Batter Quotes

60 quotes by 57 authors

We batter this planet as if we had someplace else to go. — Ann Druyan
Seeking the pleasure of conjugality without a willingness to assume the responsibilities of rearing a family is one of the onslaughts that now batter at… — David O. McKay
Rigel, Betelgeuse, and Orion. There was no finer church, no finer choir, than the stars speaking in silence to the many consumptives silently condemned, a… — Mark Helprin
You wish, or rather, have decided, to remove a splinter from someone? Very well, but do not go after it with a stick instead of… — John Climacus
Liza poured thick batter from a pitcher onto a soapstone griddle. The hot cakes rose like little hassocks, and small volcanoes formed and erupted on… — John Steinbeck
Watching a woman make Russian pancakes, you might think that she was calling on the spirits or extracting from the batter the philosopher's stone. — Anton Chekhov
Carlton does not pitch to the hitter, he pitches through him. The batter hardly exists for Steve. He's playing an elevated game of catch. — Tim McCarver
The pitcher setting up the batter. It's chess, and you play with it. — Al Leiter
The Jew continues to monopolize money, and he loosens or strangles the throat of the state with the loosening or strengthening of his purse strings...He… — Franz Liszt
There is a gesture he has, a motion, that always reminds me of a great batter leaning into a hit. He has a way of… — Gene Lees
If you could make a pudding wi' thinking o' the batter, it 'ud be easy getting dinner. — George Eliot
The pitcher wound up and he flang the ball at the batter. The batter swang and missed. The pitcher flang the ball again and this… — Dizzy Dean
I knew at a young age, whether I was playing baseball or hockey or lacrosse, that my teammates were counting on me, whether it be… — Wayne Gretzky
We think we have to work because the advertising industry has elevated wants into needs. The newspapers and the television batter us incessantly with the… — Tom Hodgkinson
When a batter swings and I see his knees move, I can tell just what his weaknesses are then I just put the ball where… — Satchel Paige
When the Pawn Hits the Conflicts He Thinks Like a King What He Knows Throws the Blows When He Goes to the Fight and He'll… — Fiona Apple
By all means," cried the bard, his eyes lighting up. "A Fflam to the rescue! Storm the castle! Carry it by assault! Batter down the… — Lloyd Alexander
Clap! Snap! the black crack! Grip, grab! Pinch, nab! And down down to Goblin-town You go, my lad! Clash, crash! Crush, smash! Hammer and tongs!… — J.R.R. Tolkien
But think of how much worse it would be to sit here, not knowing. Until the Dead choke the Ratterlin and Hedge walks across the… — Garth Nix
Dip a slice of bread in batter. That's September: yellow, gold, soft and sticky. Fry the bread. Now you have October: chewier, drier, streaked with… — Tom Robbins

Who Wrote These Batter Quotes

57 authors contributed a total of 60 Batter Quotes, led by these top contributors: