#strike

At first, it's unfamiliar, then it strikes root. ↗

— Fernando Pessoa

#root #strikes #then #unfamiliar

When anger rushes unrestrained to action, like a hot steed, it stumbles on its way. The man of thought strikes deepest and strikes safely. ↗

— Richard Savage

#anger #deepest #hot #like #man

Happiness is a sunbeam which may pass through a thousand bosoms without losing a particle of its original ray; nay, when it strikes on a kindred heart, like the converged light on a mirror, it reflects itself with redoubled brightness. It is not perfected till it is shared. ↗

— Jane Porter

#brightness #happiness #heart #itself #kindred

John Wetteland had a very good curveball. He threw it for a strike, too, in any count, any situation. But, he really didn't use it much. He didn't want to throw it. He wanted to throw fastball-slider. ↗

— Jorge Posada

#count #good #had #john #much

The reality is that a consumer culture which chucks out its iPhones for a new version every nine months is completely unsustainable, because Earth has already reached the tipping point. 'The General Strike' attempts to personalize these issues and encourage listeners to look for a new model. ↗

— Justin Sane

#attempts #because #completely #consumer #culture

Kate Daniels, trained negotiator. When in possession of some valuable information, give it away to the first sexy man you see with no guarantee of return. ↗

— Ilona Andrews

#magic-strikes #raphael #sexy

Curran grinned and my heart made a little jump. I didn’t expect that. “That’s it? That’s your witty comeback?” “Yep.” Eloquence ’R’ Us. When in trouble, keep it monosyllabic—safer that way. ↗

— Ilona Andrews

#witty

Curran looked at me. “What the hell was I supposed to do, catch the werebison as he was falling? ↗

— Ilona Andrews

#kate

I want to see the writers strike because the writers, god bless them, are the only true commies we have in Hollywood. ↗

— Ned Beatty

#bless #god #god bless #hollywood #i

Plus the public's attention span is so short right now, if a skater doesn't strike while the iron is hot... well it's not like people will forget you, but they just won't care anymore. ↗

— Brian Boitano

#attention #attention span #care #forget #hot