14 Swung Quotes for You to Enjoy

I have problems with this very extreme form of capitalism where the pendulum has swung so far in one direction, where the focus is completely on the short term, and no one is thinking about the consequences. Noreena Hertz

Capitalism Problems Focus Thinking Consequences Extreme Pendulum About Direction No-One Term Very Short Where Form Short-Term Far Swung

In many ways, America is on the receiving end of a pendulum that has been swung with great force, and for a long time, outward into the world. The impact is a wake-up call on every level. Henry Rollins

When I first started to sing, I just swung at it with an axe. Hozier

First Sing Just Swung Started Axe

I used to be a wannabe Genghis Khan and will always be that. He never lost any battles. Then I swung to the other side of the spectrum and settled on Mr. Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi. Now I realise I should identify myself with those who strengthen my argument. Kamal Haasan

Myself Will Argument Lost Other Settled Side Khan Those Battles Never He Identify Always Any Realise Then Should Used Gandhi Who Now Swung Strengthen Spectrum

I've always swung the same way. The difference is when I swing and miss, people say, 'He's swinging for the fences.' But when I swing and make contact people say, 'That's a nice swing.' But there's no difference, it's the same swing. Sammy Sosa

People Nice Way Say No Difference People Say He Contact Miss Make Always Fences Same Difference Swing Swinging Swung

Our party may have swung too far right at various times. Ed Gillespie

Party Too Our Various Times May Far Far Right Right Swung

Karl Johnson, my first piano player at Milt Trenier's, he just swung really hard and gave me a sense of really belonging to the jazz scene. Kurt Elling

Me First Sense Jazz Gave Scene Johnson Piano Piano Player He Just Really Karl Hard Swung Player Belonging

There were times when I thought I had to be completely off-book and ready to give my opening night performance at the audition, but then I swung back to a more relaxed view of it. Certainly you've looked at the material and prepared it, but there's no reason to be off-book. You're not getting points for being off-book. Michael Emerson

You Thought Back Relaxed Give More No Reason Points Had Performance Opening Looked Ready Material Audition Were Times Getting Being Then View Certainly Reason Prepared Swung Night

For my seventh birthday, my parents gave me a plain, unfinished wooden dollhouse. It had six empty rooms, two floors, a staircase, and a door that swung out onto a little front stoop. The windows opened, and the roof retracted on one side, revealing an attic. J. Courtney Sullivan

Birthday Me Unfinished Roof Parents Gave Side Seventh Out Windows Onto Had Opened Attic Empty Revealing Front Six Stoop Wooden Door Staircase Little Plain Rooms Floors Swung Two

I have swung on a flying trapeze, explored a glacier, and been hit in the face by a shark's tail while scuba diving. I like to throw myself fully into projects and adventures, which is probably how I managed to publish a book in the first place. Amelia Atwater-Rhodes

Myself Book Face First Publish Projects Flying Tail Glacier Throw Diving Shark Adventures Like First Place How Been Hit Place Which While Scuba Explored Trapeze Fully Swung

When I first started swinging a bat, I swung righty. So one time, my dad came home, and he wanted to see my batting stance. So I showed him. He says, 'You don't hit right-handed. You hit left-handed.' At that age I didn't even really think about it. Just like 'all right,' and I switched hands. He said I'd thank him later. Prince Fielder

Time Home You Age First Think Bat Later Right-Handed Says Batting One Time See About He Like Him Said Came Left-Handed Hit Thank Hands Just Wanted Really Stance Even Dad Swinging Switched Right Swung Started