Reversals Quotes

In this Court dissents have gradually become majority opinions.

Wisdom too often never comes, and so one ought not to reject it merely because it comes late.

If there are other ways of gracefully and good naturedly surrendering former views to a better considered position, I invoke them all.

The system is not perfect. Reversals prove that the system works.

Turnarounds seldom turn.

Letting the cat outta the bag is a whole lot easier than putting it back.

The family motto of the House of Marlborough from which I descend is Faithful but Unfortunate. But I, by my enterprise, nay daring, have reversed the motto, [to] Faithless but Fortunate.

Good technique includes quick changes, great variety and speed. It may be a system of reversals much like a concept of God and the Devil. In the speed of events, which one is really in charge? Do they change places with lightning speed? The Chinese believe so. To put the heart of the martial arts in your own heart and have it be a part of you means total comprehension.

[T]his Court may fall into error as may other branches of the Government.... The Court differs, however ... in its ability to extricate itself from error. It can reconsider.

You have to accept the fact that sometimes you are the pigeon, and sometimes you are the statue.

I've been working on wrestling aside from MMA. That is something that I wasn't doing in the past so I'm getting more confident in my wrestling. I learned that I didn't know a lot about takedowns, it's a really big gap and I'm catching up and learning a lot.

Let nothing prevent you from changing your previous decision if after consideration you feel that the previous decision was incorrect.

I've always had a love of cards, ever since I was a little kid. I think poker, as a system, describes the chaos of the world. Our sudden reversals, our freak streaks of fortune. The belief that the next hand can save you, and the inevitable failure of the next hand to save you. I think that describes my world view pretty well.

Wrestling is different than MMA or boxing or really any other contact sport in that you can't really draw along an opponent.

Short stories amount for the most part to parlour tricks, party favours with built-in snappers, gadgets for including recognition and reversals

Football goes fast but it can go quickly in both directions.

My life is about ups and downs, great joys and great losses.

I'm a great defensive wrestler.

One element of wrestling that I know what I grew up with we put a lot of emphasis towards was the takedown. But, you could win an Olympic championship and never score a takedown, and I don't know if MMA fans are even aware of that.

The reason sport is attractive to many of the general public is that it's filled with reversals. What you think may happen doesn't happen. A champion is beaten, an unknown becomes a champion.

History records endless struggles to enlarge those realms, inspiring ones; it also records painful reversals and setbacks.

Time has proved that the Supreme Court’s judgment was wrong on the most outstanding issues upon which it chose to challenge the popular branches

I don't know how to do takedowns.

Before going to developmental, I had next to no fundamentals and that was sort of, doing cool chain wrestling and using a lot of holds and stuff.

Economic development has a reverse gear.