Stroke Quotes

345 quotes by 299 authors

Some kinds of nails, such as those used for defending the soles of coarse shoes, called hobnails, require a particular form of the head, which… — Charles Babbage
I do not believe that any man fears to be dead, but only the stroke of death. — Francis Bacon
I'm constantly in fear of having a stroke. — Lewis Black
There'd never been a more advantageous time to be a criminal in America than during the 13 years of Prohibition. At a stroke, the American… — Bill Bryson
There is one topic peremptorily forbidden to all well-bred, to all rational mortals, namely, their distempers. If you have not slept or if you have… — Ralph Waldo Emerson
The man of the future who will redeem us not only from the hitherto reigning ideal but also from that which was bound to grow… — Friedrich Nietzsche
May there not be methods of using explosive energy incomparably more intense than anything heretofore discovered? Might not a bomb no bigger than an orange… — Winston Churchill
To say prayers in a decent, delicate way is not heavy work. But to pray really, to pray till hell feels the ponderous stroke, to… — Edward McKendree Bounds
On the golf course, a man may be the dogged victim of inexorable fate, be struck down by an appalling stroke of tragedy, become the… — Bobby Jones
[Jack Nicklaus] was the first to bring in course management. He could go to a course and tell you within one stroke what was going… — Lee Trevino
It will do us little good to wire the world if we short circut our souls. There is no delete button for racism, poverty, or… — Tom Brokaw
We had a sunset of a very fine sort. The vast plain of the sea was marked off in bands of sharply-contrasted colors: great stretches… — Mark Twain
I have an insane desire to shave a stroke or two off my handicap. — Alistair Cooke
They were real golfers, for real golf is a thing of the spirit, not of mere mechanical excellence of stroke. — P.G. Wodehouse
He [the golfer] must have the courage to keep trying in the face of ill luck or disappointment, and timidity to appreciate and appraise the… — Bobby Jones
Virginity is now a mere preamble or waiting room to be got out of as soon as possible; it is without significance. Old age is… — Ursula K. Le Guin
Put God in your debt. Every stroke shall be repaid. The longer the payment is with-held, the better for you; for compound interest on compound… — Ralph Waldo Emerson
As you swim the river of live, do the breast stroke. It helps to clear the turds from your path. — George Carlin
She plunged into a sea of platitudes, and with the powerful breast stroke of a channel swimmer, made her confident way towards the white cliffs… — W. Somerset Maugham
Take a risk a day - one small or bold stroke that will make you feel great once you have done it. — Susan Jeffers

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