Pope Francis

Even today we raise our hand against our brother... We have perfected our weapons, our conscience has fallen asleep, and we have sharpened our ideas to justify ourselves as if it were normal we continue to sow destruction, pain, death. Violence and war lead only to death.

Argentinian Clergyman

Hugh Jackman

Meditation is all about the pursuit of nothingness. It's like the ultimate rest. It's better than the best sleep you've ever had. It's a quieting of the mind. It sharpens everything, especially your appreciation of your surroundings. It keeps life fresh.

Australian Actor

Bruce Nauman

And so I put down some of the things that he said, about keeping your tools sharpened and not letting them lie on the ground where they get hurt or get abused and dirty and can't find them. And some thoughts about how his father used to do things.

American Sculptor

Patrisse Cullors

I was trained within a black radical tradition that encouraged struggle within our own movements because it sharpens collective analysis - bringing us closer to the tools we need to achieve liberation.

American Activist

Ravyn Lenae

I think it is important to surround myself with artists who share the same goals and aspirations. This way, I am constantly encouraged to sharpen my craft and challenge myself.

American Musician

Henri Matisse

A young woman has young claws, well sharpened. If she has character, that is. And if she hasn't so much the worse for you.

French Artist

Zora Neale Hurston

I do not weep at the world I am too busy sharpening my oyster knife.

American Dramatist

Kevin Patterson

Solitude sharpens awareness of small pleasures otherwise lost.

Canadian Writer

Thomas Fuller

Absence sharpens love, presence strengthens it.

English Clergyman

Bob Christo

Sharpen is often used when talking about making physical objects like knives or pencils pointier.

Physical Objects

The term can also refer to practicing and improving skills, similar to how one sharpens a tool.

Skill Improvement

Sharpen can describe the process of making thoughts, memories, or images in your mind clearer.

Mental Clarity

Use sharpen when senses become more acute, like hearing more sharply after a loud noise fades.

Enhanced Perception

It applies to making feelings or expressions stronger or more intense.

Intensifying Emotions

Sharpen conveys the idea of improving one's abilities or knowledge to stay relevant.

Stay Updated

Implies active enhancement or advancement of one's existing capabilities or understanding.

Boost Development

 And so in that way, I think another way that we can support leaders is to struggle with us, but struggle with us politically, not personally. We can have disagreements without being disagreeable, but it's important for us to sharpen each other, so that we all can rise. That's beautiful, thank you.

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 that helped ensure the continuation of her species for millions of years before. In the wild, cats needed sharp claws for climbing, hunting, and self-defense. Sharpening their claws on nearby surfaces kept them conditioned and ready, helped stretch their back and leg muscles,

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 a throwing stick is a handmade wooden tool with a sharpened end when thrown sideways it is an effective hunting weapon for small games such as rabbits sidearm just like a martial arts punch is that spinning action of this stick that when it hits it creates all that force

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 Firstly, how cloudy was the pre-industrial climate? And, hence, how much have clouds changed due to human activities? That knowledge will help sharpen climate projections in the 21st century. And secondly, could the puzzling observations of solar climate variability

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 So, why do we have round pupils? Elongated pupils help sharpen certain dimensions of an animal's vision. But scientists think that, for animals like us with circular pupils, this is a lower priority. Instead of seeing some elements of a scene in extreme focus,

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 worried about the pain in whatever life I think about that I won't get more beauty as his clan feast the shaman sharpens his tools for the main event when the chisel gets sharp it will be less painful for the person who is getting their teeth vile and it will

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 political voice and influence in campaigns -- when money comes to govern all of those things, inequality matters a great deal. And so the marketization of everything sharpens the sting of inequality

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 one thing that's really important to me in the kitchen is to have all my knives really sharp so I want to teach you how to sharpen your own knives in your own kitchen first step is to get a

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 over time my voice blossomed as my life's purpose rooted I was recognized and success came as my honed my skills I sharpen my tool a voice is a very