Ruth Westheimer Quotes

To shoot a gun proficiently, including speed shooting, is much less of a skill than typing.

I'm a shooter. You don't lose your shooting touch.

I'm a 'big' who just knows how to shoot.

Obviously a strength of mine is shooting.

I've always had a way with a gun. As a kid, I loved to fire them at the shooting range in amusement parks. I'd always return home with a handful of prizes.

I'm good at looking good with weapons and stunts. But if you put a bull's eye in front of me and asked me to hit it, I'd say the chances of me hitting it are about one in a million!

When I look down the range at the target all I can do is try to distinguish between the different colors.

I'm not a hunter, but I've been around guns all my life. I'm a great shot.

Shooting is a skill you can develop. It's repetition and confidence.

I've always been a shooter.

I used to be the chief guest in all the prize distribution ceremonies of shooting competitions. I tried my hand on a lot of guns, and my aim improved. I started hitting tiny targets, like a mineral bottle cap.

I thought, while they're up and firm, why not shoot them once or twice.

The sport of shooting is my life.

I believe more in precision, when you have the capability, like when you see a mosquito fly and you're able to hit it, you're able to hit it with a couple of short sharp shots... it's a beautiful thing.

Archers are pretty focused.

To aim and hit, you need one eye only, and one good finger.

My gun trainer on the first 'G.I. Joe' gave me about a week of commando training, so I got to shoot every single machine gun and hand gun there was.

Gun Control is Being Able to Hit What You Aim At

The American and his revolver have become as much a national association as the Mexican and his machete…. The cowboys are very poor shots. The best shots in the world are here in New York. They are men who have carefully studied the revolver and its charges from a technical and practical stand-point.

I never shot much when I was a kid, but on the spotting scope, understanding the ballistics and the calculations, I'm a ten.

I've been shooting all my life.

I always thought I was a good shooter.

I smirk as Peter misses again. I can't help myself. "Hey, Peter," I say, " Remember what a target is?

Although I look really good holding a gun, I can't shoot. I can't shoot anything. I'm the worst shot.

My dad bought me a dartboard for my 11th birthday, and I became intrigued by the game.