Sacrifice was nine tenths of parenting.
Quotes about tenths (15 Quotes)
Nine tenths of education is encouragement.
Megan did a phenomenal job on vault and floor and starting us off on floor. I think we were only a couple tenths ahead of Stanford going into floor. Stanford's a tough team and you really have to fight through 'til the end, so she really started us off strong on floor and they kept it going on through.
I was pretty happy with the car in race trim. We're not quite sure about the qualifying set-up because our only mock-run was in the middle of the day in the heat. We did a 25-lap run on Tuesday afternoon and near the end we were not too far from top ten speeds. We're a little off at the start of a run, but the car did not fall off as bad and we picked-up a few tenths on the field.
History, is made up of the bad actions of extraordinary men and woman. All the most noted destroyers and deceivers of our species, all the founders of arbitrary governments and false religions have been extraordinary people and nine tenths of the calamities that have befallen the human race had no other origin than the union of high intelligence with low desires.
Newman-Hass has the setup figured out here, so we're in good shape. We're four tenths of a second clear. That's impressive.
The sea is everything. It covers seven tenths of the terrestrial globe. Its breath is pure and healthy. It is an immense desert, where man is never lonely, for he feels life stirring on all sides.
For the moment, Mark is on average two tenths per lap in front of me.
We have to find three more tenths tomorrow. We have something in mind. We're just happy to be in contention for a medal.
I'm extremely pleased. I feel like I'm in the best shape I've been in in a really long time, if not ever. Just coming out and improving a little bit each time, I think I was a couple tenths (faster) than the last time.
In a way, it's kind of classic Derrick. For four years now, he's gone and missed pool records by tenths of seconds, hundreds of seconds. I can't even remember how many times he's been that close to a record and just missed it.
The girls are very determined and focused. Every day, they're trying to get better. We see it in the gym. They're not satisfied with what they're doing. They're going for the extra tenths or two, while looking to stay consistent. That takes a lot of intensity.
It was disappointing to lose to Pittsburgh tonight. We were sloppy tonight and didn't have the clean landings like we did at West Virginia, so those tenths added up in the team score. We always want to see the team constantly improve but there were no major mistakes. We just need to get the routines cleaner and move on to Denver next week.
It's set up like Sebastien's car and he is very fast. I told them when I get within two tenths of a second of Sebastien, then I'll change it. It's hard to beat him. He's been in the car for two years. But I'm getting there.
We've got to tweak the nose a little. We're talking tenths of a percent - not a whole lot.