Inches Quotes - Page 19

• I don't like to be out of my comfort zone, which is about a half an inch wide.

  Larry David

  Comfort, Half, Zone

  "Preeetty good. Larry's back and still misanthropic after all these years" by Vanessa Thorpe, www.theguardian.com. September 16, 2017.

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• Baseball is only a game, a game of inches and a lot of luck. During a time of all-out war, sports are very insignificant.

  Bob Feller

  Sports, Baseball, War

  "For Feller, Navy was easy decision". Interview with Mary Buckheit, www.espn.com. November 12, 2009.

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• Nothing burns more calories than dancing in 5-inch heels... try it!

  Ariana Grande

  Dancing, Trying, Calories

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• We repeat today that we are with the establishment of a Palestinian state on any liberated part of Palestinian land that is agreed upon by the Palestinian people, without recognizing Israel or conceding any inch of historical Palestine.

  Ismail Haniyeh

  Israel, Land, People

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• Baseball is a spirited race of man against man, reflex against reflex. A game of inches. Every skill is measured. Every heroic, every failing is seen and cheered, or booed. And then becomes a statistic.

  Ernie Harwell

  Baseball, Men, Race

  Ernie Harwell (1986). “Tuned to Baseball”, Taylor Trade Publishing

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• When you see a fashion show, you see those seven minutes of what was six months of tedious work of, you know, going up an inch and down an inch, changing it from one shade of red to another shade of red. So it's the same as any creative process. The result is what we see, but the process is really labor intensive and work.

  Marc Jacobs

  Fashion, Creative, Six Months

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• The seven-inch tablets are tweeners: too big to compete with a smartphone, and too small to compete with an iPad.

  Steve Jobs

  Smartphones, Ipads, Tablets

  "Steve Jobs: why Android isn't open, and we won't build a 7" iPad" by Charles Arthur, www.theguardian.com. October 19, 2010.

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• The reason we wouldn't make a seven-inch tablet isn't because we don't want to hit a price point, it's because we don't think you can make a great tablet with a seven-inch screen.

  Steve Jobs

  Thinking, Want, Tablets

  "Steve Jobs: why Android isn't open, and we won't build a 7" iPad" by Charles Arthur, www.theguardian.com. October 19, 2010.

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• We can summarize electricity, magnetism and gravity into equations one inch long, and that's the power of field theory. And so I said to myself: I will create a field theory of strings. And when I did it one day, it was incredible, realizing that on a sheet of paper I can write down an equation which summarized almost all physical knowledge.

  Michio Kaku

  Writing, Long, One Day

  "'Physics Of The Future': How We'll Live In 2100?". "Fresh Air" with Terry Gross, www-s1.npr.org. November 29, 2011.

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• My view of life is, 'If you're going to miss Heaven, why miss it by two inches? Miss it!

  Sam Kinison

  Views, Two, Missing

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• I need my products to work and be fast! I don't love having 50 different things in my bathroom, like a different cream for every inch of my face. That's so not me.

  Heidi Klum

  Faces, Different, Needs

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• The highest heels I do are six-inch heels - but mostly only dancers can wear them, since they are used to being on point in ballet shoes. Their feet are arched.

  Christian Louboutin

  Shoes, Feet, Dancer

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• What was called extreme 20 years ago definitely isn't extreme anymore. When I started, I remember people saying, 'Oh my God, I can't walk in that!' It was like, three inches - they look like kitten heels now.

  Christian Louboutin

  Years, People, Three

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• I see the entire world as Eden, and every time you take an inch of it away, you must do so with respect.

  Joni Mitchell

  Eden, World

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• Somehow I think Trophy Wives wear more makeup and less cutlery. But hey, I haven't ever met a Trophy Wife, maybe I'm wrong. Maybe they know what I know, that the true way to a man's heart is six inches of metal between his ribs.

  Laurell K. Hamilton

  Heart, Makeup, Men

  Laurell K. Hamilton (2011). “Laurell K. Hamilton's Anita Blake, Vampire Hunter collection 6-10”, p.2783, Penguin

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• The girl gave him a look which ought to have stuck at least four inches out of his back.

  Raymond Chandler

  Girl, Looks, Four

  Raymond Chandler (2002). “The Long Goodbye: A Novel”, p.6, Vintage Crime/Black Lizard

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• Finally I went and found my hat and skewered it on my head with a four-inch hat pin. I wore the hat because I knew my mother never visited without one. The pin I thought would be a comfort in case of emergency.

  Megan Whalen Turner

  Mother, Comfort, Would Be

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• Payton grinned. “You must be Chase.” As she extended her hand in introduction, she took the opportunity to give him a more thorough once-over. He had dark wavy hair and warm brown eyes. Very Pat-rick Dempsey/McDreamy-esque. Good build, not terribly tall, maybe only five-ten-ish, but since Payton measured in at exactly five-three and one-third inch, she could work with this

  Julie James

  Eye, Dark, Opportunity

  Julie James (2009). “Practice Makes Perfect”, p.79, Penguin

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• The scream of the twelve-inch shrapnel is more penetrating than the hiss from a thousand Jewish newspaper vipers. Therefore let them go on with their hissing.

  Adolf Hitler

  Twelve, Goes On, Vipers

  Adolf Hitler (2016). “Mein Kampf: My Struggle: (Vol. I & Vol. II) - (Complete & Illustrated Edition)”, p.250, eKitap Projesi

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• Lucas should've run out of there that instant. Instead he stared at me through the glass and slowly unfolded his hand opposite mine so that our hands were pressed againts the pane of glass, fingers to fingers, palm to palm. We each move closer, so that our faces were only inches apart. Even with the stained glass, window between us, it felt as intimate as any kiss we'd shared.

  Claudia Gray

  Running, Moving, Kissing

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• Can I ask you something personal?” Six inches but I tell everyone eight.

  John Barnes

  Eight, Six, Asks

  John Barnes (2009). “Tales of the Madman Underground”, p.89, Penguin

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• Things on the essential list: vodka, Nine Inch Nails, a steady supply of mortal men, and an all-purpose bitchy attitude.

  Richelle Mead

  Attitude, Men, Essentials

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• I shall die here. Every last inch of me shall perish. Except one. An inch. It's small and it's fragile and it's the only thing in the world worth having. we must never lose it, or sell it, or give it away. We must never let them take it from us.

  Alan Moore

  Giving, World, Lasts

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• I just wondered where you —” Ron broke off, shrugging. “Nothing. I’m going back to bed.” “Just thought you’d come nosing around, did you?” Harry shouted. He knew that Ron had no idea what he’d walked in on, knew he hadn’t done it on purpose, but he didn’t care — at this moment he hated everything about Ron, right down to the several inches of bare ankle showing beneath his pajama trousers.

  J. K. Rowling

  Ideas, Bed, Purpose

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• Dancing. Come on. You can do it. It's a lot like navigating through a laser grid. It requires rhythm.' He moved her hips to the beat of the distant music. 'And patience.' He spun her around slowly and back toward him. 'And it's only fun if you trust your partner.' The dip was so slow, so smooth that Kat didn't know it was happening until the world was already turned upside down and Hale's face was inches from her own. Count me in, Kat.' He squeezed her tighter. 'You should always count me in.

  Ally Carter

  Fun, Dancing, World

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