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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.

The Southern Progress Fund will bring much-needed resources into multiple Southern states where Democrats must identify up-and-coming leaders and build a bench of strong potential candidates up and down the ballot.

Quotes by Ronnie Musgrove

People think that cartoons are meant to be watched on television and not in cinemas. To get people into cinemas to see animation really boils down to storytelling for the family.

Quotes by Ronnie Screwvala

We were promised we could keep our healthcare plans. We were promised that Obamacare would not raise middle class taxes. Instead, the law brought the American people rising premiums, unaffordable deductibles, fewer insurance choices, and higher taxes. We were let...

Quotes by Ronna McDaniel

It is all down to 'The Two Ronnies.' Those years with Ronnie Barker were the spine of my career.

Quotes by Ronnie Corbett

I'm pursuing soundtrack work in the southern California area and down the line I plan to make a moody, intense acoustic album. Not all acoustic, but an acoustic - oriented guitar record that I've already written most of the material...

Quotes by Ronnie Montrose

For a thousand years after the Dead Sea Scrolls were written, the Jewish holy scriptures - the five parts of the Torah and 19 other holy books - were copied and passed down in the various Jewish communities from generation...

Quotes by Ronen Bergman

It would be very discouraging if somewhere down the line you could ask a computer if the Riemann hypothesis is correct and it said, 'Yes, it is true, but you won't be able to understand the proof.'

Quotes by Ronald Graham

It's a terrific... you can't put it down. So I phoned him back and I said I'd love to do it. I went over to Paris for a meeting, and we just talked very generally about the approach.

Quotes by Ronald Harwood

Since 9/11, the U.S.A. Patriot Act has torn down the invisible wall that was perceived as preventing the FBI and CIA from sharing information.

Quotes by Ronald Kessler

I kicked off... and things went on from there... down and down.

Quotes by Ronald Biggs

I lost 90 pounds and my blood pressure went down to a normal level and the salt in my urine disappeared. And that was when I had to make the transition from fat character actor to thin character actor.

Quotes by Ron Perlman

For my 10th birthday, what I wanted was Beatle boots and a Beatle wig. My parents couldn't find Beatle boots, but down at the dime store, Woolworths or someplace, they found a Beatle wig!

Quotes by Ron Howard

In the 1920s you could buy stocks on margin. You could put 10 percent down and borrow the rest against your stocks.

Quotes by Ron Chernow

Our house was repossessed and we lived in a B&B until we got a council house. It was a struggle, but Mum just got her head down, found cleaning jobs and never complained. I owe her a lot, so I...

Quotes by Romesh Ranganathan

Everyone's been through hell to get where they are, and I'm not gonna let anybody talk down on what I've done just cause I didn't do what Daniel Bryan or your other favorite wrestlers did. Don't mean I didn't earn...

Quotes by Roman Reigns

When Manchester United and Jose Mourinho come knocking at the door, it is an opportunity of a lifetime and one that I could not turn down.

Quotes by Romelu Lukaku

Personally, I don't let my head go down; I just keep working hard.

Quotes by Romelu Lukaku

I didn't even dance at my high school prom, and I have turned down so many movie roles because I didn't know how to dance.

Quotes by Romeo Miller

I myself never make any notes. Usually, if I write something down, I can't read it afterwards.

Quotes by Roman Abramovich

Sitting down to a meal with an Indian family is different from sitting down to a meal with a British family.

Quotes by Roland Joffe

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.