(40 quotes found)
“Never use a cannon to kill a fly.”
Confucius
“The sound of a kiss is not so loud as that of a cannon, but its echo lasts a great deal longer.”
Oliver Wendell Holmes
“Ben Battle was a soldier bold, / And used to war's alarms: / But a cannon-ball took off his legs, / So he laid down his arms.”
Thomas Hood
“When you can use the lightning it is better than cannon”
Napoleon Bonaparte
“The cannon thunders - limbs fly in all directions - one can hear the groans of victims and the howling of those performing the sacrifice - it's Humanity in search of happiness”
Charles Baudelaire
“There are no manifestos like cannon and musketry”
Arthur Wellesley
“CANNON, n. An instrument employed in the rectification of national boundaries.”
Ambrose Bierce
“I felt like I had a cannon on my shoulder. But I had no control of it at all. It's just tough to have it happen, especially when I'm battling for a job.”
Dana Eveland
“(Cannon) had 15 rebounds. Twelve of those were offensive. I feel she was getting beat up in there and not getting the calls. She didn't give up. There are going to be games where they don't call those fouls inside and that was one of them. She kept going after it. She didn't get discouraged and that says a lot for a freshman.”
Connie Allen
“[Cannon pointed to third downs. Kolb kills them.] We'd stop him on first and second down, and third down we'd give up the play, ... This year, getting off the field on third downs would be a big help to us. Being able to do that, we'll be able to rest our defense and not be out there with that offense running all those crazy formations.”
Anthony Cannon
