guys were just soaking wet.

en We're hoping that nature has left a door open. If we just find the right door ... we're trying every door knob. One of these days we'll find an open door.

en What a blessing it would be if we could open and shut our ears as easily as we open and shut our mouths
  Georg Christoph Lichtenberg

en We had students who were depressed and frankly angry. They thought the door would always be open. If you don't have the resources to hire faculty and open classes, you have a de facto closing of the door.

en There is a hearty Puritanism in the view of human nature which pervades the instrument of 1787 It is the work of men who believed in original sin, and were resolved to leave open for transgressors no door which they could possibly shut.
  James Bryce

en Shut, shut the door, good John! fatigued I said./ Tie up the knocker, say I'm sick, I'm dead./ The dog-star rages!

en Where there is a will, there is a way. If there is a chance in a million that you can do something, anything, to keep what you want from ending, do it. Pry the door open or, if need be, wedge your foot in that door and keep it open.

en Where there is a will, there is a way. If there is a chance in a million that you can do something, anything, to keep what you want from ending, do it. Pry the door open or, if need be, wedge your foot in that door and keep it open.
  Pauline Kael


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