Hitting Quotes - Page 18

• If a speculator is correct half of the time, he is hitting a good average. Even being right 3 or 4 times out of 10 should yield a person a fortune if he has the sense to cut his losses quickly on the ventures where he is wrong.

  Bernard Baruch

  Cutting, Loss, Yield

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• I was one of the hardest-hitting conservatives on George W. Bush. Republicans didn't like me on George W. Bush. Republicans still don't like me on many things. If any Republican thinks I've been hard on Mitt Romney or Newt Gingrich or any of these guys, wait until Mitt Romney gets into office. I'll hold his feet to the fire just as much.

  Glenn Beck

  Thinking, Fire, Feet

  "Glenn Beck drops his name from Web network, promises media 'revolution'" by Steve Krakauer, www.cnn.com. June 18, 2012.

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• One guy that I wish was here right now, Ted Williams, helped me so much, our long talks, not about hitting but about fishing, one of Ted's passions, and I wish he was here today to share this with me because I owe so much to Ted Williams.

  Wade Boggs

  Sports, Passion, Fishing

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• In the past, missionaries have traveled to far countries with the message of the gospel - with great hardship and often with the loss of life. In contrast, we can reach millions instantly from the comfort of our homes by merely hitting the 'send' button on our computers, or with iPads, or phones.

  Ray Comfort

  Country, Home, Loss

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• I was hitting .360 when I was diagnosed. I didn't forget how to play while I was recovering. I don't know if the cancer is gone for good. I don't think anyone ever knows, but no one is going to steal my joy for as along as I'm able to play baseball.

  Eric Davis

  Baseball, Cancer, Thinking

  Biography/Personal Quotes, www.imdb.com.

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• I'm always looking for that movie that feels like it's hitting me where I need it.

  Kirsten Dunst

  Needs, Feels

  "Kirsten Dunst On ‘Melancholia,’ Lars Von Trier & Being A ‘True Blood’ Fangirl". Interview with Crystal Bell, www.huffingtonpost.com. November 11, 2011.

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• I'm one of those people that picks up the remote control and just keep hitting constantly, even if I like the show I'm watching.

  Gilbert Gottfried

  People, Remote Control, Shows

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• After doing a juice cleanse, I'm motivated to eat healthier and not emotionally. Cleansing is like my meditation. It makes me stop, focus and think about what I'm putting into my body. I'm making a commitment to my health and hitting the reset button.

  Salma Hayek

  Commitment, Thinking, Reset Button

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• The difference between sentiment and being sentimental is the following: Sentiment is when a driver swerves out of the way to avoid hitting a rabbit on the road. Being sentimental is when the same driver, when swerving away from the rabbit, hits a pedestrian.

  Frank Herbert

  Differences, Rabbits, Way

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• Whenever I've been well-known or hitting the press, I've always had to get my credit card out to prove I'm Damien Hirst.

  Damien Hirst

  Cards, Credit, Well Known

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• I enjoy hitting tennis balls. I haven't lost any of the innocent parts of tennis. I just do it in front of less people.

  Andy Roddick

  People, Tennis, Balls

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• You're sort of programmed a certain way because of your environment. That's all you know. But we don't have that anymore because of the internet. Because of the internet we're all communicating with each other all across the board, so you're getting information from people all around the world, hitting a much more diverse slice of culture.

  Joe Rogan

  People, Boards, Culture

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• I love books and going to bookstores. My favorite sound is the sound of the needle hitting the record.

  Winona Ryder

  Book, Sound, Records

  Interview with Stephen Mooallem, www.interviewmagazine.com. April 23, 2013.

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• Forgiveness means it finally becomes unimportant that you hit back. You're done. It doesn't necessarily mean that you want to have lunch with the person. If you keep hitting back, you stay trapped in the nightmare.

  Anne Lamott

  Forgiveness, Mean, Lunch

  Anne Lamott (2006). “Plan B: Further Thoughts on Faith”, p.47, Penguin

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• I’m stuck babysitting turtle eggs while a volleyball player slash grease monkey slash aquarium volunteer tries to hit on me.” I’m not hitting on you,” he protested. No?” Believe me, you’d know if I was hitting on you. You wouldn’t be able to stop yourself from succumbing to my charms.

  Nicholas Sparks

  Volleyball, Believe, Player

  Nicholas Sparks (2009). “The Last Song”, p.84, Hachette UK

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• The ones here know I own this place and they give it space. After all, unlike the Dark-Hunters, I’m not banned from hitting or killing them, and they know it. (Sin) You’re just such a sweetie pie. I can’t imagine why the other Dark-Hunters won’t let you play their reindeer games. Shame on them all. (Kat)

  Sherrilyn Kenyon

  Dark, Games, Play

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• The Deliverator belongs to an elite order, a hallow subcategory. He's got esprit up to here. Right now, he is preparing to carry out his third mission of the night. His uniform is black as activated charcoal, filtering the very light out of the air. A bullet will bounce off its arachnofiber weave like a wren hitting a patio door, but excess perspiration wafts through it like a breeze through a freshly napalmed forest. Where his body has bony extremities, the suit has sintered armorgel: feels like gritty jello, protects like a stack of telephone books.

  Neal Stephenson

  Book, Night, Light

  Neal Stephenson (2003). “Snow Crash”, p.1, Spectra

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• That really was NOT fun, though. Well, the hitting-her-with-a-stick part, that was fun. But crashing into a concrete bear? NOT fun.

  Rick Riordan

  Fun, Bears, Sticks

  Rick Riordan (2006). “The lightning thief”

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• Ow do you knock out a Denizen?" asked Suzy. "I tried it myself once or twice, but just hitting them never works." "It is not the force of the blow, but the authority with which it is delivered," quoth the raven.

  Garth Nix

  Blow, Ravens, Authority

  Garth Nix (2011). “Lord Sunday”, p.25, Scholastic Inc.

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• Who knew hitting my head and passing out would be so much fun?

  P. C. Cast

  Fun, Would Be, Dandelions

  P. C. Cast, Kristin Cast (2013). “House of Night Series”, p.31, Macmillan

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• The first casualty of hitting rock bottom is vanity.

  Richard Paul Evans

  Vanity, Rocks, Firsts

  Richard Paul Evans (2014). “Richard Paul Evans: The Complete Walk Series eBook Boxed Set: The Walk, Miles to Go, Road to Grace, Step of Faith, Walking on Water”, p.125, Simon and Schuster

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• I had this feeling that he and I , in this moment, were a car crash, and instead of putting on the brakes, I was hitting the accelerator.

  Maggie Stiefvater

  Car, Feelings, Moments

  Maggie Stiefvater (2014). “Shiver Series (Shiver, Linger, Forever, Sinner)”, p.499, Scholastic Inc.

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• I do hope you have some money. I'm getting tired of hitting people.

  Barbara Mertz

  Tired, People, Getting Tired

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• Listen to this, okay? Just listen. You hear that? That's market bacon hitting the pan. Today a child is born unto us, and his name will be bacon.

  Bryan Lee O'Malley

  Children, Names, Today

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• I laugh, and it was amazing! I swear I could see my laughter floating around me like puffy things you blow off a dandelion, only instead of being white it was birthday-cake-frosting-blue. wow! Who knew hitting my head and passing out would be so much fun? I wonder if this was what it was like to be high.

  P. C. Cast

  Laughter, Fun, Blow

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