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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.

When you have been lucky enough to move up the ladder, all you see, really, is the slide back down. You don't see the further steps upwards.

Quotes by Roy Hodgson

With me, I come in the ring and start thinking right away. My thought process is just to put a guy down. I'm like a technician and learn to break it all down - from head to toe.

Quotes by Roy Jones Jr.

I'm always down to give the fans what they want.

Quotes by Roy Nelson

I am totally down with disagreement. I don't like Haterade, but disagreement is wonderful. When someone disagrees, we try to reach common ground. That's good.

Quotes by Roxane Gay

When I was recording from '70 to '82, I always played piano and laid the tracks down. But I used to talk to the other musicians while the track was playing.

Quotes by Roy Ayers

I'm not sure about English football to be honest with you. There's a lot of politics down there and I'm not sure it's just about your attributes on the park. If it was I'd still be down there.

Quotes by Ross McCormack

You really need to be on top of what you own, and you've got to be on top of your record-keeping. Imagine one day if a major bank is taken down and the records are gone.

Quotes by Ross Perot, Jr.

When I was at Everton, I went through a lot of up and down spells, lacking in confidence.

Quotes by Ross Barkley

On derby day it's not down to form, it's on the day, who's prepared for the game and who wants to battle.

Quotes by Ross Barkley

I would like to sit down with Oprah, just because I'd like to talk to her. I want to sit down and, like, converse. Like, 'Honey, let's chat!'

Quotes by Ross Mathews

I, for one, find writing excruciating. Some mornings, as I'm on my way to my desk, my hands actually tremble with fear. The fear, of course, is that I'll sit down at the desk and discover that what I've written...

Quotes by Rosemary Mahoney

I don't even think when I'm walking down the runway. I don't really breathe either.

Quotes by Rosie Huntington-Whiteley

I think about what's going down my sink. So I won't pour oil down my sink. I won't - if I'm cleaning a pan, I'll wipe it and bin because I've seen - I've been down sewers.

Quotes by Rose George

As for restaurants and fast-food places who tip tons of oil down their drains, they are routinely encouraged to use fat traps, but enforcement is minimal. It costs money to cart away fat (although now that fat is being turned...

Quotes by Rose George

My elder brother and sister were both sporty and academic, and I think, subconsciously, I knew I couldn't go down that avenue.

Quotes by Rose Leslie

I don't know what it's like to get to face down my attacker in court, but I do know that they lie.

Quotes by Rose McGowan

People are gonna go up and down and people are gonna come in and out of this sport.

Quotes by Rose Namajunas

By working hard we could make an average of about $5 a week. We would have made more but had to provide our own machines, which cost us $45, we paying for them on the installment plan. We paid $5...

Quotes by Rose Schneiderman

I learned the business in about two months, and then made as much as the others, and was consequently doing quite well when the factory burned down, destroying all our machines - 150 of them. This was very hard on...

Quotes by Rose Schneiderman

I never expect anything from anybody. I'm a bit Scottish like that - I don't like to be disappointed and let down. I like to take life very slowly.

Quotes by Rosamunde Pilcher

Frequently Asked Questions

What do these "Down" quotes cover?
A mix of subjects - a baseball strategy about working the count down before throwing to a hitter's power, thoughts on absurdity and humor coming from deep down in the subconscious, a joke about how band names never come from some grand story, and a blunt claim about family values.
Is there a quote about baseball strategy?
Yes, one quote explains how working the count down can set up a hitter to expect a pitch to their weakness, only to throw to their power instead - a tactic for getting important outs.
Is there a quote about humor and absurdity?
Yes, one quote calls absurdity a favorite brand of humor, tying it to surrealism buried "deep down inside" the subconscious. For more on humor's darker or unexpected turns, see the Downside page.
Is there a quote about family values declining?
Yes, one quote states plainly: "Real family values have gone down the drain in modern families." It doesn't elaborate further on what's changed. Browse the Downhill page for more on decline-related themes.
Is there a quote about naming a band?
Yes, one quote humorously points out that band names never come from some elaborate story, like climbing Mount Fuji and seeing a golden dove come down at the top - it's really just, as the quote tells it, a bunch of guys sitting around working it out. For more on setbacks and reality checks, check out the Downfall and Downgrade pages.

There's also a wry story about how bands never actually get their name from some dramatic mountaintop moment, alongside a blunter complaint about eroding family values. Continue with Downfall quotes or Downhill quotes.