#halfway

The man who says he is willing to meet you halfway is usually a poor judge of distance. ↗

— Laurence J. Peter

#halfway #judge #man #meet #poor

Never look for the story in the 'lede.' Reporters are required to put what's happened up top, but the practiced pundit places a nugget of news, even a startling insight, halfway down the column, directed at the politiscenti. When pressed for time, the savvy reader starts there. ↗

— William Safire

#directed #down #even #halfway #happened

Courage stands halfway between cowardice and rashness, one of which is a lack, the other an excess of courage. ↗

— Plutarch

#courage #cowardice #excess #halfway #lack

America has global trade with plenty of nations that provide inexpensive labor, but it's better for us when they're in our own hemisphere, rather than sending that business halfway around the world. ↗

— Ernest Istook

#around #better #business #global #halfway

I picked up 'The Hunger Games' thinking it was written at my regressed reading level. I've spent hours reading it, and I'm not even halfway through. Our bass player, whose name is also Nate, ended up reading all three novels and loved them. ↗

— Nate Ruess

#bass #bass player #ended #even #games

I once saw my mother playing Mary Magdalene in a parish event. But she had to put the role aside in order to go and front the choir who were singing at the same occasion. She left the stage halfway through the Crucifixion. ↗

— Fiona Shaw

#choir #crucifixion #event #front #go

Is that a stake, Bones, or are you just happy with my new dress?” “In this case, it’s a stake. You could always feel around for something more, though. See what comes up. ↗

— Jeaniene Frost

#cat #funny #grave #halfway #funny

You can't be halfway in this business. If you don't meet the fans, you lose all you've got. ↗

— Loretta Lynn

#fans #got #halfway #lose #meet

Believe you can and you're halfway there. ↗

— Theodore Roosevelt

#believe #halfway #you

Whatever you do, don't do it halfway. ↗

— Bob Beamon

#whatever #you