The eyes of the cheerful and of the melancholy man are fixed upon the same creation; but very different are the aspects which it bears to them.
I know Juffure was a British trading post and my portrait of the village bears no resemblance to the way it was. But the portrait I gave was true of nearly all the other villages in Gambia. I, we, need a place called Eden. My people need Pilgrim's Rock.
Before you rip off three feet of toilet paper, consider that each year 500,000 acres of virgin boreal forest in northern Alberta and Ontario are being clear-cut to make the stuff. These forests are home to some 500 First Nation communities, as well as caribou and bears, moose and wolves, and, in the summertime, billions of songbirds.
In a system of precedent, the new majority bears the weight of explaining why the constitutional vision of their predecessors was flawed and of making the case as to why theirs better captures the meaning of our fundamental law.
Each word bears its weight, so you have to read my poems quite slowly.
Ideas are a capital that bears interest only in the hands of talent.
The '84 Bears were just like the '85 Bears, they just didn't win the Super Bowl. The defense was the same.
I love gummy bears, pretzels of all kinds, popcorn, Doritos - those are all healthy snacks.
The ideal man bears the accidents of life with dignity and grace, making the best of circumstances.
When a character bears the same name as the author it's just an invitation to have some fun.
