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Quotes About Equipment

They came to a bumpy stretch in the country road. The jeep jounced up and down, and the tools and equipment bounced and clattered until it was impossible to talk over the noise. To Cloud the din was a symphony. That was the way a jeep was supposed sound. It wasn't a limousine for softies but a car for tough outdoorsmen who carried tow chains, crowbars, and camp stoves. The Year of the Jeep by Keith Robertson (also called The Jeep
~ Keith Robertson
I let the mop push me back to the wall and smile and try to foul her equipment up as much as possible by not letting her see my eyes - they can't tell so much about you if you got your eyes closed.
~ Ken Kesey
He (Eric Davis) gets power from his bat speed.....it's like he has cork in his arms.
~ Pete Rose
Well, if Fortune be a woman, she's a good wench for this gear.
~ William Shakespeare
With all appliances and means to boot.
~ William Shakespeare
Golf is a game whose aim is to hit a very small ball into an even smaller hole, with weapons singularly ill-designed for the purpose
~ Winston Churchill
Golf is a game whose aim is to hit a very small ball into a even smaller hole, with weapons singularly ill- designed for the purpose.
~ Winston Churchill
The equipment for dogs are collars, leashes, and girths. Let the collars be soft as well as broad, that they may not wear off the dog's hair. Let the leashes have loops for the hand attached to them, but nothing else; for those who form the collars out of the leashes do not manage well for their dogs. Let the girths have broad bands, that they may not gall their flanks; and let there be iron points stitched into them that they may protect the breeds.
~ xenophon iii
La Griffe, "The Claw." Simple and small. The index finger goes through the hole near the blade. Favored by climbers and boaters. Designed by Fredric Perrin, manufactured by Ernest Emerson. (Emersonknoves.com)
~ David Morrell
Viruses face four basic challenges: how to get from one host to another, how to penetrate a cell within that host, how to commandeer the cell's equipment and resources for producing multiple copies of itself, and how to get back out—out of the cell, out of the host, on to the next. A
~ David Quammen
Viruses face four basic challenges: how to get from one host to another, how to penetrate a cell within that host, how to commandeer the cell's equipment and resources for producing multiple copies of itself, and how to get back out—out of the cell, out of the host, on to the next.
~ David Quammen
For a detective or street police, the only real satisfaction is the work itself; when a cop spends more and more time getting aggravated with the details, he's finished. The attitude of co-workers, the indifference of superiors, the poor quality of the equipment - all of it pales if you still love the job; all of it matters if you don't.
~ David Simon
O]ne of the read truths about life in any police department: For a detective or street police, the only real satisfaction is the work itself; when a cop spends more and more time getting aggravated with the details, he's finished. The attitude of coworkers, the indifference of superiors, the poor quality of the equipment - all of it pales if you still love the job. All of it matters if you don't.
~ David Simon
The most used piece of kit in my kitchen is my saucepan. I use it every morning to cook my porridge in. The least used piece of equipment? I'd say a food mixer. I've never used it, I don't really know what they're for.
~ David Walliams
little submersible was prepped and ready to go. Just over a
~ David Wood
On the battlefield, (the U.S. war in Iraq) cannot be considered a success. It's a struggle. We're doing what we can to support them with equipment, assistance, training, and sharing any intelligence.
~ Robert S. Beecroft
Man fights with his mind. His hands and his weapons are simply extensions of his will, and one of the fallacies of our era is the notion that equipment is the equivalent of force.
~ Jeff Cooper
Hardware the parts of a computer that can be kicked.
~ Jeff Pesis
For the last three days I've seen you at dawn," he said against Cat's hair, stealing down your stairs like a shadow. You're all but hidden by equipment. Are the baggy jeans and sweatshirt a disguise to keep off predatory males?" "It's cold at dawn." "Not if you're in the right bed.
~ Elizabeth Lowell
Can we take my car? she asked. He turned and looked at her, surprised. This will all fit in mine. I have more gear in my car trunk. It's stuff I don't always use but never know when I'll need it. Specialized equipment. Reflectors and tripods, extra flashes and a change of clothes, hiking boots and the like. Cat laughed at the expression on Travis's face. You guessed it. I keep my magic broom there, too. I was wondering where you hid it, he said mildly.
~ Elizabeth Lowell
They did not, however, bring the necessary equipment for killing spiders.
~ Ally Carter
There was the ibuprofen in a tiny white bottle. A canteen that was half full and three energy bars. A pack of Band-Aids, two empty plastic bags. A sleeping bag. A poncho. Two pairs of thick, tall socks, and something that looked like a solar phone charger.
~ Ally Carter
I use Bogner amps and custom-designed Schecter guitars with Seymour Duncan Invader pickups. I beef up my tone with a Boss CS- 3 Compression Sustainer. It's kinda like my secret weapon.
~ Synyster Gates
As the equipment has gotten better - and it's gotten better in an attempt to try to protect the player more - then the equipment becomes used more as a weapon.
~ Troy Aikman