(10 quotes found)
“A well-developed sense of humor is the pole that adds balance to your steps as you walk the tightrope of life.”
William Arthur Ward
“If you had a friend who was a tightrope walker, and you were walking down a sidewalk, and he fell, that would be completely unacceptable...”
Mitch Hedberg
“We walk a tightrope of protecting children and protecting parents from undue government intervention in their lives.”
Craig Brooks
“In African countries, there is no tradition of science academies being trusted or used. It is a tightrope between being independent and being heard.”
Wieland Gevers
“I feel like we're walking a tightrope. I feel (tonight) it's going to be the game that we've got to play perfect basketball. It's possible. ... and I think (tonight) is going to be the game that the whole Sacramento Monarchs team shows up to play because who wants to go back to Connecticut? I don't.”
Yolanda Griffith
“Accepting an award is like walking a tightrope. You need to begracious, grateful, and humble -- but not so humble orself-deprecating that the audience thinks you are trivializingthe honour. The warm glow of the occasion can suddenly turnchilly or sour with a few ill-chosen words.”
Patricia Fripp
“We're on a financial tightrope.”
Charles Yackly
“It's kind of like a tightrope, ... You have a presence because of what you do between the lines. I don't want people to think I'm just out there doing things like, 'Look at me: I'm a big deal.' But then you go back and ask yourself, 'Am I doing enough away from the court to keep the interest there in the sport?' ”
Andy Roddick
“The electorate gets to see these guys on a tightrope. That's a good test because, as president, you're always under pressure.”
Alan Schroeder
