Thandie Newton

You see these casting directors' lists of characters, and they're all boxed in. Twenties is the hot girlfriend, thirties you can still be hot but moving swiftly to hot mum. Forties, you're the legal person in a pantsuit. Then, once you reach your fifties, you're positively elderly.

British Actress

Han Fei

The object of rewards is to encourage; that of punishments, to prevent. If rewards are high, then what the ruler wants will be quickly effected; if punishments are heavy, what he does not want will be swiftly prevented.

Chinese Philosopher

Buddy Hield

Some of the life lessons that my mom has taught me is that the road is not for the fastest or the swiftest, but it's for those who enjoy it to the end. Just telling you that life is not pure grace. It's like a marathon.

George Foreman

It's strange because you - your life goes so swiftly. You look up one day you're a teenager, the next day you're a grandfather and you want to decide, 'I sure hope my kids don't make the same mistakes.

American Boxer

Leon Trotsky

The dynamic of revolutionary events is directly determined by swift, intense, and passionate changes in the psychology of classes which have already formed themselves before the revolution.

Russian Revolutionary

Mickey Rooney

Sometimes the transition from being in control of your life to having absolutely no control is swift, but other times it is so gradual that you wonder exactly when it truly began.

American Actor

Henry Van Dyke

Time is too slow for those who wait, too swift for those who fear, too long for those who grieve, too short for those who rejoice, but for those who love, time is eternity.

American Poet

Faith Baldwin

Character builds slowly, but it can be torn down within incredible swiftness.

American Novelist

Thomas a Kempis

Oh, how swiftly the glory of the world passes away!

German Clergyman

Sharan Burrow

Welsh Activist

The adjective 'swift' often implies urgent action is necessary or has been taken.

Urgency Connotation

'Swift' emphasizes speed and efficiency when describing movements or actions.

Emphasizing Speed

As a noun, 'swift' refers specifically to birds known for agile and fast flight.

Specific Bird

Don't use 'swift' as a general term for any fast bird; it's the name of a specific species.

Not a General Term

In crafting, a 'swift' is a specialized tool, not to be confused with quick action.

Crafting Context

Swifts can be made from various materials, not just wood, including plastic and metal.

Not Always Wood

'Swift' suggests that there is little to no waiting period for an event or result.

Immediacy Implication

When related to decisions, 'swift' implies decisiveness and quick judgment.

Decision-Making

'Swift' in computing refers specifically to Apple's programming language.

Technology Specific

'Swift' is not a general coding term; it's for Apple's ecosystem of devices.

Apple Platform Use

 which are now conventional and commonplace. Similarly, novels have helped shape the minds of thought leaders across history. Some scholars say that Darwin's theory of evolution is highly indebted to the plots he read and loved. His theory privileges intelligence, swiftness, and adaptability to change - all core characteristics in a hero.

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 in the world it has roads that move swiftly because it charges people for the congestion that they cause when they take to the roads when cities are able to deal with the crime with the congestion with the contagious disease they can be marvelous places a pleasure as well as productivity the same urban innovation

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 and that is that you have got to find your way back home again as swiftly and smoothly as you can, and if you're wondering what your home is, here's a Your home is whatever in this world you love more than you love yourself. So that might be creativity, it might be family, it might be invention, adventure,

Success, failure and the...

 and swiftly increases. This new growth also reinforces the cell wall by going against the grain of the existing wall. The strengthened wall is more rigid, restricting further growth. That means if the fiber remodels its walls too early, it will be short,

Why is cotton in...

 It says "I returned and saw under the sun, that the race is not to the swift, nor the battle to the strong, neither yet bread to the wise, nor yet riches to men of understanding, nor yet favor to men of skill; but time and chance happeneth to them all."

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 a momento in the family vaults reveals how the triumph was swiftly followed by a mysterious death there are many ideas if you disturb an intact tomb for fairer than something terrible world before you this in fact is my great-grandfather's

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 the nest young swifts will be fed insect prey by their mother so the team here have to hand feed them until they can be released so dan tell us a little bit about what you do here at secret world so i'm a section leader here at secret

Small Creatures In Need...

 because the external water pressure counteracts the internal forces resulting from elevation difference. Whether it’s with the intensity of a fire hydrant or a squirt gun, this system swiftly delivers our urine to the outside world.

The other "Golden Rule"...

 the world over, nurdles often escape during the production process, carried by runoff to the coast or during shipping when they're mistakenly tipped into the waves. Once in the water, nurdles are swiftly carried by currents,

The nurdles' quest for...

 perfect for swiftly clamping down on slippery aquatic prey. This apex predator, as well as its ecosystem, is unparalleled in the history of life on Earth. All that's left of these fearsome predators are fossils.

Swift

Moving very quickly or immediately.

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A kind of bird that is known for its speed in flying.

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A tool that holds yarn so it can be wound.

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Happening without delay; arriving or able to arrive quickly.

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A coding language used for creating apps for Apple devices.

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Usage tips

Urgency Connotation

Emphasizing Speed

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