Mel Gibson

When you get to that point where you don't want to live, and you don't want to die, it's a desperate, horrible place to be. And I just hit my knees. And I had to use 'The Passion of the Christ' to heal my wounds.

Actor

Maria Shriver

My mother's death brought me to my knees. She was my hero, my role model, my very best friend. I spoke to her every single day of my life. I really tried hard when I grew up to make her proud of me.

American Journalist

Rory MacDonald

I like knees to the head on the ground, kicks to the head on the ground, headbutts. I think those are all really good tools for human body weapons. I think those are important.

Ethel Barrymore

When life knocks you to your knees, and it will, why, get up! If it knocks you to your knees again, as it will, well, isn't that the best position from which to pray?

American Actress

Zoe Ball

To feel love is the most incredible feeling in the world. To lose it will nearly end you and take you to your knees, but there's always more.

Tommaso Ciampa

I was 'The Guy' for NXT, the hottest brand in the entire world. I came through knee surgery and two shoulder surgeries to get to that point.

American Wrestler

T'Keyah Crystal Keymah

There's no more important bonding thing than a mother doing the daughter's hair. We sit at our mother's knee and learn who we are.

Bill Watterson

If your knees aren't green by the end of the day, you ought to seriously re-examine your life.

American Cartoonist

Andy Murray

Having a normal knee would make life a lot easier.

Scottish Athlete

Big Freedia

Real twerkers can use their knees for support.

American Musician

Used to describe activities that involve bending the legs, like kneeling or squatting.

Body Movement

Often mentioned in discussions about leg injuries or medical conditions.

Injury Reference

Bending the knee can show respect, submission, or worship in many cultures.

Symbol of Respect

Refers to the fit and length of pants or skirts, important for fashion descriptions.

Clothing Fit

Used to describe where damage has occurred and where to add patches on pants.

Damage and Repair

Knee details in clothing can be a style choice, especially in youth fashion.

Fashion Trends

In carpentry, knees provide support or stability for structures.

Construction Support

Specific to boat building, identifying angled wood pieces that strengthen joints.

Boat Building Term

 Why do elephants have big ears? That's actually a really good question that I answer a lot of the time. We get a lot of questions about that at the zoo Elephants have big ears to help keep them cool. As you can imagine, an elephant skin is really thick, can be up to an inch and a half thick on the elbows and the knees.

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 lightning and dying because all his life he has been told that he must earn a place in heaven when he dies and he doesn't think he has done that quite yet so he falls to his knees to pray not to god but to saint anna so that she might ask god to look after him and luther promised that if god would

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 which for humans would be like our arms having minds of their own. This is where things get even more interesting. Vertebrates like us have a rigid skeleton to support our bodies, with joints that allow us to move. But not all types of movement are allowed. You can't bend your knee backwards,

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 and then developed an arthritic knee. And I'm sure that many of you in this audience have that same story, and, by the way, I married a woman who has exactly the same story. So this motivated me to become an orthopedic surgeon and to see if I couldn't focus on solutions for those problems

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 Your knees should be at a right angle with your feet flat on the floor. But what if your posture isn't that great? Try redesigning your environment. Adjust your screen so it's at or slightly below eyelevel. Make sure all parts of your body, like your elbows and wrists, are supported,

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 just really very painful our delightful camera assistant rowan fashioned me some very good knee pads which have been a godsend but um it's uh yes it's not been the the nicest commute to work when the wind blows here it's unreal it absolutely has and it gets kind of

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 As a wildlife cameraman, I'm always on the lookout for interesting behaviours, even if they're not strictly on the script. I readied my camera and Dave swung the car round into position for me to film. She circled slightly and then knelt down on her front knees.

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 At my MIT lab, we study how humans with normal physiologies stand, walk and run. What are the muscles doing, and how are they controlled by the spinal cord? This basic science motivates what we build. We're building bionic ankles, knees and hips.

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 I just heard and felt this deep thud in the back as something smashed into the back of my head and I saw this flash of light similar to what you hear boxers described when they get knocked out and the next thing I knew I was on my knees

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 And that is when a new chapter in my life began. Four months later I was back up on a snowboard, although things didn't go quite as My knees and my ankles wouldn't bend