(22 quotes found)
“Let's get down to brass tacks. How much for the ape?”
Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas
“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
“We added the tack-on runs, which were big.”
Lou Piniella
“If every state follows a similar tack, maybe we're onto something and Microsoft's Open XML strategy may not be a great idea, ... But we're not seeing that. Microsoft has not backed down and is committed to using Open XML for its forthcoming Office versions.”
Carmi Levy
“If we can tack on more gains tomorrow, we'll be up for the week, but there's a [Russell 2000] rebalancing tomorrow that tends to create selling late in the day,”
David Herron
“If we can tack on more gains tomorrow, we'll be up for the week, but there's a [Russell 2000] rebalancing tomorrow that tends to create selling late in the day.”
“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
“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
“Looking at the impact, it's in the six figures. It's just one more thing that gets tacked onto the cost of doing business. It makes it more difficult to stay competitive.”
Ted Matthews
“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