Throwing Quotes - Page 34

• Throwing out preclearance when it has worked and is continuing to work to stop discriminatory changes is like throwing away your umbrella in a rainstorm because you are not getting wet.

  Ruth Bader Ginsburg

  Umbrella, Rainstorms, Continuing

  "Shelby County v. Holder". Dissenting, United States Supreme Court case, 2013.

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• It was fine," I said stiffly. "We played Mouse Trap." "Is that what they're calling it these days?" she asked, throwing me a terrible grin. "I have to go give Rachel a quick bath. Feel free to make yourself some cocoa or whatever you like!" She stopped short of adding "...future child-bride of my only son.

  Maureen Johnson

  Children, Son, Giving

  John Green, Lauren Myracle, Maureen Johnson (2009). “Let It Snow: Three Holiday Stories”, p.68, Penguin

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• Sorry!' Dave's friend yelled when he saw me. 'That was my-' But i wasn't listening as,instead,i took every bit of the anger and stress of the last few minutes and days put it behind the ball, throwing it overhead at the basket as hard as i could. It went flying, hitting the backboard and banging through the netless hoop at full speed before shooting back out and nailing Dave Wade squarely on the forehead. And just like that, he was down.

  Sarah Dessen

  Inspirational, Basketball, Sorry

  Sarah Dessen (2011). “What Happened to Goodbye”, p.67, Penguin

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• You think Bernadette Maguire killed him?” “Uh… no. She’s, like I said, she’s old.” “Old people can kill people too.” “I know, but…” “She could be a ninja.” “She’s not a ninja, for God’s sake. She’s somebody’s great grandmother.” “I want you to think carefully about this, Kenny. Have you ever seen her with a sword?” “What?” “How about throwing stars?” “This is ridiculous.” “Have you ever seen her dressed up as a ninja? That would have been my first clue.” The girl sucked in her cheeks so she wouldn't laugh out loud.

  Derek Landy

  Girl, Stars, Grandmother

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• There should be a rule against your own inner monologue throwing around that much sarcasm.

  Jim Butcher

  Sarcasm, Should, Monologues

  Jim Butcher (2011). “Ghost Story: A Novel of the Dresden Files”, p.237, Penguin

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• *Throwing bread out of door* AND STAY OUT!

  Russell T Davies

  Doors, Bread

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• I have listened to many tales in my life, and told a few of my own. If this has taught me anything, it is that there are some occurrences that change the course of things, that make an alteration far beyond their own apparent magnitude. It is like the throwing of a tiny pebble into a pool, how it makes an ever-expanding circle of ripples, spreading right across the water's surface.

  Juliet Marillier

  Circles, Water, Tiny

  Juliet Marillier (2010). “Son of the Shadows: Book Two of the Sevenwaters Trilogy”, p.418, Macmillan

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• Sometimes for me not throwing a tantrum is what running a marathon or swimming the English Channel must be like for others of a less-challenging emotional nature.

  Roseanne Barr

  Running, Swimming, Emotional

  Roseanne Barr (2012). “Roseannearchy: Dispatches from the Nut Farm”, p.21, Simon and Schuster

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• I can remember being bullied and teased. It was absolutely horrible. I got kicked out of ninth grade for throwing a book at a girl who teased me. It was absolutely terrible.

  Temple Grandin

  Girl, Book, Remember

  "Autism & animal welfare activist Temple Grandin". "The Tavis Smiley Show", www.pbs.org. July 5, 2013.

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• Wonderful. What's the point of throwing a hissy fit without friends and family on hand to hear it?" -Amy Cahill

  Gordon Korman

  Hands, Family And Friends, Amy

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• Just because your wife schmoozes with somebody too much, you can't go throwing the kids out with the bath water! And that's the way the law's tied up right now.

  Nick Nolte

  Kids, Law, Water

  Source: www.avclub.com

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• I couldn't stop throwing theories at [Jimmi Simpson], and eventually I was like, "I'm sorry, I'm sorry. I will stop talking about the show [Westworlds]. I promise."

  Evan Rachel Wood

  Sorry, Talking, Promise

  Source: www.avclub.com

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• You do not have to go to either criminalizing and throwing people in prison. I don't think you should do that for people who are using any drugs. I think they absolutely need treatment.

  Kevin Sabet

  Thinking, People, Drug

  Source: www.truth-out.org

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• You rarely think about just throwing to third base to get one out. That's probably the industry's fault with all of that.

  Joe Maddon

  Thinking, Faults, Thirds

  Source: m.cubs.mlb.com

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• At the end of the day, if millions of people come together and say, we are not going to be a xenophobic society, we are not going to be throwing millions of Latinos out of this country, we are not going to be a racist society, we're not going to be a sexist society, we will prevail.

  Bernie Sanders

  Country, People, The End Of The Day

  Source: www.pbs.org

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• I love when I'm trying to do something I don't know how to do, and it kind of figures itself out along the way. And that means messing up a lot. That means throwing away a lot of drawings.

  Lynne Rae Perkins

  Mean, Drawing, Trying

  Source: www.hbook.com

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• Travis: The Aphrodite kids were ripping each other’s clothes and throwing lipstick and jewellery. It was like a rabid herd of wild Bratz.

  Rick Riordan

  Kids, Clothes, Aphrodite

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• Carnal embrace is the practice of throwing one's arms around a side of beef.

  Tom Stoppard

  Practice, Beef, Arms

  Tom Stoppard (2013). “Arcadia”, p.8, Faber & Faber

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• I am not throwing away my shot.

  Lin-Manuel Miranda

  Shots, Throwing Away

  "Song: "My Shot" ("Hamilton")". 2015.

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• You can have a good moment with a parent you are estranged from, and you have a great moment, and then the next time you see them, everything's back to the way it was before and you guys are throwing knives at each other.

  Amy Sherman-Palladino

  Knives, Guy, Parent

  "Gilmore Girls' Amy Sherman-Palladino and Daniel Palladino Discuss Those Final 4 Words and Whether Stars Hollow Would Vote for Trump". Interview with Jen Chaney, www.vulture.com. December 1, 2016.

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• Somebody threw a book at President Obama. If you're trying to scare a president by throwing a book at him, you're one president too late.

  David Letterman

  Book, Trying, President

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• So Einstein was wrong when he said, "God does not play dice." Consideration of black holes suggests, not only that God does play dice, but that he sometimes confuses us by throwing them where they can't be seen.

  Stephen Hawking

  Science, Play, Black

  Stephen Hawking, Roger Penrose (2010). “The Nature of Space and Time”, p.26, Princeton University Press

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• We should all remember... that throwing food away is like stealing from the tables of the poor, the hungry! I encourage everyone to reflect on the problem of thrown away and wasted food to identify ways and means that, by seriously addressing this issue, are a vehicle of solidarity and sharing with the needy.

  Pope Francis

  Mean, Issues, Way

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• Sticks and stones may break your bones, but Chinese throwing stars get you a dozen stitches.

  Jim Butcher

  Stars, Chinese, Stitches

  Jim Butcher (2006). “Dead Beat: A Novel of The Dresden Files”, p.187, Penguin

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• You do learn things and one of them is that happiness has nothing to do with validation from other people, the important thing is being happy with yourself ... finding something that is important to you and sticking with it no matter what anyone says. The truth is you've got to really be tough because there are all kinds of forces that are always trying to get you to do things their way ... trying to tell you that you are throwing your life away if you don't follow their advice.

  Kurt Cobain

  Validation, Always Trying, People

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