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Quote:I would rather try to persuade a man to go along, because once I have persuaded him he will stick. If I scare him, he will stay just as long as he is scared, and then he is gone.[Dwight Eisenhower]

Quote:I have one yardstick by which I test every major problem-and that yardstick is: Is it good for America?[Dwight Eisenhower]

Quote:The only kind of seafood I trust is the fish stick, a totally featureless fish that doesn't have eyeballs or fins.[Dave Barry]

Quote:Speak softly and carry a big stick.[Theodore Roosevelt]

Quote:Principles only mean something when you stick to them when its inconvenient.[Author Unknown]

Quote:If you don't know what to do with many of the papers piled on your desk, stick a dozen colleagues' initials on 'em, and pass them along. When in doubt, route.[Malcolm Forbes]

Quote:If there comes a little thaw, Still the air is chill and raw, Here and there a patch of snow, Dirtier than the ground below, Dribbles down a marshy flood; Ankle-deep you stick in mud In the meadows while you sing, "This is Spring." [David Assael]

Quote:I know not with what weapons World War III will be fought, but World War IV will be fought with sticks and stones. [Albert Einstein]



Definitions of: stick

Definition: A small shoot, or branch, separated, as by a cutting, from a tree or shrub; also, any stem or branch of a tree, of any size, cut for fuel or timber.

Definition: Any long and comparatively slender piece of wood, whether in natural form or shaped with tools; a rod; a wand; a staff; as, the stick of a rocket; a walking stick.

Definition: Anything shaped like a stick; as, a stick of wax.

Definition: A derogatory expression for a person; one who is inert or stupid; as, an odd stick; a poor stick.

Definition: A composing stick. See under Composing. It is usually a frame of metal, but for posters, handbills, etc., one made of wood is used.

Definition: A thrust with a pointed instrument; a stab.

Definition: To adhere; as, glue sticks to the fingers; paste sticks to the wall.

Definition: To remain where placed; to be fixed; to hold fast to any position so as to be moved with difficulty; to cling; to abide; to cleave; to be united closely.

Definition: To be prevented from going farther; to stop by reason of some obstacle; to be stayed.

Definition: To be embarrassed or puzzled; to hesitate; to be deterred, as by scruples; to scruple; -- often with at.

Definition: To cause difficulties, scruples, or hesitation.

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