Ground Quotes

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As water shapes its flow in accordance with the ground, so an army manages its victory in accordance with the situation of the enemy. — Sun Tzu
I thought I would keep it on the ground until I became familiar with it, but on account of the wind, I unexpectedly took to… — Arthur P. Warner
I headed for this white mountain, but was caught in the wind and the mist . . . I followed the cliff from north to… — Louis Bleriot
The powered flight took a total of about eight and a half minutes. It seemed to me it had gone by in a lash. We… — Robert Crippen
It will never do to plead sin as an excuse for sin, or to attempt to justify sinful acts by pleading that we have an… — Archibald Alexander
When you're having trouble and topping the ball, it means the ground is moving on you. — Chi Chi Rodriguez
I shot a wild elephant in Africa thirty yards from me, and it didn't hit the ground until it was right at my feet. I… — Sam Snead
Short putts are missed because it is not physically possible to make the little ball travel over uncertain ground for three or four feet with… — Walter Hagen
Bobby JonesConsidered objectively, it is quite obviously a very simple matter to propel a ball with a stick across some specially prepared ground and into… — Bobby Jones
If you can pick up a ground ball you'll play for any team you want. — Marcus Holman
The only thing that endures over time is the 'Law of the Farm.' You must prepare the ground, plant the seed, cultivate, and water if… — Stephen Covey
First prepare the ground, then prayer happens on its own accord. Prayer is something that you cannot do. Meditation is something that you can do… — Rajneesh
While I was not consulted prior to the President's decision to intervene in support of the Republic of Korea, that decision from a military standpoint,… — Douglas MacArthur
While no man in his right mind would advocate sending our ground forces into continental China, and such was never given a thought, the new… — Douglas MacArthur
There is no spot of ground, however arid, bare or ugly, that cannot be tamed into such a state as may give an impression of… — Gertrude Jekyll
He who knows what sweets and virtues are in the ground, the plants, the waters, the heavens, and how to come at these enchantments -… — Ralph Waldo Emerson
To own a bit of ground, to scratch it with a hoe, to plant seeds, and watch the renewal of life - this is the… — Charles Dudley Warner
That small circle of earth became a second home to both of us. Gardening boring? Never! It has surprise, tragedy, startling developments - a soap… — Paul Fleischman
The grower of trees, the gardener, the man born to farming, whose hands reach into the ground and sprout, to him the soil is a… — Wendell Berry
It takes a while to grasp that not all failures are self-imposed, the result of ignorance, carelessness or inexperience. It takes a while to grasp… — Eleanor Perenyi

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