224 Quotes About Swings

  • Author Gerard Manley Hopkins
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    And I have asked to be Where no storms come, Where the green swell is in the havens dumb, And out of the swing of the sea.

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  • Author Gordon B. Hinckley
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    To me the gospel is not a great mass of theological jargon. It is a simple and beautiful and logical thing, with one quiet truth following another in orderly sequence. I do not fret over the mysteries. I do not worry whether the heavenly gates swing or slide. I am only concerned that they open.

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  • Author Marilu Henner
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    Research has shown that even small amounts of processed food alter the chemical balance in our brain and cause negative mood swings along with noticeable dips ill energy.

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  • Author Nick Harkaway
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    The tree of nonsense is watered with error, and from its branches swing the pumpkins of disaster.

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  • Author Nick Hornby
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    Indeed, there is a moment on the first CD - the electrifying opening to "I Got Loaded," which sounds like an R&B standard but isn't - when you might find yourself asking whether anyone who has ever been smitten by pop music can fail to have his heart stopped by the chords, the swing, and, once again, Steve Berlin's wonderfully greasy sax.

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  • Author Reid Hoffman
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    Success...is no longer a simple ascension of steps. You need to climb sideways and sometimes down, and sometimes you need to swing from the jungle gym and establish your own turf somewhere else on the playground.

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  • Author Reid Hoffman
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    One thing I learned in '97, when I thought the right time to found a company was during a swing-up, is that it's much better to start during an economic downturn. Partnerships are easier; hiring is easier; and the competition starts later.

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  • Author Rickey Henderson
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    I patterned myself after Reggie Jackson. I wanted to have that same swing and hit some homeruns. When I was down in A-ball, I was trying to be Reggie Jackson and I was striking out all the time. And I was like, 'This isn't the way Reggie is doing it, so I got to change.'

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