The first scholarly edition of Magna Carta was published by the eminent jurist William Blackstone. It was not an easy task. There was no good text available.
No single event can awaken within us a stranger totally unknown to us. To live is to be slowly born. It would be a bit too easy if we could go about borrowing ready-made souls.
Greatest hits is easy because one has nothing to do - except that we both, Roger and I, felt that new songs should be there because I've been away for awhile.
That's usually how I get to know strangers - get inappropriately touchy. Once they've experienced the awkwardness of you being way too close for comfort, after that, it all gets easy.
The Backstreet Boys are easy; they're cream. And then here we are, this nine-piece metal militia.
It's really easy, once somebody passes away, for the tales about them to become taller, the good ones and the bad ones.
It's easy to be a short-term hero. It is very easy for me to get tremendous results very short term, get that translated into compensation, and be off sailing in the Bahamas. But the goal for this company - and it's very difficult to do - the goal is to follow a four- or five-year process.
People with great gifts are easy to find, but symmetrical and balanced ones never.
L'Oreal's slogan 'because you're worth it' has come to epitomise banal narcissism of early 21st century capitalism; easy indulgence and effortless self-love all available at a flick of the credit card.
Little else is requisite to carry a state to the highest degree of opulence from the lowest barbarism but peace, easy taxes, and a tolerable administration of justice: all the rest being brought about by the natural course of things.
As long as I was well fed, I was a very, very nice child. I just used my imagination and played with Barbies. I was pretty easy.
Barry White seemed so filled with self-parody at first that it was easy to dismiss him. But it is becoming increasingly obvious with every additional release that he is a very talented man.
Hitting the ball was easy. Running around the bases was the tough part.
I know I can get to the basket whenever I want, but I've got to be able to create some plays, like easy plays.
When you get some easy baskets, the basket definitely looks like it's much larger.
What I really love about the Bay area sound is that it's very unique and that's something I want to strive for, as an artist. It's easy to get caught up in what's trending, but Bay area rap stays true to the local sound.
I'm trying to keep a level head. You have to be careful out in the world. It's so easy to get turned.
It's easy to sleep floating around - it's very comfortable. But you have to be careful that you don't float into somebody or something!
It is easy to be nice, even to an enemy - from lack of character.
I'm easy to pick on because I'm a string bean.
