That's why I call the Senate the graveyard of democracy, because even when you have 58 senators, they can block it and block it and block it.
I grew up in Harlem, a block away from what was then the most crowded block in New York City, according to the 1950 census. Something like ten thousand people lived in one city block.
Some people talk of writer's block - you got all of these ideas but nothing happens. The truth is, there's no such thing as writer's block. It's to the degree that you want to write. The thing is that these things show up whenever they feel like it.
ARGH! There's no such thing [as writer's block]. Seriously: THERE. IS. NO. SUCH. THING. You know what there is? There's a bunch of problems, creative and otherwise, that can stop you writing. They are not block. They are important skills.
I've often said that there's no such thing as writer's block, the problem is idea block
I've often said that there's no such thing as writer's block; the problem is idea block.
LEGO has essentially taken the concrete block, the building block of the world, and made it into the building block of our imagination.
I'm strong enough and have a pretty thick skin, but when people go after my kids, I just hit block-delete, block-delete. It's my mantra.
Republicans in the South... are trying to find ways, not so much to block black and brown people from voting, but to block black and brown people from getting people they want elected, which is a far more subtle thing to do.
It doesn't matter if they're in this block or that block: my heart is for all people to know and encounter the love of God.
When it comes to people I love and care about, I may condense the time, but I'm giving them every ounce of my energy. When it comes to creation, I block create and block focus on business.
I've been learning when to block shots against who I'm playing. I'm not just going to leave a shooter to go block shots.
Don't be discouraged by writer's block. Writer's block just means you need to listen to other music.
Unlike some of my peers, I haven't really hit a writer's block. When I hit a block I just paint, which is an old crop rotation trick.
The things that block a writer are not the lack of words, but the same things that block all people - the difficulties of life.
I just block out the demons. I sing. I block them away. I put my pain into my music. I paint. I make my own videos. I direct myself. No one directs me anymore. I am in charge of my destiny.