#beating

For a Catholic kid in parochial school, the only way to survive the beatings - by classmates, not the nuns - was to be the funny guy. ↗

— George A. Romero

#catholic #classmates #funny #funny guy #guy

It is for us to pray not for tasks equal to our powers, but for powers equal to our tasks, to go forward with a great desire forever beating at the door of our hearts as we travel toward our distant goal. ↗

— Helen Keller

#desire #distant #door #equal #forever

This last year I kind of stopped working out. I think my body just needed a break. And so I did that, and focused more on feeling good as opposed to beating myself up. ↗

— Gwen Stefani

#body #break #did #feeling #feeling good

When it is good, theatre takes a lot of beating both to watch and perform. ↗

— Dan Stevens

#both #good #lot #perform #takes

As far as wrestling goes, as long as my body is able to withstand the physical beating, I will keep wrestling. ↗

— Trish Stratus

#as far as #beating #body #far #goes

In mine opinion, love is fitter than fear, gentleness better than beating, to bring up a child rightly in learning. ↗

— Roger Ascham

#better #bring #child #fear #fitter

The only thing my old man ever gave me was a beating. ↗

— Sonny Liston

#ever #gave #man #me #old

It's a prizefight. Get off the stool, take your beating, go back to your corner, rest, and take a beating again. Believe in your own talent. Marry well. ↗

— Bruce Paltrow

#back #beating #believe #corner #get

I remember when we were in the World Cup in Australia and I had to win the singles against Tony Payne, best of seven legs, to win it. I was 2-0 down but ended up beating him 4-2. ↗

— Eric Bristow

#australia #beating #best #cup #down

Don't spend time beating on a wall, hoping to transform it into a door. ↗

— Coco Chanel

#door #hoping #into #spend #time