#leagues

Stood off and on during the night, determining not to come to anchor till morning, fearing to meet with shoals; continued our course in the morning; and as the island was found to be six or seven leagues distant, and the tide was against us, it was noon when we arrived there. ↗

— Christopher Columbus

#anchor #arrived #come #continued #course

I am so envious of my colleagues from 100 years ago who only sang new works, they hardly ever sang revivals. ↗

— Renee Fleming

#ago #am #colleagues #envious #ever

The more that Japanese players go to the big leagues to play and succeed, the more that will serve to inspire young kids in Japan to want to become baseball players when they grow up. ↗

— Ichiro Suzuki

#baseball players #become #big #big leagues #go

We will ensure that associates continue to possess unsurpassed product knowledge and maintain their dedication to customer service and respect for their colleagues and for the communities in which they work and live. ↗

— Arthur Blank

#colleagues #communities #continue #customer #customer service

I found that part of it towards San Salvador extending from north to south five leagues, and the other side which we coasted along, ran from east to west more than ten leagues. ↗

— Christopher Columbus

#coasted #east #extending #five #found

We must continue our fight to ensure that Federal, State, and local authorities have the resources and support necessary to combat this growing epidemic. This is a top priority for me and many of my colleagues here in Congress. ↗

— Ron Lewis

#colleagues #combat #congress #continue #ensure

I would have strong opinions and be prepared to argue my case, but if you talk to my colleagues, I think you'd find they consider me the jokester, the informal mayor of the West Wing. ↗

— Karl Rove

#be prepared #case #colleagues #consider #find

My high school coach was Ray O'Conner. He has coached a lot of players that have signed professional contracts, and many of those have gone on to play in the major leagues. ↗

— Robin Yount

#coached #conner #contracts #gone #high

If you don't know what to do with many of the papers piled on your desk, stick a dozen colleagues initials on them and pass them along. When in doubt, route. ↗

— Malcolm Forbes

#colleagues #desk #doubt #dozen #initials

Nixon was the most dishonest individual I have ever met in my life. He lied to his wife, his family, his friends, his colleagues in the Congress, lifetime members of his own political party, the American people and the world. ↗

— Barry Goldwater

#american people #colleagues #congress #dishonest #ever