Quotes about pits (16 Quotes)

I will vote against this directive because it opens the doors to all manner of abuse, and pits workers against each other.

Speaking of inspiration, the Bible has long been a source of rich stories that emphasize the importance of faith. The Prodigal Son has been one of the most trusted parables in the Good Book, used extensively in Westerns and war, but not from the perspective of a church background, with a plot tweak that pits former best friends against each other in so dramatic a way. Packer recognized this early as the storyline unfolded It's about really having the inner fortitude to overcome anything that's in front of you, and doing that with the help of God. It's a faith-based, inspiration-themed film, one we've wanted to do for some time. ... You see the character Boris plays of David, who's raised in the church, goes away, gets into a life of fame, money, women, wealth, drugs and sex. As he journeys back, it's the redemption that he finds, it's the hope that he finds, it's the salvation that he finds.

Life is just a bowl of pits.

We felt to improve the performance of the 88 team it was important to establish a leadership that has been lacking for the last few months, ... Todd has a record that speaks for itself both with preparing race cars and making decisions in the pits. Todd has the skills, ability and talent to lead a race team, and he is committed to winning races.

One pits his wits against apparently inscrutable nature, wooing her with ardor but nature is blind justice who cannot recognize personal identity.

The system of volunteerism is divisive. It pits one charity against the others for the charity dollar.

In the case of abortion, one pits the life of the fetus against the interests of the pregnant woman.

We were racing at circuits where there were no crash barriers in front of the pits, and fuel was lying about in churns in the pit lane. A car could easily crash into the pits at any time. It was ridiculous.

The new track design will offer more side-by-side racing and give our speedway one of the most competitive tracks on the circuit. By moving pit road closer to the grandstands, race fans will have a much crisper view of the exciting action in the pits.

Unfortunately, I think we made the wrong choice on our race setup, and the Marlboro Team Penske car had a tremendous push in Turns 3 and 4. Those corners were my biggest problem. I could barely touch the throttle going through there. The team made front wing adjustments on both of our pits stops, but it didn't really help. All considering, I'm pretty happy with a fourth-place finish.

There were jokes because of all those people in the pits with their onions and canisters of beer who could chuck them at you.

Never be discouraged. If I were sunk in the lowest pits of Nova Scotia, with the Rocky Mountains piled on me, I would hang on, exercise faith, and keep up good courage, and I would come out on top.

infants typically toiled their way to an early death in the pits and mills of the Black Country.

The community that underpinned my upbringing was born from the pits and the steelworks and the railways.

This battle for 'common-sense' gun control laws pits emotion and passion against logic and reason. All too often in such a contest, logic loses. So, expect more meaningless, if not harmful, 'gun control' legislation. Good news - if you're a crook.

The real problem is that the way that power is given out in our society pits us against each other.