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Down Quotes
Working the count, and watching things slip.
This page uses "down" across very different contexts — a baseball strategy built on working the count against a hitter's expectations, and a theory of absurdist humor rooted deep in the subconscious. For lighter, forward-looking sayings, try Downside quotes.
- Last Updated on May 30, 2021
- Normal
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- Nov 07, 2020
Where I'm from, they'll beat your head until it gets back down to normal size.
- Father
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- Nov 07, 2020
Baseball began early for me. When I was 5, my father took two Little League bats and put them on a lathe. He whittled them down and sanded the bats so they were the proper size for my brother and me. He began by throwing tennis balls to us. Eventually, we practiced hitting and fielding at a field near our house.
- Book
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- Nov 07, 2020
When we started reading books to Raffi, I included some Russian ones. A friend had handed down a beautiful book of Daniil Kharms poems for children; they were not nonsense verse, but they were pretty close, and Raffi enjoyed them.
- Know
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- Nov 07, 2020
Deep down, you know what you want, and you should go for it.
- Country
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- Nov 07, 2020
The book was at a reasonably high position on the New York Times... before I was in the country. I thought it would be an interesting experiment to see if my presence here would push it up or down.
- Choose
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- Nov 07, 2020
I love playing for Ireland, and I love soccer, but when it comes down to it, I would choose boxing as my number one sport, as I'd miss it too much if I wasn't involved.
- Exercise
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- Nov 07, 2020
'Eastbound & Down' is giving you a rhythm. It's just a whole different vibe with improv. As an actor I just kind of exercise within my environment and adjust depending on where I'm at.
- Next
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- Nov 07, 2020
I grew up in a small town in West Virginia, and most of my family lived in our neighborhood or very close by. I had my grandparents down the street, my great-grandmother next door, and my great-aunt and great-uncle one door down.
- Face
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- Nov 07, 2020
Border security is a comprehensive issue and doesn't boil down to a 'wall' or even barriers. Trump knows and recognizes this, which is why he repeatedly talks about all of the aspects and challenges federal immigration officers face.
- Head
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- Nov 07, 2020
I can just put my head down and train hard.
- Circumstances
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- Nov 07, 2020
We had such a wonderful set of circumstances in Wilmington. Yes, the four of us became famous literally overnight, but we were in a small town and we always knew when people were coming down. We always knew when to behave.
- Myself
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- Nov 07, 2020