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«I have always felt that although someone may defeat me, and I strike out in a ball game, the pitcher on the particular day was the best player. But I know when I see him again, I'm going to be ready for his curve ball. Failure is a part of success. There is no such thing as a bed of roses all your life. But failure will never stand in the way of success if you learn from it.»
Author: Hank Aaron
| Keywords:
ball game, bed of roses, curve, curve ball, no ball, pitcher, stand in, strike out
«The first act of awe, when man was struck with the beauty or wonder of Nature, was the first spiritual experience.»
«A poet is someone who stands outside in the rain hoping to be struck by lightning.»
Author: James Dickey
| About:
Poetry
| Keywords:
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«If you want to succeed you should strike out on new paths, rather than travel the worn paths of accepted success.»
Author: John D. Rockefeller
(Industrialist, Philanthropist)
| About:
Success
| Keywords:
accepted, paths, strike, strike out, succeed, travel, worn
«I was reminded that when we lose and I strike out, a billion people in China don't care.»
Author: Reggie Jackson
| Keywords:
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«It is from numberless diverse acts of courage and belief that human history is shaped. Each time a man stands up for an ideal, or acts to improve the lot of others, or strikes out against injustice, he sends forth a tiny ripple of hope.»
Author: Robert Francis Kennedy
| About:
Courage,
History,
Injustice,
Inspiration,
Mankind
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«I'm always amazed when a pitcher becomes angry at a hitter for hitting a home run off him. When I strike out, I don't get angry at the pitcher, I get angry at myself. I would think that if a pitcher threw up a home run ball, he should be angry at himself.»
«Luther was guilty of two great crimes - he struck the Pope in his crown, and the monks in their belly.»
«I am glad to know that there is a system of labor where the laborer can strike if he wants to! I would like to God that such a system prevailed all over the world»
Author: Abraham Lincoln
(President)
| Keywords:
all over, glad, gladder, gladdest, I was glad, labor, laborer, prevailed, strike, strike out, system
«One of the most striking differences between a cat and a lie is that a cat has only nine lives.»
Author: Mark Twain
(Humorist, Lecturer, Writer)
| Keywords:
differences, nine, Nine Lives, strike out, striking
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