Steven Hall

Sometimes, I seem to be only able to actually move and get going with things on the razor edge of possibly still managing whatever it is I'm supposed to do. I think, secretly, I might even get a buzz out of it. Maybe I crave the adrenalin like some sort of crazy gambler high on risking everything on the turn of a card.

British Author

Chris Wood

If I wasn't making a movie, I was trying to master a new musical instrument or trying to teach myself how to shave with a straight razor. I had to find the weirdest things just to increase my understanding of other cultures or other arts or intellectual pursuits.

American Actor

Dove Cameron

Once, in high school, on a field trip away from school, some girls brought razors to shave their legs and threw them at me and told me to kill myself. But they were all insecure. They were angry, snapping at everybody.

American Actress

James Collins

There's no reason for Gillette to be world class on the web, but there's every reason for Gillette to be world class in producing billions of high powered razor blades at low cost.

Athlete

Michael Emerson

I used to make training films for the U.S. government. I was always cast as a madman or a prisoner. I once played a prisoner who was holding himself hostage with a razor blade.

Elisha Cuthbert

I'm one of those low-maintenance people - let's get it done and get going. It's not that painful to wax, but... I don't have time for it - just give me the razor.

Canadian Actress

Emma Willis

For me, Venus are the experts in keeping my legs smooth, and offer a wide range of razors to ensure I have the right tool for the right time for the best results.

English Celebrity

Hunter S. Thompson

You can turn your back on a person, but never turn your back on a drug, especially when its waving a razor sharp hunting knife in your eye.

American Journalist

Mark Teixeira

I have sensitive skin, so I don't use regular razors. The Yankees make us stay cleanly shaven!

American Athlete

Mario Cuomo

I went to electric razors so I would not have to look at myself in the morning.

American Politician

Primarily refers to a tool with a sharp edge for removing hair by shaving.

Shaving Tool

Different types include safety, straight, and electric, each serving a similar purpose.

Types of Razors

Razor types and shaving practices may vary across cultures and genders.

Cultural Variations

Used metaphorically, it describes something that's sharply or clearly defined.

Metaphorical Challenge

In a non-literal sense, it can describe a situation or choice that requires precise handling.

Figurative Use

In philosophy, it's used to describe a principle that simplifies theories or explanations.

Philosophical Principle

It suggests the simplest solution is often correct, useful in problem-solving.

Simplify Complexity

This meaning of 'razor' is often used in academic or intellectual discussions.

Academic Context

As a verb, it describes the act of cutting hair close to the skin with a razor.

Action of Shaving

One can razor any body hair, not limited to facial hair.

Not Just Facial Hair

 I started seeking out triathletes because I found that lifelong swimmers often couldn't teach what they did. I tried kickboards. My feet would slice through the water like razors, I wouldn't even move. I would leave demoralized, staring at my feet. Hand paddles, everything.

Smash fear, learn...

 father had died and his political career in the state legislature was on a downward slide he was so depressed that friends worried he was suicidal they took all knives and razors and scissors from his room and his great friend speed went to his side and said Lincoln you

Learning from past...

 and the razor blade or knife is the tool. It's all about being there in the real time, and you can't rehearse performance, because you can't do many of these types of things twice -- ever. Which is very important, the performance is --

An Art Made of Trust,...

 play for free tomorrow night mate I said of course the band was the sex pistols and I just booked their first gig I walked into their show wearing a button up jacket and walked out taking a razor to my hair everything changed overnight

The role of disruption...

 penguins of returning to raise their young ones after swimming miles in search of prey these little guys need to reach their chicks at the top of the cliff giant waves razor sharp rocks and hungry seals may kiss no piece of cake

Macaroni Penguins Swim,...

 but in some countries, many countries, when a child is born that's a girl, very soon in her life, her genitals are completely cut away by a so-called cutter who has a razor blade and, in a non-sterilized way,

Jimmy Carter: Why I...

 I live in a world where most people are too afraid to go. Surrounded by tall, concrete walls, steel bars, where razor wire have a way of cutting away at the hopes for a brighter tomorrow. I live in a world

"Redemption Song" PIPE John...

 basis for the boat he's saving this wrote from camp for a very special occasion I think this is it this is pretty awesome razor dead weeds anyway so if I clearing the patch it helps encourage new growth

Building a Bundle Boat PIPE...

 this wetter species actually encourages ice to form in its body ice crystals are sharp if they form inside a cell they'd tear through the membrane like razor blades in a balloon

The Insect That Freezes...

 dispatched by hundreds of razor sharp jaws the ants make a clean sweep capturing up to one hundred thousand insects in a single raid

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