David Draiman

I can't deny the impact of, obviously, becoming a father and having my son come into this world, and even becoming a husband. The irony is that, when people think that in certain ways it softens you, in many ways, I'm more defensive and more on guard and more frightened and more angry at everything in this world now that I have them to worry about.

American Musician

Conor Oberst

The idea of forever is kind of ridiculous, which is unfortunate because it's kind of a nice thing to say, you know. I think it softens the blow of mortality and having to say goodbye to everything you know and everyone you love and all that kind of thing.

Jacob deGrom

I really like using the softening cream. It helps me go out there with confidence to do what I need to do, and at the same time, it's very functional and helps keep the hair out of my mouth so I can focus on pitching.

American Athlete

Betsy Brandt

After you leave a show - any show, but for me especially after 'Breaking Bad' - you hope for a job to help soften the blow now that you don't have this amazing job anymore, and you hope that it's good.

American Actress

William James

It is well for the world that in most of us, by the age of thirty, the character has set like plaster, and will never soften again.

American Philosopher

Joseph B. Wirthlin

Kindness is a passport that opens doors and fashions friends. It softens hearts and molds relationships that can last lifetimes.

American Businessman

Christine Quinn

There's not a lot of conversation going on in my world about softening my image. I'm pretty much who I am.

American Politician

Johan Huizinga

Life is made too easy. Mankind's moral fibre is giving way under the softening influence of luxury.

Dutch Historian

Jerry Saltz

Poor Georgia O'Keeffe. Death didn't soften the opinions of the art world toward her paintings.

American Critic

Paul Walker

I think my mom put it best. She said, 'Little girls soften their daddy's hearts.

American Actor

Used when describing a change from a harder to a softer physical state.

Physical Change

Often used in cooking to imply preparing ingredients by reducing their firmness.

Cooking Context

Used to suggest making an emotional experience less intense or harsh.

Emotional Impact

Can indicate making a potentially stressful situation less severe.

Diffusing Tension

Indicates a person becoming less strict or severe in their behavior or views.

Change in Attitude

Used to describe how relationships can become friendlier or more amicable.

Interpersonal Relations

Refers to reducing visual discomfort by making bright lights more gentle.

Visual Comfort

Can create a more appealing or comfortable environment by adjusting light.

Decorative Ambiance

 So a fungi species like this one. will come in and soften the wood, and then you get things like invertebrates coming in and breaking down that organic matter further. I just love things like this. You can so easily just walk past and never even set your eyes on them. But as creepy and as weird looking as they are, they're so important to the environment.

Discovering Wildlife in...

 must keep his head and be sure to add just the right amount of water to the pigeon droppings the perfect mix will help make the skin supple but not too soft pigeon droppings have a burning part when you put it on the skin it bites into it and softens it and then the skin becomes like a piece of cloth

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 to soften the coat. One way to do this is to place the seeds in a nylon bag, then place the bag into hot water. Turn off the heat immediately and allow the water to cool to room temperature before removing the seeds. It's important not to heat the seed for too long as this will kill the embryo.

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 To spatially denote the pedestrian realm, to protect the pedestrians from the vehicles in the carriageway, to filter the sunlight onto the sidewalk, and to soften the hardscape of the buildings and to create a ceiling -- a vaulted ceiling -- over the street, at its best.

James Kunstler: How bad...

 so a smart speaker, a home hub or a smart phone, versus those who don't. And you can see from this graph that the Trojan horse is already in our living room. And as these devices proliferate and our collective defenses soften, we all see how it can end.

A fascinating time...

 pigeon droppings the perfect mix will help make the skin supple but not too soft pigeon droppings have a burning quote when you put it on the skin it bites into it and softens it and then the skin becomes like a piece of cloth

The Foul, Fascinating...

 Proteins can interact with these fibrils to slide them together, stiffening the tissue, or apart, softening it. This versatile tissue has many it aids in efficient locomotion, enables sea cucumbers to fit into small spaces,

This sea creature...

 the acres of fury then the old catechist who will soften his cassock was more or less his skin screamed out in the fattest of voices one whole country cannot fit under a soldier's cap god help us push

The reality constructed...

 and like any tool, it can and will be abused. To borrow a concept from my country's CIA, it helps you to soften up your audience. It distracts them with pretty pictures, irrelevant data.

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 towards the bottom waist-deep penguin feathers soften the landing

Soften