Quotes of Tug - somelinesforyou

“ Self-sabotage is like a game of mental tug-of-war. It is the conscious mind versus the subconscious mind where the subconscious mind always eventually wins. ”

- Bo Bennett

“ In democracy everyone has the right to be represented, even the jerks. ”

- Chris Patten

“ We're neighbors and we're going to pull together. ”

- Rick Perry

“ The dream begins with a teacher who believes in you, who tugs and pushes and leads you to the next plateau, sometimes poking you with a sharp stick called truth. ”

- Dan Rather

“ When one tugs at a single thing in nature, he finds it attached to the rest of the world. ”

- John Muir

“ Readers who like facts will be better off with a straight history that spares them all the forelock tugging and teacup tinkling. ”

- Rhoda Koenig

“ Capitalism needs to function like a game of tug-of-war. Two opposing sides need to continually struggle for dominance, but at no time can either side be permitted to walk away with the rope. ”

- Pete Holiday

“ Once politics become a tug-of-war for shares in the income pie, decent government is impossible. ”

- Friedrich Hayek

“ Death tugs at my ear and says: "Live, I am coming.". ”

- Oliver Wendell Holmes

“ Instead of tug o' war, let's play hug o' war. ”

- Shel Silverstein

“ All sensible people are selfish, and nature is tugging at every contract to make the terms of it fair. ”

- Ralph Waldo Emerson

“ You need to overcome the tug of people against you as you reach for high goals. ”

- George S. Patton

“ Sympathy is two hearts tugging at one load. ”

- C. H. Parkhurst

“ If you are losing a tug-of-war with a tiger, give him the rope before he gets to your arm. You can always buy a new rope. ”

- Max Gunther

“ Tug on anything at all and you'll find it connected to everything else in the universe. ”

- John Muir
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