#pool

Nine-tenths of tactics are certain, and taught in books: but the irrational tenth is like the kingfisher flashing across the pool, and that is the test of generals. ↗

— T. E. Lawrence

#books #certain #flashing #generals #irrational

I love going for a swim. Growing up in England, anywhere with a pool seems like the height of glamour to me. ↗

— Damian Lewis

#england #glamour #going #growing #growing up

In the end, arguing about affirmative action in selective colleges is like arguing about the size of a spigot while ignoring the pool and the pipeline that feed it. Slots at Duke and Princeton and Cal are finite. ↗

— Eric Liu

#action #affirmative #affirmative action #arguing #cal

Just all that hard work, all those hours in the pool, I feel like it's about to pay off. I guess we'll just have to wait and see this summer. ↗

— Ryan Lochte

#feel #guess #hard #hard work #hours

The only way to get ahead in the music business these days is to call up all your friends. To pool your resources. ↗

— Shelby Lynne

#business #call #days #friends #get

Fame has sent a number of celebrities off the deep end, and in the case of Michael Jackson, to the kiddy pool. ↗

— Bill Maher

#celebrities #deep #deep end #end #fame

It's also not unusual for writers to look backward. Because that's your pool of resources. ↗

— Paul McCartney

#backward #because #look #pool #resources

We spent last night listening to Liverpool football team on the radio, wanting them to win so badly. Paul supports Liverpool. He was Everton for a while because of his family - but it's all Liverpool now. ↗

— Linda McCartney

#because #everton #family #football #football team

Somebody said to me, 'But the Beatles were anti-materialistic.' That's a huge myth. John and I literally used to sit down and say, 'Now, let's write a swimming pool.' ↗

— Paul McCartney

#down #huge #i #john #literally

We were a savage little lot, Liverpool kids, not pacifist or vegetarian or anything. But I feel I've gone beyond that, and that it was immature to be so prejudiced and believe in all the stereotypes. ↗

— Paul McCartney

#believe #beyond #feel #gone #i