None of the candidates stir him.
Even the company of finer talents doesn't stir him up.
When, in 1950, a red-haired girl did stir him to pursuit and proposal, she married a virgin.
"The fact that they made me an honorary Buckeye will stir him," Walls said.
But certain small things still stir him particularly, like the way the car idles without vibration; the rev counter alone confirms that the engine is turning.
Mr. Dunbar begins this song slow and pensive, looking over the things his ex left behind, but it isn't long before percussive horns stir him from his dolor.
Then, just before the race a water bucket or something is rattled - the noise scares the horse and is supposed to stir him up to win.
Among the many scenes that stand out in memory, I recall Koma gesturing in bewilderment at his shadow on the caravan door; Eiko, inside, turning from one angle to the other and back again as if incapable of decision; the two moving together, side by side, as if in consolation; Eiko crawling out of the interior to touch Koma and stir him back to life.
"But every time we'd do a scene, Mr. Kazan would ask, 'You think you can do this?' I'd say, 'I really don't think so.' And he'd say, 'I really think you can.' " To stir him up for the pigeon scene, Mr. Hanley recalled, he was closeted in the rooftop stairwell with a local police officer he despised.
While he's already an avid weekend gamer, I wondered if Microsoft's latest immersive play solutions would stir him in anyway.
I start singing ridiculous tunes with bizarre words to stir him awake, he's not amused.
