He who strikes first, strikes twice.
Mexican Proverb
Related
Lightning never strikes twice (in the same place)
PROVERB He who strikes the first blow admits he's lost the argument.
CHINESE PROVERB
He who strikes the first blow admits he's lost the argument
CHINESE PROVERBS
The mason who strikes often is better than the one who strikes too hard
IRISH SAYINGS
The man who strikes first admits that his ideas have given out.
CHINESE PROVERBS We felt we needed pitchers who could throw strikes. The two players we sent out were not throwing st...
NED COLLETTI
He who strikes terror in others is himself continually in fear.
CLAUDIUS CLAUDIANUS
At first, it's unfamiliar, then it strikes root.
FERNANDO PESSOA He strikes fear in the hearts of people who try to cover him.
BRIAN METRESS WHEN BOREDOM STRIKES HUNGER STRIKES TOO!
MIRTEL CARBIèRE He who strikes his father or mother his hand will grow out of the grave.
VIKRANT PARSAI
At first, it's unfamiliar, then it strikes root.
FERNANDO PESSOA He pitched well. R.A. had good command, and he threw 14 out of 21 first pitch strikes. That's impres...
BUCK SHOWALTER I thought Josh pitched well today, threw strikes for the most part. Of course, he hadn't thrown all ...
BART MCATEE He throws the ball 90 miles an hour. We just need him to throw strikes. If he can throw strikes, he'...
RICH PAPIRIO Strikes. He makes guys swing bats. He's not afraid.
OZZIE GUILLEN
It is not he who reviles or strikes you who insults you, but your opinion that these things are insu...
EPICTETUS
The first thing that strikes a visitor to Paris is a taxi.
FRED A. ALLEN
The first thing that strikes a visitor to Paris is a taxi.
FRED ALLEN What he does is throw strikes and mix his pitches up. That's what he does well. Any pitcher that thr...
BENGIE MOLINA
The Empire strikes back.
GEORGE LUCAS Three strikes and you are out
PROVERB
His Majesty needs a can-I girl anyway. And I’m not it.”
“A can-I girl?” Andrea frowned....
ILONA ANDREWS
Curran looked at me. “What the hell was I supposed to do, catch the werebison as he was falling?
ILONA ANDREWS I was trying to throw strikes. That's what happened, I didn't throw strikes. I have to come back to ...
PEDRO ASTACIO
A gentlemen is one who never strikes a woman without provocation.
H. L. MENCKEN He threw a lot of strikes and was ahead in the count a lot. Throwing the first strike is always real...
RICH ALDAY He throws a lot of strikes and that's all we ask.
MATT MAGEE It comes down to who can throw strikes and get guys out.
LARRY WAYMAN When trouble strikes, which it always does - bad economy, bad quarter, activists, takeover - when tr...
CAROL BARTZ It's noticeable. It's 40,000 [fans] in Boston, standing up in the first inning with two strikes,
JOSH TOWERS He's much more comfortable coming out of the bullpen. He throws more strikes.
GREGG LANGBEHN (Davis) threw strikes. Our defense is good and if we get people throwing strikes we're going to get ...
CRAIG MILBURN It strikes me as low.
MARC GARLASCO I felt like we swung at a lot of balls and took a lot of strikes. Tonight, he struck out three in th...
CHRIS BATES Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back
FRANK OZ Episode IV -- The Empire Strikes Back.
RICK MCCALLUM
Of a rascal and a serpent, the serpent is the better of the two, for he strikes only at the time he ...
CHANAKYA There's a lot of pretext strikes, I can tell you, ... That's part of what a judge has to do, is find...
HENRY WADE It strikes a cord of authenticity,
TOM MCLOUGHLIN I was just hitting. With two strikes, you just go up there and battle. That's what you do against a ...
GRADY SIZEMORE Mr. Weld knows less about solving strikes than he does about running trade schools.
DARREN DOPP With two strikes, that was a big homer. Anytime you see a guy do that with two strikes it's a plus.
CARL HUNCKLER She's always around the plate and she does a good job of throwing strikes. When they're not swinging...
EVANS BOUCHARD That was his best outing. He threw four pitches for strikes and he pounded the strike zone.
JIM TRACY Strikes are the only way to protect worker's rights. If anything there are too many taxes in Italy, ...
GABRIA CARLINI
Faith strikes me as intellectual laziness.
ROBERT A. HEINLEIN When boredom strikes, creativity takes over.
OLASOT
His conversation does not show the minute hand; but he strikes
the hour very correctly.
SAMUEL JOHNSON He was missing his spots a little bit and made some mistakes with two strikes.
JOHN RUSSELL He really looked sharp. He threw strikes like he always does and had a great pace to the game.
JACK LEGGETT You can't say enough about what he did. He just stood there and threw strikes. Our scouting report t...
AARON NEW When anger rushes unrestrained to action, like a hot steed, it stumbles on its way. The man of thoug...
RICHARD SAVAGE We're going to pitch, but we didn't pitch great today. There's no doubt about that. Clayton McMillan...
JAMES MANSINGER
Lightning strikes the tops of the mountains.
UNKNOWN
It is lightning that strikes, not thunder.
MATSHONA DHLIWAYO
A dog barks, but a lion strikes.
MATSHONA DHLIWAYO I had 30 strikes in 35 shots.
CHARLIE HARRIS
One thunderbolt strikes
root through everything
HERACLITUS
Lightning makes no sound until it strikes.
MARTIN LUTHER KING JR. He threw a lot of strikes. He threw well, I thought. I'm sure he'll bounce back and be fine.
BOB MCCREARY He threw aggressive the whole game. He got ahead with the strikes, and our infield played solid behi...
DAVE HOLT I feel very confident with two strikes. I feel it's more of a freedom. I get very upset with myself ...
DAVID ECKSTEIN That man's a fool whose sheep flees twice. - Oji proverb
AFRICAN PROVERBS Jeff came in and threw strikes. He competed. And he's versatile, too. He can start, he can relieve, ...
MIKE HARGROVE
God strikes not with both hands, for to the sea he made heavens,
and to rivers foords.
GEORGE HERBERT
Everything a baby does strikes a parent as the most magical thing he/she has ever seen.
NICHOLAS SPARKS He's thrown strikes when he's pitched. He's shown a good breaking ball, which we knew he had.
MIKE HARGROVE That guy pitched a great game. He was on all night, throwing all his pitches for strikes.
DERIN MCMAINS We looked at too many strikes and just didn't have the pitch selection (on Wednesday). Against Sacra...
DIANE NINEMIRE He's just inconsistent with his rhythm and his mechanics. He's good enough to be there if he's throw...
DAVE ROWELL Star Wars: Episode V -- The Empire Strikes Back
MICHAEL SHEARD We're in another crisis period, it strikes me.
GEORGE KNEPPER Warning strikes will also take place at Opel.
KLAUS FRANZ (Byrd) has always been that kind of pitcher, trying to trick you, keep the ball low, in and out. He ...
ADRIAN BELTRE He's got good off-speed pitches. When he throws them for strikes, which he was doing, he's tough to ...
STAN MCKEEVER He strikes out people with his movement. Obviously, the ball was dancing. He mixed in some other pit...
DOUG MIRABELLI
Success soon palls. The joyous time is when the breeze first strikes your sails, and the waters rust...
CHARLES BUXTON Her reasoning is it was an accident from day one. It's very difficult to convince a jury that an acc...
JOE ALTSCHULE He wanted the ball, and the team wanted to give him the ball. He struggled a little in the first cou...
BRYANT KITTY They don't get any tougher than that. Two outs, two strikes in the ninth.
LLOYD MCCLENDON
You're born with two strikes against you, so don't take a third one on your own.
CONNIE MACK
A gentleman never strikes a lady with his hat on
FRED ALLEN I had two strikes, and I'm just looking to get the barrel on it and make something happen. I was abl...
CHAD TRACY
Cute. I think I would prefer to be stabbed in the eye rather than be called cute.
ILONA ANDREWS We don't have any blazers who can throw it 90, 88, or even 85 (mph). But they've thrown strikes and ...
FLOYD CIRUTI I think the thing that strikes me is that were there perilous situations for all of [the favorites]....
BUCK MARTINEZ
He groaned and I saw his face. "Curran!" I would've preferred a homicidal lunatic. Oh, wait...
ILONA ANDREWS
I lied. I need your help."
"Who are we killing?"
"Do you have a pen?
ILONA ANDREWS Charlie did a good job throwing strikes tonight. If our pitchers throw strikes and we make the routi...
BOB KLEINKNECHT
Illness strikes men when they are exposed to change.
HERODOTUS
When terrorism strikes, divisive anger is a natural response.
MOHSIN HAMID
Charm strikes the sight, but merit wins the soul.
ALEXANDER POPE
Charm strikes the sight, but merit wins the soul.
ALEXANDER POPE
Illness strikes men when they are exposed to change
HERODOTUS
So maybe lightning will strike before lightning strikes me.
HARRY HARRISON Strikes are the only way to protect worker's rights.
GABRIA CARLINI He was so-so. He struggled with his command and didn't throw a lot of strikes. He was behind a lot o...
MIKE HARGROVE After witnessing the power of the force, Luke Skywalker exclaimed, "I don't
believe it!" His Jedi me...
THE EMPIRE STRIKES BACK He's just a model for everybody to emulate, whether it be first-pitch strikes, getting ahead in the ...
BOB APODACA
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