“Grant us wisdom, grant us courage,
Lest we miss Thy kingdom's goal,
Lest we miss Thy kingdom's goal.”
Harry Emerson Fosdick (1878–1969) American pastor
Source: God of Grace and God of Glory (1930)
Reported in " The things they say: George Best http://www.fifa.com/worldfootball/news/newsid=1085364.html", FIFA.com (July 31, 2009).
“Grant us wisdom, grant us courage,
Lest we miss Thy kingdom's goal,
Lest we miss Thy kingdom's goal.”
Harry Emerson Fosdick (1878–1969) American pastor
Source: God of Grace and God of Glory (1930)
“You missed a lot of heartache, sure. But David, you missed a lot of joy.”
Kim Edwards book The Memory Keeper's Daughter
Source: The Memory Keeper's Daughter
Murray Walker (1923) Motorsport commentator and journalist
Oliver Owen (July 1, 2007) "The Observer: Silverstone British Grand Prix 2007: Murray Walker Interview: Mint Condition", The Observer.
Interviews
“I miss journalism an awful lot.”
Kevin Barry (1902–1920) 18 year old medical student and Irish republican, executed by Britain.
Leader Interview..with Kevin Barry http://www.limerickleader.ie/lifestyle/entertainment-arts/whats-on/leader-interview-with-kevin-barry-1-2181685, Limerick Leader (1 November 2007)
Roger Ebert (1942–2013) American film critic, author, journalist, and TV presenter
Review http://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/americathon-1979 of Americathon (1 January 1979) <br class="br">Reviews, Half-star reviews
“I was sharpshooting. I don't think I missed a shot. It was no time to miss.”
Alvin C. York (1887–1964) United States Army Medal of Honor recipient
Account of 8 October 1918.
Diary of Alvin York
Context: There were over thirty of them in continuous action, and all I could do was touch the Germans off just as fast as I could. I was sharpshooting. I don't think I missed a shot. It was no time to miss.
In order to sight me or to swing their machine guns on me, the Germans had to show their heads above the trench, and every time I saw a head I just touched it off. All the time I kept yelling at them to come down. I didn't want to kill any more than I had to. But it was they or I. And I was giving them the best I had.
Suddenly a German officer and five men jumped out of the trench and charged me with fixed bayonets. I changed to the old automatic and just touched them off too. I touched off the sixth man first, then the fifth, then the fourth, then the third and so on. I wanted them to keep coming.
I didn't want the rear ones to see me touching off the front ones. I was afraid they would drop down and pump a volley into me. — and I got hold of the German major, and he told me if I wouldn't kill any more of them he would make them quit firing. So I told him all right, if he would do it now. So he blew a little whistle, and they quit shooting and come down and gave up.
“Normally I miss deadlines like a storm trooper misses Jedi.”
Patrick Rothfuss book Unfettered
Source: Unfettered
“O Miss Bailey!
Unfortunate Miss Bailey!”
George Colman the Younger (1762–1836) English dramatist and writer
Love laughs at Locksmiths, Act ii, Song, reported in Bartlett's Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. (1919).