#strike

If we strike a line to the N.W. from Sydney to Wellington Valley, we shall find that little change takes place in the geological features of the country. ↗

— Charles Sturt

#country #features #find #geological #line

It's tough to strike out. Believe me. I hate striking out. It's no fun. It's embarrassing. But there really isn't anything I can do. It's just a part of my game. ↗

— Jim Thome

#believe #embarrassing #fun #game #hate

So we knew their intentions were to strike in the United States. We also knew from other sources of dozens of examples of where the notion of using planes as weapons was discussed. ↗

— Richard Ben-Veniste

#discussed #dozens #examples #intentions #knew

I have known the fruits of strikes. The bitter and the sweet. Hunger and music. ↗

— Merle Travis

#fruits #hunger #i #known #music

I am very much aware of the visual side of things. I do a lot of photography. I often take Polaroids of things that strike me as visually interesting, just to remember them and perhaps use later. ↗

— Helena Christensen

#aware #i #i am #i do #interesting

Sectarian divide has created a schism in our society that is a major challenge. As monarch of all Bahrainis, it pains me to see many harmed by the actions of a few. And yet I am optimistic and have faith in our people. We all realize that now is the time to strike a balance between stability and gradual reform. ↗

— Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa

#am #balance #between #challenge #created

With the newspaper strike on, I wouldn't consider dying. ↗

— Bette Davis

#dying #i #newspaper #strike

There shall be no solution to this race problem until you, yourselves, strike the blow for liberty. ↗

— Marcus Garvey

#liberty #problem #race #race problem #shall

Every now and then, I strike something that just goes click, you know, in my head. As Gertrude Stein used to say, it rings the bell, and I feel, this is great. ↗

— James Laughlin

#click #every #feel #gertrude #gertrude stein

We got orders to strike the Marshall and Gilbert Islands. We had a task force with the Enterprise. We had two or three cruisers and probably eight or 10 destroyers. ↗

— Barney Ross

#eight #enterprise #force #gilbert #got