Quotes Tagged "strike"

Every strike brings me closer to the next home run.

Please don´t drown into his fears, his concrete fists don´t let him again, break the bridge of your nose with his cruel born hits. Then disappear into that mask of misery.

At any street corner the feeling of absurdity can strike any man in the face.

For all your days be prepared, and meet them ever alike. When you are the anvil, bear - when you are the hammer, strike.

There is a class, moreover, by whom all these scientific theories, and more are held as ascertained facts, and as the basis of philosophical inferences which strike at the root of theistic beliefs.

Babe Ruth was not afraid to strike out. And it was this fearlessness that contributed to his remarkable career.

It was a strike against me that I didn't wear baggy jeans and jerseys and that I never hustled, never sold drugs.

Strike against war, for without you no battles can be fought!

The topic of leadership is a touchy one. A lot of leaders fail because they don't have the bravery to touch that nerve or strike that chord. Throughout my years, I haven't had that fear.

A boycott is, inherently, a blunt instrument. It is an imperfect weapon, a carpet bomb, when all involved would prefer a surgical strike.

Charms strike the sight, but merit wins the soul.

Over the years I have become convinced that we learn best - and change - from hearing stories that strike a chord within us.

A fast is not a hunger strike. Fasting submits to God's commands. A hunger strike makes God submit to our demands.

If someone criticizes me, I strike back.

When you see a rattlesnake poised to strike, you do not wait until he has struck to crush him.

It is often seen that in households where all members are exposed to the same danger, or again in schools or troops where everyone lives the same life, disease does not strike everyone indifferently.

The quality of decision is like the well-timed swoop of a falcon which enables it to strike and destroy its victim.

Laughter is a Trojan horse to enter into direct contact with the unconscious, strike the imagination, and trigger visceral reactions.

It's time for the people of the Empire State to strike back.

We are all instruments endowed with feeling and memory. Our senses are so many strings that are struck by surrounding objects and that also frequently strike themselves.