The pessimist complains about the wind; the optimist expects it to change; the realist adjusts the sails.
William Arthur Ward
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That really took the wind out of our sails. You just can't give up plays like that.
Robert Browning
He who studies medicine without books sails an uncharted sea, but he who studies medicine without patients does not go to sea at all.
Sir William Osler
It's entirely appropriate that we get to sail Dennis Conner and Stars & Stripes on the first day...Britain, who hasn't been in the Cup for 15 years, sails against the team that hasn't missed one.
Brian Walker
Saturday was challenging with light air and a little chop. The conditions made it necessary to drive carefully and trim the sails constantly and a little looser.
John Hyatt
The ocean's up, it's been rough and windy all weekend, ... But we're seeing sails in the 90 to 120 foot area, and they're hitting live ballyhoo trolled. There's also been an increase in the amount of dolphin being caught.
Tom Greene
Half of them were very well-defended and contested. Those are the ones that just sort of take your breath away and take the wind out of the opponents' sails. That's what makes him so special.
Bruce Pearl
The first game kind of took the wind out of Raymond's sails. It was just back and forth.
Nancy Morris
(Sultana) responded to the (first) goal by Smith positively and we responded negatively. It put the wind in their sails.
Jimmie Gleason
It took a little wind out of our sails.
Karlyn Supple
What the public wants to know is when will it get a prime minister who stops putting wind in the sails of terrorists and begins to demand things in return for concessions.
Benjamin Netanyahu
Certainly after the 9-0 run late it took the wind out of our sails.
Greg Garmen
It felt like every time that a 3 went in that it was a dagger in your back. It takes the wind right out of your sails.
Bruce Bailey
Gold seems to be in a sideways to down formation, and that may have taken a little of the wind out of the sails of the recent longs in the market, because the market didn't continue on from last week's highs.
Don Tierney
The middle months there were pretty good to us. We were 14-3 in those months. But then, that doggone game at River Falls really spun us. That took a little wind out of our sails.
Ted Van Dellen
That kind of took the wind out of our sails. We talked about how we wanted to maintain ball control with our passing game, and we couldn't do that at all (after that).
Bill Glenn
Over the past 12 months, we've done an exhaustive review on future strategy and growth strategy, and I'm confident Nike Inc.'s strategy is the right one. We will get some wind in the sails and create some energy for this company.
Mark Parker
It was a three-point game when she fouled out. I really didn't feel like we were out of it until Sam fouled out. That kind of took the wind out of our sails.
Denis Conroy
Half of those were very well defended and contested. Those are the ones that take your breath away and take the wind from an opponent's sails.
Bruce Pearl
This ship is righted again, I think, and we've got the wind in our sails.
Keith Burns
You could see the wind taken right of their sails when (Thomas) hit those.
Marty Cosgrove
Two of the biggest plays in the game were the kickoff return for a touchdown and (Boyles punt return), ... It really swings the momentum and takes the wind out of your sails.
Tim Stowers
The quick start helps us. It takes the wind out of their sails. ... But I like the way we were resilient after two (periods) when it was 3-2. I like that we came out in the third period and put it away.
Steve Stirling
If my ship sails from sight, it doesn't mean my journey ends, it simply means the river bends.
John Enoch Powell
We have been at this for 25 years and we had hoped to be in commercial production by now. What the president has done is — perhaps — put some wind in the sails.
Jeff Passmore
One road leads to London, / One road runs to Wales, / My road leads me seawards / To the white dipping sails.
John Masefield
That error kind of opened the doors for us. It kind of let the wind out of their sails a little bit, and we took advantage of it.
Steve Nielsen
That really took the wind out of our sails. They just outplayed us in every way in the first half. They proved why they are the best team in the state.
Shane Mast
Like a good team does, they put that goal in right away [in the second half] and that took the wind out of our sails.
Scott Parillo
It took a lot out of us to come back in second quarter. And again to come back in third quarter, it took a lot out of our sails.
Greg Bonczkowski
Of all the lessons I've learned, strength might be the most important. I was trying to raise capital for the company and then 9/11 happened. It really took the wind out of my sails.
Rhonda Kallman
Fair stood the wind for France, / When we our sails advance, / Nor now to prove our chance, / Longer will tarry.
Michael Drayton
That took a lot of wind out of our sails. A lot of guys said 'Oh my' after that one. It was a bad snap and a bad punt.
Carroll Mccray
He who rides the sea of the Nile must have sails woven of patience.
William G. Golding
That really took the wind out of our sails.
James Still
That definitely takes the wind out of your sails.
Tim Gannon
It was like it took the wind out of our sails.
Mark Howard
It takes the wind out of their sails.
Joe O'connor
The downgrades of Apple really take the wind out of the sails. That was a stock with a lot of momentum.
James Monaghan
Those quick scores took the wind out of our players' sails. That was tough to overcome.
Chad Anderson
We hit the ball real well the first two innings and that gave us a huge edge. It took the wind out of their sails. We had everything going our way today.
Bill Tussey
I think the second goal really took the wind out of their sails. That second goal really deflates the opposition. They think now we have a two-goal hill to climb as opposed to one. That second goal was humongous for us.
Bryan Kelly
The wind is out of the sails of inevitability. Two-thirds of the Republicans here are not ready to crown the emperor.
Greg Mueller
When someone makes a tough play (defensively) it takes the wind out of the sails. The demeanor of their dugout changes.
Kevin Koski
That took the wind out of our sails.
George Morrow
When it was 2-0 and we had some opportunities to make it 2-1, that could have been big for us. When they scored their third goal, and then their fourth goal right after that, it took a lot of wind out of our sails.
Tony Couture
This may take the wind out of their sails.
Husain Haqqani
It was gigantic. Before the stand they were able to run the ball on us, but when we stopped them, it gave us momentum and took the wind out of their sails.
Byron Allen
That home run kind of took the wind out of our sails.
Brian Cahoon
That took the wind out of our sails. It just made the hill a lot higher to climb.
Rich Olson
Candace had a couple three-pointers that took the wind out of their sails. And we had our inside game going very well.
Eileen Kleinfelter
We definitely took the wind out of their sails a little bit. We got some quick looks, which gives you some confidence.
Eileen Kleinfelter
Housing has peaked, and from here it's only downhill. It's going to take some of the wind out of the sails of consumer spending, but it won't choke off consumption.
Zoltan Pozsar
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