Thirds Quotes

1618 Thirds quotes by 1268 unique authors

Running the big rapids is like sex: half the fun lies in the anticipation. Two thirds of the thrill with the approach. The remainder is… — Edward Abbey
If we get chased out of Iraq with our tail between our legs, that will be the fifth consecutive Third-world country with no hint of… — Hunter S. Thompson
I had too much respect for the game to leave it behind or to make it my second or third sport in college — Ryne Sandberg
I knew that even if I were second or third rate, it was astronomy that mattered. — Edwin Powell Hubble
Once upon a time, the most successful Democratic leader of them all, FDR, looked south and said I see one third of a nation ill-housed,… — Zell Miller
I see one-third of a nation and it can go to hell. — Zell Miller
I make a project and I panic. Which is good, it can be a method. First, panic. Second, conquer panic by working. Third, find ways… — Eduardo Souto de Moura
The first cup moistens my lips and throat; The second cup breaks my loneliness; The third cup searches my barren entrail but to find therein… — Lu Tong
People in Third World countries think and laugh and smile, just like us. We have got to understand that we are them they are us. — Rachel Corrie
Text first, rhythm second, melody third. — Claudio Monteverdi
Wounded vanity knows when it is mortally hurt; and limps off the field, piteous, all disguises thrown away. But pride carries its banner to the… — Helen Hunt Jackson
The role of third parties is to sting like a bee, then die. — Richard Hofstadter
As you deal with thumb-crossings, or fingerings for the F-sharp-minor scale, or chromatic scales in double thirds, it is hard to accept that these will… — Jeremy Denk
Married life can seem as if it's only five days long. The first day you meet, the second day you marry, the third day your… — Mark Driscoll
... I got home, picked up my ax, turned on the four-track and just played it ... I played three solos back to back on… — Dimebag Darrell
The fundamental principles of our religion are the testimony of the Apostles and Prophets, concerning Jesus Christ, that He died, was buried, and rose again… — Joseph Smith, Jr.
I enjoy writing for third and fourth graders most of all. — Beverly Cleary
Sachin Tendulkar is, in my time, the best player without doubt - daylight second, Brian Lara third. — Shane Warne
I believe that Western civilization, after some disgusting glitches, has become almost civilized. I believe it is our first duty to protect that civilization. I… — P.J. O'Rourke
One nice thing about the Third World, you don't have to fasten your seat belt. (Or stop smoking. Or cut down on saturated fats.) It… — P.J. O'Rourke
This third day of October, 1942, is the first of a new era in transportation, that of space travel — Walter Dornberger
The first bowl sleekly moistened throat and lips, The second banished all my loneliness The third expelled the dullness from my mind, Sharpening inspiration gained… — Lu Tong
In the fall of 1972, President Nixon announced that the rate of increase of inflation was decreasing. This was the first time a president used… — Unknown Author
If he raced his pregnant wife he'd finish third. — Tommy Lasorda
One of the hardest things in life to accept is a called third strike. — Robert Frost

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