Kerry King

Check bags are fun. I just make sure there won't be anything illegal in my check bag which is forbidden at a cabin of a plane. Just leaving things like scissors and such out of my carry-on things in order to avoid troubles with some certain airline, y'know.

American Musician

Zac Posen

When you make and drape clothing, the scissors are your tool. What can I say about them? They're my babies. And you have to take care of them correctly. You have to have them sharpened, and you can't use them for any other material.

American Designer

Katee Sackhoff

Everyone freaks out because my character is the only one who has shorts on the Galactica. Well, that is because I went and grabbed a pair of pants and scissors and cut them off and gave her shorts.

American Actress

Jeff Foxworthy

For the first time ever I was taking the family on the road. We stayed with my in-laws, which on life's list of experiences ranks right below sitting in a tub full of scissors.

American Comedian

Jean Patou

I wouldn't know how to design. I couldn't even if I wanted to, for I can't draw, and a pair of scissors in my hands becomes a dangerous weapon.

French Designer

Emily Weiss

When you own a pair of haircutting scissors, you cut your own hair constantly.

American Businesswoman

Giambattista Valli

I want a woman to feel the cut of the scissors in the clothes.

Italian Designer

Azzedine Alaia

Karl Lagerfeld never touched a pair of scissors in his life.

Tunisian Designer

Truman Capote

I believe more in the scissors than I do in the pencil.

American Novelist

Allan Dwan

Canadian Director

Remember 'scissors' is always plural, even referring to one item.

Tool Plurality

Scissors involve a physical, squeezing action of the fingers.

Physical Action

Scissors can be a metaphor for cutting something out of your life.

Metaphorical Use

'To scissors' is informal when used as a verb; formal writing may avoid it.

Informal Verb

Used as a verb, it creates a vivid picture of the cutting action.

Action Description

In sports, it describes a movement where the legs mimic scissor blades.

Sporting Gesture

As a sports term, it doesn't refer to the object but to a motion.

Not Just Objects

In gymnastics, it indicates agility and leg strength.

Gymnastic Skill

 I want to find out why reptiles are such a popular pet choice. Does social media paint the full picture of what it's like to own one? What impact has being kept as a pet have on them? This lady, that was not a reptile specialist. She just used scissors on his eyes. He is now blind. And what happens if it goes wrong?

The Reality Behind...

 or sorry a cereal box is actually really because it's right side and so what you're gonna do is you're increase your box yes you need a screwdriver foil is helpful and a pair of scissors and also some white paper because I think this is the important part so you'll trace the bottom of the cereal

Watch the Total Solar...

 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...

 So every hour we're going to stop this whole project and make sure there's not one scissors missing, one brush, one, you know, bucket, anything." So we went through the process, and I had planned two to three days to paste the whole thing. Those guys were so motivated,

JR: Can Art Change the...

 light enough to be drone lifted we've got to pair all this down to have a kit that weighs about five ounces so normal first aid you have to include things like gloves scissors gauze bandage but they'll seem to the suture kit how much does that weight it weighs tomorrow

Drone First Aid PIPE...

 and they would play with my hair more and talk to me about different hairstyles and haircuts I could get. And I even enjoyed the gentle sound of the scissors -- snip, snip, snip -- right next to my ears. I enjoyed it so much and I was so deeply relaxed

The Brain Science (and...

 but when my parents separated, my mother excised him from all aspects of our lives. She took a pair of scissors and cut him out of every photograph, and for years, I told myself the truth of this photograph was that you are alone, you are unsupported.

Colin Grant: The son of...

 Adayanci was sent to a shelter and two foster families while her dad was deported. In her despair, she took a pair of scissors and cut her own hair as a form of protest. A psychologist diagnosed her with acute stress,

Almudena Toral:...

 right up there with running with scissors yeah don't row with scissors and don't play with matches but i would definitely say um my karook norak friends would say otherwise to be clear keely isn't encouraging kids

This Indigenous Practice...

 like a pair of scissors that can cut DNA -- it makes a double-stranded break in the DNA helix. And importantly, this complex is programmable, so it can be programmed to recognize particular DNA sequences,

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