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• Cat's are unpredictable. It is a fine line between the cure, inquisitive and innocent creature resting on our lap and the hissing, spitting and deranged banshee it might become at any moment. This is why we're trying always to win their love.

  George Takei

  Cat, Winning, Trying

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• The way you talk to your teammates and push them and the way you treat them is important. There is a fine line between trying to help your teammates and criticizing them. The toughest part for me is how to keep my teammates accountable but at the same time do it in a loving way that doesnt judge or condemn them. It's definitely been a struggle and I'm trying to learn how to lead consciously in a way that honors God.

  Jeremy Lin

  Struggle, Judging, Honor

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• Theres a fine line between physical and thug ball, and the Knicks have crossed the line on occasion.

  Marv Albert

  Thug, Balls, Lines

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• The emergence of Casual Fridays has created a fine line of fashion ion dos and donts.

  Michael Perlis

  Friday, Fashion, Ions

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• Writers ... I think ... live on that fine line between insanity and genius.

  Nikki Giovanni

  Thinking, Insanity, Genius

  Nikki Giovanni (1983). “Those who ride the night winds”, William Morrow & Co

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• Giving yourself over to the fine line of a human-like droid means that sometimes you make choices that don't make you feel good, as an actor, and you have to learn to embrace that. No actor will tell you that that's a good place to be.

  Michael Ealy

  Mean, Giving, Feel Good

  "Michael Ealy Talks ALMOST HUMAN, Connection to His Character, Finding His Performance, Approaching the Humor, and More". Interview with Christina Radish, collider.com. December 8, 2013.

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• I just tend to admire people who go for what they believe in, like David Lynch for example, and just say what goes through their heads, and are not afraid of people not accepting them. I have no respect for people who deliberately try to be weird to attract attention, but if that's who you honestly are, you shouldn't try to "normalize yourself". It's a fine line.

  Alicia Witt

  Believe, People, Trying

  AOL Live, 1996.

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• There is a fine line between love and hate, or haven't you heard? Sometimes it's hard to decipher exactly which emotion is strongest." I raised my chin. "I don't love you either." He lowered his head and watched me from underneath his dark lashes. "Are you certain? Because the emotion pouring out of you every time I'm near you is certainly not disinterest." "That doesn't mean it's love." "It could be, I promise you. Take off that sweater and give me ten minutes, and you'll believe beyond a shadow of a doubt you're in love.

  Darynda Jones

  Hate, Believe, Love You

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• Keep up," said an irritable voice in her ear. It was Jace, who had dropped back to walk beside her. "I don't want to have to keep looking behind me to make sure nothing's happened to you." "So don't bother." "Last time I left you alone, a demon attacked you," he pointed out. "Well, I'd certainly hate to interrupt your pleasant night stroll with my sudden death." He blinked. "There is a fine line between sarcasm and outright hostility, and you seem to have crossed it.

  Cassandra Clare

  Hate, Sarcasm, Night

  Cassandra Clare (2008). “City of Bones”, p.216, Simon and Schuster

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• Roy remembered the time he and his father had a talk about fighting. 'It's important to stand up for what's right,' Mr. Eberhardt had said, 'but sometimes there's a fine line between courage and stupidity.

  Carl Hiaasen

  Father, Fighting, Stupidity

  Carl Hiaasen (2014). “Carl Hiaasen Collection: Hoot, Flush, Scat, Chomp”, p.58, Knopf Books for Young Readers

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• Stubbornness and ignorance and determination are a very fine line from each other. I'm a very stubborn person, but not so stubborn that I can't learn new things and meet new people, but I have a one-track mind.

  Joe Nichols

  Determination, Ignorance, People

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• I’d like to. Problem is, I’m not stupid.” “You act stupid.” “Right. Thanks for that. For your information, there’s a difference between acting stupid and being stupid.” “It’s a fine line, but someone has to draw it.

  Becca Fitzpatrick

  Stupid, Differences, Acting

  Becca Fitzpatrick (2013). “The Complete Hush, Hush Saga: includes Hush, Hush; Crescendo; Silence and Finale”, p.1159, Simon and Schuster

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• A chasm reminds us that there is a fine line between bravery and idiocy.

  Veronica Roth

  Bravery, Divergent, Lines

  Veronica Roth (2013). “Divergent Trilogy”, p.40, HarperCollins UK

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• There was a fine line between love and hate you heard that cliche all the time. But no one told you that the moment you crossed it would be the one you least expected. You'd fall in love and crack open a secret door to let your soul mate in. You just never expected such closeness one day to feel like an intrusion.

  Jodi Picoult

  Falling In Love, Hate, Doors

  Jodi Picoult (2012). “The Jodi Picoult Collection #3: Vanishing Acts, The Tenth Circle, and Nineteen Minutes”, p.569, Simon and Schuster

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• Its a fine line between love and stalking.

  David Levithan

  Lines, Stalking, Fine

  David Levithan (2009). “Boy Meets Boy”, p.158, Knopf Books for Young Readers

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• There's a fine line between thinking about somebody and thinking about not thinking about somebody, but I have the patience and the self-control to walk that line for hours - days, if I have to.

  Jennifer Egan

  Thinking, Self, Lines

  Jennifer Egan (2010). “A Visit from the Goon Squad”, p.70, Anchor

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• There is a fine line between seeing something that's lost as missing, and seeing it as something that might be found.

  Jodi Picoult

  Missing, Lines, Might

  Jodi Picoult (2007). “Vanishing acts”, p.68, Simon and Schuster

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• There's a fine line between a superpower and a chronic medical condition.

  Austin Grossman

  Lines, Medical, Fine

  Austin Grossman (2007). “Soon I Will Be Invincible: A Novel”, p.133, Vintage

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• What shall I say? I must tread a fine line between glaciosity and friendlinosity. With just a hint of 'you don't know what you are missing, my fine-feathered friend.

  Louise Rennison

  Missing, Hints, Lines

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• Dreams disdain fine lines and finishing touches on landscapes – they content themselves with thick but representative brushstrokes.

  Machado de Assis

  Dream, Finishing, Lines

  Joaquim Maria Machado de Assis (2010). “The Devil's Church and Other Stories”, p.13, University of Texas Press

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• There is a fine line between insanity and genius.

  Dan Brown

  Insanity, Genius, Lines

  Dan Brown (2010). “The Lost Symbol Illustrated edition”, p.179, Random House

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• The difference between ambition and discontent is quite a fine line and sometimes it is hard to tell which is which and which you are feeling!

  Rachel Field

  Ambition, Differences, Feelings

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• I've always been fascinated by the difference between the jokes you can tell your friends but you can't tell to an audience. There's a fine line you have to tread because you don't know who is out there in the auditorium. A lot of people are too easily offended.

  Billy Connolly

  Offended You, Differences, People

  "Billy Connolly: 'My ambition is to be regarded as a nuisance'". Interview with Lisa O'Kelly, www.theguardian.com. March 24, 2012.

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• Don't get me wrong, I like to cuddle. But there is such a fine line between cuddling and holding someone down so that they can't get away.

  Dave Attell

  Funny, Humor, Cuddling

  "Skanks for the Memories". Comedy Album, 2003.

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• I always reference 'Mad Max' when I think about what I want to wear. But it's a fine line between that and 'Edward Scissorhands'.

  Julian Casablancas

  Thinking, Mad, Edward Scissorhands

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