Pounding Quotes

I've learned that in order to achieve what I wanted, it made more sense to negotiate than to defend the autonomy of my work by pounding my fist on the table. (Thom Mayne)
Hard pounding this, gentlemen; let's see who will pound longest. View quote
Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington
I have accepted fear as a part of life - specifically the fear of change... I have gone ahead despite the pounding in the heart that says: turn back. View quote
Erica Jong
You just have to believe in yourself when you've got something, and just keep pounding on the door, because if you pound long enough, somebody is going to open it. View quote
Cynthia Weil
In fact I have nightmares about having children. I want to carry a baby and feel the life within me and in my dream, I do. But every time after it's born, there's this incredible fear, this pounding pulse of fear. It's a real bad nightmare. View quote
Sharon Gless
The pounding of the cylinders increased: ta-pocketa-pocketa-pocketa-pocketa-pocketa. View quote
James Thurber
The eidolons started pounding on the door. 'Who is it?' Leo called. 'Valdez!' 'Valdez who? View quote
Rick Riordan
Coach Hedge came pounding up the stairs with Hazel at his hooves. "Where are they?” he demanded. "Who do I kill?” "No killing!” Annabeth ordered. "Just defend the ship!” "But they interrupted a Chuck Norris movie! View quote
Rick Riordan
My head is pounding. I wish the mints were aspirin. View quote
Holly Black
Any time a running back reaches the age of 31 or 32, he has to lose a step. No one is a freak of nature. No one is going to be able to take the pounding a running back has to take over a 10- or 12-year career and not lose a step. View quote
Al Michaels
I just did an interview where I was asked whether I drink beer or whisky, and I was sad to reveal that I'm pounding spring water. (Brad Delson)
Typically, when you have a depressed individual, they feel hopeless. They feel miserable. Their mind is racing, their heart is pounding. They feel anxious. They feel exhausted yet they can't sleep. View quote
Dale Archer
To be able to have winning in your blood growing up, whether it was pounding my little brother or trying to beat my dad in something, or just competing on teams with my friends, it was nonstop. View quote
Jordan Spieth
I love the sounds and the power of pounding water, whether it is the waves or a waterfall. View quote
Mike May
Richard Lloyd of Television is one of my favorite guitarists. His mentor was Jimi Hendrix when he was just 14. Jimi was always pounding everything he knew into that kid. View quote
Tina Weymouth
If you give a man a hammer, he thinks he can solve all problems by pounding. Well, God gave men penises.... View quote
Jacob M. Appel
Rose water and raw spirit...weird amalgam of the bearded star gazer and the red haired pianist pounding away at her keyboard. View quote
Amrita Sher-Gil
Some terror in the swishing tall grass seemed added to that of the diabolically pounding sea, and I started up crying aloud and disjointedly, "Tiger? Tiger? Is it Tiger? Beast? Beast? Is it a Beast that I am afraid of?" View quote
H. P. Lovecraft
I do not fear failure. I only fear the ''slowing up'' of the engine inside of me which is pounding, saying, ''Keep going, someone must be on top, why not you'' View quote
George S. Patton
We're going to keep pounding. These guys [Bush Administration] are the most crooked, you know, lying group I've ever seen. It's scary. View quote
John Kerry
The pounding music, the cheers, the admiration work their way into my blood, and I can't suppress my excitement. Cinna has given me a great advantage. No one will forget me. Not my look, not my name. Katniss. The girl who was on fire. (Suzanne Collins)
Over scones round the kitchen table, it emerged that Aunt Mary thought Ayna, Gair and Ceri came from Malaysia. Brenda looked at their faces and breathed in half a scone. While Gerald was pounding Brenda on the back, Ceri leaned back from the vibrating table and looked at Aunt Mary limpidly in the eye. "I'm afraid we don't remember Masaylia at all." "Malaysia!" View quote
Diana Wynne Jones
Gibbons is a man full of pain and violence. On this night, there is a Witch's Sabbath in his heart. Storms are blowing his world to bits and great troubles are pounding him on a reef. View quote
Ben Hecht
The thundering waves are calling me home to you The pounding sea is calling me home to you. View quote
Loreena McKennitt
Within my pounding heart which kept itself entirely for him He fell into his sleep beneath the cedars all my love I gave From o'er the fortress walls the wind would his hair against his brow And with its smoothest hand caressed my every sense it would allow. View quote
Loreena McKennitt