Democracy is constructed like an edifice, freedom by freedom, right by right, until it reaches its snapping point.
Quotes about snapping (16 Quotes)
Reading is an escape, an education, a delving into the brain of another human being on such an intimate level that every nuance of thought, every snapping of synapse, every slippery desire of the author is laid open before you like, well, a book.
Gillette fell short of earnings ... Wall Street's still down on the company but this year a lot of smart money investors are snapping up the shares because they see the trend in the technical generation of the stock. One analyst I called, Kevin Lane, says that the stock will hit 54 in six-to-nine months, ... So it's a very good play on an old name that's a fallen angel.
Ethan's been around so long, it's a great credit to him. He might be as good a long-snapper as we've ever had. I put a lot of stock in snapping, and we pay him a lot of money to snap the ball.
There's certainly a need for charitable organizations that help house the less fortunate. But helping the needy piece together flimsy plastic tubes and then snapping the door shut after them gives them shelter at the expense of their dignity.
It's like he's invisible around here. You never see him, never see him, but, gosh, what a comfort it is for us coaches to know we've got somebody like that here. What a security blanket he is. We ought to make all of our grandsons learn to do what he does. Long snapping -- that's not a bad way to go.
It's a pretty bizarre scene here with a freeway built right over the sand. I spun out looking back in from the line-up. The Japanese people are really cool too. They run around all day snapping off photos. They love surfing and they love us coming here.
(Deep snapping) is so overlooked by the average fan, but you've got to have it. If you can't punt the ball and you lose field position, you're dead in the water. We're lucky to have Aaron King. He's averaging anywhere from .6 to .68, right around there, on his snaps, so that gives us a little more time to get the ball off.
Josh is a weapon (on kickoffs and field goals) and has come into his own as a punter. We need to make sure we fix the PAT and field goal snapping. Our snappers have been working extra hours to improve.
There is hardly an American male of my generation who has not at one time or another tried to master the victory cry of the great ape as it issued from the androgynous chest of Johnny Weissmuller, to the accompaniment of thousands of arms and legs snapping during attempts to swing from tree to tree in the backyards of the Republic.
People are snapping up medium-term debt on bets the BOJ will take its time raising rates after a shift in policy.
Is this just a blip on the radar I think it could be. The economy seems to be snapping back. The third-quarter GDP number was a blowout number. I don't think it will be that great in the fourth quarter, but consumer spending will hold through the holidays. Also, retailers will be benefiting from easier comparisons in November and December.
Maybe she simply cared in a self-protective way. Doing something on impulse, ... well, it can work, but there are a lot of examples that say, 'Better to leave well alone and do what you can as a reporter.' You do get into situations where you think, 'What should I do Shouldn't I intervene Shouldn't I do something' I think if you get to that point you have to make a decision. I've said to people, if you feel it's wrong just being a reporter and you can't do enough, well it's time to become an aid worker and train to be someone who really knows what to do. No good standing around snapping a notebook.
You guys have the common snapping turtle, but he looks a bit different. (This one) gets a lot bigger. When he is all grown up, he will be 200 pounds and that big around (holds up his arms to make a large circle).
I was never the girl who walked down the centre of the hallway snapping people out of her way.
I tell you, the great divide is still with us, the awful split, the Us and Them. Like a rubber band tautened to the snapping point, the polarization of the sexes continues, because we lack the courage to face our likenesses and admit to our real need.