#smack

The road to the future leads us smack into the wall. We simply ricochet off the alternatives that destiny offers. Our survival is no more than a question of 25, 50 or perhaps 100 years. ↗

— Jacques Yves Cousteau

#alternatives #destiny #future #into #leads

When I was young and we got caught pinching apples, we got a smack from the local policeman. Today if that happened he would be sued. There is a tendency to punish the victim, not the criminal. If someone broke into my house or my mum's house, I worry that the burglar has more rights than me. ↗

— Simon Cowell

#broke #burglar #caught #criminal #got

It's all happening too fast. I've got to put the brakes on or I'll smack into something. ↗

— Mel Gibson

#fast #got #happening #i #into

Daddy loves you, but he smacks you, and he can shout at you and smash things, but Daddy still loves you. So when you get into a relationship with someone who does all of that, why would it be unusual? ↗

— Trisha Goddard

#does #get #into #loves #relationship

Mothers send strips to daughters to make a point. Daughters smack strips down on the breakfast table to make a point. My own mom sometimes cuts a strip out and sends it to me to make sure I understand her. ↗

— Cathy Guisewite

#cuts #daughters #down #her #i

We have to remember we're in a global economy. The purpose of fiscal stimulus is not simply to sustain activity in our national economies, but to help the global economy as well, and that's why it's so critical that measures in those packages avoid anything that smacks of protectionism. ↗

— Stephen Harper

#anything #avoid #critical #economies #economy

Nicolas Sarkozy said he could see a wave rising. For once he was right. The wave's coming; it's high, its strong, and it's going to smack him in the face. ↗

— Francois Hollande

#could #face #going #high #him

I can cope with a smack in the face, or at least I should be able to after the number I have had. This one was just run-of-the-mill for me. ↗

— Richard Gough

#after #cope #face #had #i

There are women who take it to the wire. That's what they are looking for, the ultimate confrontation. They want a smack. ↗

— Sean Connery

#looking #smack #take #ultimate #want

Old age is an insult. It's like being smacked. ↗

— Lawrence Durrell

#being #insult #like #old #old age