“We are going to do everything that we can that is best for Tack Minor. It is best for him to go ahead with the surgery and get this repaired at this time.”
John Brady
“When it comes down to the real brass tacks, it really reflects not so much hardcore analysis as the best political and military judgment of the secretary and the senior Pentagon folks. Searching for the ways in which the gearbox is connected to the engine isn't easy.”
Thomas Donnelly
“The function of the prosecutor under the federal Constitution is not to tack as many skins of victims as possible against the wall. His function is to vindicate the rights of the people as expressed in the laws and give those accused of crime a fair trial.”
William Orville Douglas
“Let's get down to brass tacks. How much for the ape?”
Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas
“We added the tack-on runs, which were big.”
Lou Piniella
“We're at 73 points now and if in 25 games we can tack on at least 30, maybe 32 or 34, that puts us at 103 to 107. That should be pretty good.”
Darren McCarty
“Welcome to the pit [and] the great hunters who have been out to tack the pelt of Bill Rehnquist on the wall of the den.”
Alan K. Simpson
