Why elevate this vile little deed and so foster mayhem?
Since my little deed, I have heard some horrific stories of people who have been abused, sworn at and threatened with violence for doing something similar.
Whether it be surprising them with a snack after school or complimenting their new outfit, these little deeds will add up in the long run.
O.K., maybe those little deeds would help.
Fanged little adders who slither their way through Soho doing his dirty little deeds.
The tricks themselves are spectacular; the production itself smacks a little of daring deeds done dirt cheap.
A young man, I grant, may be permitted, while yet eager for distinction, to pride himself a little in his good deeds; for (as Theophrastus says) his virtues, which are yet tender and, as it were, in the blade, cherished and supported by praises, grow stronger, and take the deeper root.
Mock me all you want, but I'm not saying the Oscars should become a Film Awareness Telethon; I'm just saying that a little education about its good deeds might help improve the Academy's crummy public profile.
Some of the good deeds required a little planning – such as the aid run to Calais to drop off supplies in refugee camps; others were more spontaneous: donating a Star Wars ticket to a mega-fan keen to be at the first midnight screening or simply telling someone they were special.
Isn't a conservative government in England - and indeed, atop all the western governments - worth the price of a little hacking to uncover the deeds of the opposition?
The charity Friends in Deed had promoted the event as "A Little Jurassic Treasure Hunt," a title that seemed to echo Mr. Sondheim's musical "A Little Night Music".
