#misses

Yes, I do agree we need health care reform; however, this bill badly misses the mark. Congress can and must do better for the American people. ↗

— John Mica

#american #american people #badly #better #bill

The root of all superstition is that men observe when a thing hits, but not when it misses. ↗

— Francis Bacon

#men #misses #observe #root #superstition

God knows how many things a man misses by becoming smug and assuming that matters will take their own course. ↗

— Loren Eiseley

#becoming #course #god #how #knows

Boston is a very proud franchise. The NBA misses them when they are not in the mix. They, along with teams like the Knicks and 76ers are a big part of the heart, soul and history of the league. ↗

— Doug Collins

#big #boston #franchise #heart #history

Sasha gets a raw deal from the press. She makes one mistake in her program and people rip her for not pulling it off when it counts. But she never falls apart. She never just completely folds and misses everything. Usually it's just one mistake. ↗

— Brian Boitano

#completely #counts #deal #everything #falls

Voters tell politicians what they want through the ballot box. Constantly second-guessing them by speculating whether the parties should gang up on each other misses the point. ↗

— Nick Clegg

#ballot box #box #constantly #each #gang

I learned to listen and listen very well. It helped me athletically and in the classroom as well. The person who talks a lot or talks over people misses out because they weren't listening. ↗

— Jackie Joyner-Kersee

#classroom #helped #i #learned #listen

The person who talks a lot or talks over people misses out because they weren't listening. ↗

— Jackie Joyner-Kersee

#listening #lot #misses #out #over

Authors should do multiple submissions to agents. I mean, that's the way the business world works and whether or not the industry likes it or not, they can't stop you from submitting to multiple agents and you know what? If an agent misses out on you because they took too long with your query letter, tough luck for them. ↗

— Brad Thor

#agents #authors #because #business #business world

By deafness one gains in one respect more than one loses; one misses more nonsense than sense. ↗

— Horace Walpole

#gains #loses #misses #more #nonsense