. . . don't create snakes out of ropes. You have enough to worry about.
I hope no one asks me to show them the ropes; I have no idea where they are. Maybe I could pull some strings and find out.
I've always got into stunts; even at drama school, I was falling down trap doors, and swinging in on ropes.
Black people are the magical faces at the bottom of society's well. Even the poorest whites, those who must live their lives only a few levels above, gain their self-esteem by gazing down on us. Surely, they must know that their deliverance depends on letting down their ropes. Only by working together is escape possible. Over time, many reach out, but most simply watch, mesmerized into maintaining their unspoken commitment to keeping us where we are, at whatever cost to them or to us (Bell).
Every bit as visceral and hypnotic as its award-winning predecessor, On the Ropes is a tour-de-force of fluid, yet detailed storytelling.
We don't need someone to show us the ropes. We are the ones we've been waiting for. Deep inside us we know the feelings we need to guide us. Our task is to learn to trust our inner knowing.
As the skipping rope hit the pavement, so did the ball. As the rope curved over the head of the jumping child, the child with the ball caught the ball. Down came the ropes. Down came the balls. Over and over again. Up. Down. All in rhythm. All identical. Like the houses. Like the paths. Like the flowers
Stay away from the ropes
Everton are now hitting the ropes running.
Truth had me up against the ropes And semi-conscious without no boxing skills.
Making a film is like learning the ropes all over again.
A women needs ropes and ropes of pearls.
God and devotee are bound for ever in ropes of love
Somebody's real voice is probably the hardest one that somebody could attempt. The characters are all, believe it or not, rooted in a reality of some sort. I've met and talked to people, and they're also fusions of showbiz periphery. But the best thing was, if you did your own voice and you were the star of the show - if it came to blows and they had you on the ropes and you had to leave, then they could just get someone to sound exactly like you.
Get yourself a few ‘Dime a Dozen Generals,’ bid high in the ‘former statesmen lobby auction’, and put in your pocket one or two ‘ex-congressmen turned lobbyists’ who know the ropes when it comes to pocketing a few dozen who still serve.
For them to have the season that they had, for them to have us on the ropes. . . Congrats to the Cavs.
Stay triumphant, keep on living. Stay on your toes, get off the ropes. Don't let 'em ever count you out.
Great blunders are often made, like large ropes, of a multitude of fibres.
I very rarely saw Tom Kite around. I've talked to Tom about it. I don't think Michael Jordan needed to be on the captain's cart with Kite; he needed to be walking in the gallery, supporting them from outside the ropes.
A woman needs ropes and ropes of pearls.
