#stake

I think today the players are too nice to one another, but that might change with the unbalanced schedule, with teams playing each other more and more. When you face each other that much, with that much at stake, something's bound to happen. ↗

— Dennis Eckersley

#bound #change #each #face #happen

I had one good racket, a Wilson Javelin. It was my favorite racket, and I made the mistake of putting it next to the heater. It just got so hot that it melted. ↗

— Stefan Edberg

#good #got #had #hot #i

I like historical pieces. History was my favorite subject in school, it was the only subject I excelled in. I love the idea of history and the idea that we may have the opportunity to learn from our past mistakes. ↗

— Cary Elwes

#favorite #historical #history #i #i love

As it was, I realized choosing the study of Chinese literature as my life's work was probably a mistake. ↗

— Eric Allin Cornell

#choosing #i #life #literature #mistake

Like everyone else who makes the mistake of getting older, I begin each day with coffee and obituaries. ↗

— Bill Cosby

#begin #coffee #day #each #else

Mistakes are almost always of a sacred nature. Never try to correct them. On the contrary: rationalize them, understand them thoroughly. After that, it will be possible for you to sublimate them. ↗

— Salvador Dali

#almost #always #contrary #correct #mistakes

I didn't want to repeat my mistakes so I stopped, took some time out and started having therapy. My songs were bringing up feelings inside of me I didn't really understand, so I wanted to understand where they were coming from to help me be a better person and a better songwriter. ↗

— Neil Diamond

#better person #bringing #coming #feelings #having

The terrorists know what is at stake, which is why they are pulling out all the stops to derail our efforts. They understand that a free and democratic Iraq is a serious blow to their interests. ↗

— Elizabeth Dole

#democratic #democratic iraq #derail #efforts #free

Writers are not just people who sit down and write. They hazard themselves. Every time you compose a book your composition of yourself is at stake. ↗

— E. L. Doctorow

#compose #composition #down #every #every time

It is a capital mistake to theorize before one has data. ↗

— Arthur Conan Doyle

#capital #data #mistake