Homer Hickam

Throughout my childhood, when I raised my blanket in the morning, I saw a black, sparkling powder float off it. My socks were always black with coal dirt when I took off my shoes at night.

American Author

Tom Steyer

I know there are five stages of grief, but my parents raised me to pull up my socks when times get tough.

American Businessman

Gary Oldman

You choose your friends by their character and your socks by their color.

English Actor

Rachele Brooke Smith

I never wear matching socks. It's kind of a thing that I have!

American Actress

Hilary Swank

I haven't tucked a sock in my pants for three years.

Rob Kardashian

Literally, my job is I make socks. That's all I do.

American Celebrity

Julianne Moore

I can't wait to get home and wash all those socks.

Odette Annable

I'm obsessed with socks. I even wear them to bed!

Rodrigo Duterte

I wear cheap shoes. I don't even wear socks.

Filipino Statesman

James Van Der Beek

American Actor

Often comes in pairs and has distinct left and right matches.

Clothing item

Materials vary. Cotton breathes well; wool is warmer.

Material matters

Colorful or patterned socks can be a fashion statement.

Fashion accessory

Usage is informal, often found in personal narratives.

Colloquial action

Conveys a sense of strong physical impact.

Expression of force

Used to describe a hit in casual conversation, not formal.

Informal term

Informal way to talk about saving money, often used verbally.

Savings slang

Refers to classic Greek comedy; an educational or historical term.

Theatrical origin

In ancient plays, characters with socks were comedic.

Costume indicator

 high fence so they needed some help you see him scouting you're getting stretched from the guy below this officer who asked not to be identified believe socks the suspected fence coyote is trying to catch agents off guard I still waiting for the instructions

Fence Jumpers PIPE National...

 to push that brake pedal, to get out, take off your shoes and socks, take a couple of steps onto the sand, feel what the sand feels like under your feet, walk to the ocean, and let the ocean lap at your ankles. Your life will be richer and more meaningful

Why our screens make us...

 and maintain the same speed during our descent. The thing is, what I do know is there's going to be a lot of friction still on these bits. And that is the sort of stuff that can cut rope. So I do want to do something that protects us. Any spare socks?

Alex Honnold Rappels...

 because part of being rational is doing the better thing rather than the worse thing, choosing what you have most reason to choose. In such a world, we'd have most reason to wear black socks instead of pink socks, to eat cereal instead of donuts,

How to make hard choices...

 I felt like I was floating, floating on the love and prayers of all those who hummed around me like worker bees, bringing me notes and socks and flowers and quilts embroidered with words of encouragement. But when they sat beside me,

"Everything happens for...

 things very interesting I occasionally go on top and I almost always take off my socks so and they're very interesting sexy times but there there are also women making other advancements and

TEDWomen 2015 in review...

 Of course, there will be time for all that later in your life, after you come out of your room and begin to blossom, or at least pick up all your socks. For some reason I keep remembering

Billy Collins: Everyday...

 Can you guess what you’re looking at? Is it a fuzzy sock? An overripe banana? A moldy tube of toothpaste? In fact, this is the humble sea cucumber, and while it might look odd,

This sea creature...

 she would never find a good life for his daughter to achieve her potential aza has to let her become a medium this forest harbors the earth spirit sock bottom

Birth of Voodoo PIPE...

 You might think that this orang-utan is washing socks as some kind of circus trick for which she's been specially trained, but not so.

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