“And hold up to the sun my little taper.”
Lord Byron
“Here are sweet-peas, on tip-toe for a flight:/ With wings of gentle flush o'er delicate white,/ And taper fingers catching at all things, / To bind them all about with tiny rings.”
John Keats
“Start slow and taper off.”
Harry S Truman
“Out went the taper as she hurried in; / Its little smoke, in pallid moonshine, died.”
“Last year we didn't shave or fully taper until state and we went from being ranked in the low 20s to finishing eighth in the 200 free relay. This year, who knows how much time we can drop. I don't know if Fenwick shaved and tapered for sectionals or not - I have no idea. But we're shooting for No. 1, and I think it's an attainable goal.”
David Anderson
“This time of year, corporate use of jets tapers off because there aren't board meetings or conventions. You get a mix of very wealthy individuals - people who owned a bunch of companies or however they get to be super-rich. If you have the money and time is an issue, there's no other way to get there.”
Craig Foster
“I've started my taper for Chicago [Marathon]. I thought I'd run 33:30, so it's about what I expected. This was the first time that I've run in a masters only race.”
Colleen De Reuck
