#shot

Obviously, losing a parent is very difficult. I miss my dad every day, but I know he would be proud to see me continuing to swim and going for another shot at the Olympics. ↗

— Eric Shanteau

#continuing #dad #day #difficult #every

To question reason is to trust it. ↗

— Mitch Stokes

#kant #philosophy #reason #shot-of-faith-to-the-head #faith

And I meant to tell you: that was a one-in-a-thousand shot." She raised her hand. "Don't." "It was awesome," George confirmed. "It really was," Jack said. "His head exploded. ↗

— Ilona Andrews

#fate-s-edge #funny #george #ilona-andrew #jack

And then his noise falls completely silent- And he stops struggling- And looking right into my eyes- He dies. My Todd dies. ↗

— Patrick Ness

#sad #shot #todd #death

I've missed more than 9000 shots in my career. I've lost almost 300 games. 26 times, I've been trusted to take the game winning shot and missed. I've failed over and over and over again in my life. And that is why I succeed. ↗

— Michael Jordan

#again #almost #been #career #failed

I don't play with my life by talking bullshit. I might have some chances in this bitchy life, but I've got only one fuckin' chance to give... my best shot. ↗

— Toba Beta

#chances #give-your-best-shot #life #tough-life #truth

No, every album is something like a snapshot. It only shows one moment in time. It shows what we feel and think right at that point in time, nothing more and nothing less. ↗

— Damon Albarn

#every #feel #less #like #moment

Do not pray for easy lives. Prey to be stronger men. ↗

— John F. Kennedy

#john-wilkes-booth #president #shot #men

If they want peace, nations should avoid the pin-pricks that precede cannon shots. ↗

— Napoleon Bonaparte

#avoid #cannon #nations #precede #shots

The only difference between a good shot and a bad shot is if it goes in or not. ↗

— Charles Barkley

#between #difference #goes #good #only