Quotes about bat
batting business express federal government trample whom
The federal government does not trample in jackboots those with whom it does business. It wraps them in cotton batting and, when they express ingratitude, apologizes profusely. Timothy Noah
battered books gratifying love until
What's gratifying is that it's my books that are being read and reread until they're battered over the years. I love that. Isobelle Carmody
bats english-scientist nature pools sipping
Bats drink on the wing, like swallows, by sipping the surface, as they play over pools and streams.
battling imagining minority possibly signed thread weave within
I wanted to weave a green thread through the Conservative party; that's my job, and I signed up imagining that I would be in a very small minority within my party, possibly even on my own, battling away on these issues. Zac Goldsmith
battling decision decisions given life moment start stop supposed work
At any given moment, it's not about where we are supposed to be. It's about what work, which relationship, what decision I take. Every moment counts. Every decision counts. And if we look at our decisions in life as such, we stop battling and start winning. Yehuda Berg
bathroom call conversation heard high pay phone police received school student
The police received a call from a pay phone in the high school that a student heard a conversation in the bathroom about a bomb, ... But someone may not have overheard anything.
baton commercial ease expect housing leadership momentum overall pattern public remains starts taking
The overall momentum in construction remains solid. We expect this pattern to continue, with public and commercial construction taking the leadership baton in 2006 as housing starts ease back moderately.
battle energy full games past prepare ready week
The past two games were battles, so we have to be ready to go to battle (again). We'll prepare this full week for them, we'll come out with a lot of energy and be ready to go.
bath fresh instead love mum rubber since
When I was younger, my mum used to put fresh flowers in bath water instead of rubber ducks, and since then I had a love of perfumes. Virginia Hey
battalion came supply unit
The only black battalion on Iwo Jima was a small munitions supply unit that came to the beach. Clint Eastwood
bath bowl box call crack great lingerie oil open pearls tag toilet wear
Cancer is a great wake-up call. A call to take the tag off the new lingerie and wear that black lacy slip. To open the box of pearls and put them on. To crack open the bath oil beads before they shrivel up in a bowl on the toilet tank. Regina Brett
batch deal emails few ignore mindful permission rather trying weekly
I try to take a weekly digital Sabbath, batch my emails so I deal with them a few times a day rather than constantly, and increasingly give myself permission to ignore unsolicited communiques. I try, too, to give others more slack. The respond-now culture is a two-way street. I'm trying to be more mindful of that.
bathroom raining walk winter
The 3 a.m. walk to the bathroom when it's raining is really a drag, especially in the winter months, ... Plus, your friends think you're weird, but that's what makes it unique. Mark Brown
bat cannot cent host mean original per prove similarity viruses
The 92 per cent similarity may mean nothing and does not prove the bat was the original host. Even if two viruses are more than 99 per cent similar to each other, we still cannot say that they have a host relationship.
battles cavalry cowboys fought great horses improved methods naturally others raise took tribes warrior
The Apache and others who fought the great cavalry battles took the cavalry's horses and methods and improved on them. These great horse warrior tribes are now cowboys and they naturally raise their young to be cowboy kids.
battle brings capability combat experience extensive fewer forces group iraq qualities requisite third troops
The armored battle group that will deploy brings important qualities of extensive training, experience and hard-edge combat capability. It is not the case, as is often implied, that there are 130,000 U.S. troops that could take on this task, ... In fact, fewer than a third of U.S. forces in Iraq have the requisite combat capability, and of those even fewer have the armored capability that is needed. Geoff Hoon
battle came giving goes hard intense kevin steps time uphill weights
That was a very intense match. Kevin only weights 190-something so every time he goes out there he's giving up 30, 40 pounds. It's an uphill battle for him every time he steps out there. He wrestled as hard as he could. He just came up a little short.
battle best game goal good hit kids last proud public quit school skate start tough
That was a tough goal to give up, having it hit off the kid's skate like that to start off the game. It was good to see the kids not quit and battle back. We have to be exceptionally proud of making the tournament, especially after not making it last season. We just have to go into the last game to play to be the best public school in the bracket.
bat came double point positive six turned turning
That was a real positive for us. We turned that double play, and then we came to bat and scored six runs. It was the turning point of the game.
batter career elite enters groups tremendous
That would be a tremendous career achievement. If batter does that, he enters one of the elite groups of baseball. Frank Thomas
battling game rivals spots top
That was unfortunate to happen, but it should not take anything away from what was a very competitive game between two rivals who are battling for the top two spots in district. Scott Tucker
battle best
That was the best battle of the year! Valentino Rossi
battles biggest extra hit puts time
That was Taylor's biggest hit this season. I like how he battles and puts in the extra time to improve.
battling finally gives happened huge kept shot win
That was a huge win for our players. It still gives us a shot at the playoffs. The thing about the way it happened is we kept battling away at it and finally got there.
battle huge team
That was a huge loss. It's one of the more disappointing losses, especially for our team to battle back like that. Joe Nathan
battling guys
We have a lot of young guys battling for those other spots.
battles lose marriage moving public road supportive win work
We have a lot of work to do moving the American public to be more supportive of marriage for same-sex couples. And while we do that, we will win some battles and lose others. It is a long road ahead.
bats course struggling swing though
We can't keep them down forever. Even though they're struggling right now, they're going to swing the bats through the course of the season. Wayne King
battle carved drew marbles planning plans point rehearsal statues west
We know that there was significant rehearsal and planning, ... They even had markers, they drew marbles of the enemy, they drew carved statues and they made battle plans like they do at West Point today. Oliver Stone
battle half legal vindicated won
We have won every legal battle at every corner. We think we have vindicated his name. Two and a half years ago we said we would, and we think we have.
battles close games guys panic pull takes team veteran
We have veteran guys, guys who have been through the battles and know what it takes to pull out close games like this, ... It's not like we're going to panic when we get in those situations. We're not a young team anymore. Gilbert Arenas
battle practice win
We have to win the battle on the boards. We practice it every day. Jamie Dixon
battle bummer effort girls happy tried win
We have to win now, because this one didn't help. I was really happy with her effort on the mound. The girls tried to battle back, but it was a real bummer of a day.