Top 100 Tackling Quotes

When we were in Sweden, there was a fan that hid in a bin. I think one of the security guards saw and tried to take her out, and she went a bit crazy and started tackling them.

Liverpool midfielder Xabi Alonso was always bemused by our enthusiasm for tackling, because he saw it as the last resort.

We played a lot of sandlot ball, so we were used to tackling each other, or falling on the concrete, things of that nature. And nine times out of 10, our flag games turned into tackle anyway. So when I got to high school, tackle football was kind of natural.

Because Japan has to import most of its energy, and because of the 2011 Fukushima nuclear plant disaster, the country has an almost obsessive interest in tackling energy issues.

In terms of tackling different subjects, I can’t really think of anything I wouldn’t want to try; that’s the fun of it right? Each new style brings new challenges – not that you shouldn’t focus on one and master it, but it takes so long to make a film, you just want to have some variety.

Whether it is clamping down on tax avoidance by multinationals, setting ambitious targets for tackling climate change, or reforming the posted workers’ directive to better protect migrant workers, European countries are working together to get things done.

I am a passionate believer that comedy is a way of tackling some of the most dark and difficult aspects of being a human being.

You have to force yourself to give up and to move onto something else. That’s the way you grow as a writer, by trying new things and tackling new subjects. But it’s difficult. There’s part of you that doesn’t want to give up because you realize that, in some way, you’re surrendering.

Tackling malaria in a country like the Central African Republic is a huge uphill battle, and my experiences there have been a healthy dose of reality, fueling my own sense of urgency to do my part in reducing the preventable suffering of the incredible women I met.

There are more effective ways of tackling environmental problems including global warming, proliferation of plastics, urban sprawl, and the loss of biodiversity than by treaties, top-down regulations, and other approaches offered by big governments and their dependents.

Glee’ is a great show in terms of tackling social issues.

As the Chief of the Defence Staff says, you don’t defend on the goal line. Defending the interests of the U.K. means tackling threats early and at source, and that means intervening overseas.

Creating a more equal society means tackling the inequalities that emerge before children even start school.

Getting kids moving is a key factor in tackling obesity and health problems among the young.

The importance of tackling inequality in Africa cannot be overstated.

You have to understand, it takes a lot of qualities to play linebacker – quickness, tackling ability and sheer force – so you just can’t take someone from another position and think they could all of a sudden handle that role.

Poverty is about people lacking the tools they need to get on in life. And solving it is about tackling educational failure, antisocial behaviour, debt problems and addiction, and of course it’s about work.

Jimmy Kimmel has proven to be a preeminent voice in comedy, with 15 seasons of ‘Jimmy Kimmel Live’ under his belt and successfully tackling the herculean task of hosting both the Emmys and the Oscars in the same season.

Certain things come naturally, and tackling wasn’t one of them; I’d sometimes go a bit over the top when I was younger.

That’s what acting is about – for me, at least – tackling different personas and characters.

Entrepreneurship is about tackling big problems – often non-obvious problems – that will have a meaningful impact on the world, and this usually involves solving these problems in counterintuitive ways.

Tackling climate change can make us world leaders in burgeoning markets for green technology.

I don’t think there’s any topic a writer should feel afraid of tackling just because it has already been discussed. If you feel you have a fresh perspective and an understanding of a certain emotional truth, it’s always worth writing.

An important lever for sustained action in tackling poverty and reducing hunger is money.

I got a pommel in my eye. A pommel is the end of a sword – not the sharp end, the other end. It wasn’t actually a sword fight. I was rugby tackling somebody but we hadn’t rehearsed with all the kit on so suddenly there’s a whole other part of the equation and that did really hurt.

Tackling deprivation around the world is a moral imperative and firmly in Britain’s national interest.

I’m from Kansas, so there were a lot of vacant lots and open fields to tackle each other in so we could avoid tackling each other on the street. But running on the street and trying not to get taken down on the concrete, that will make you fast, that’s for sure.

Great sci-fi has never shied from tackling the Big Questions, though really great sci-fi never forgets to entertain us along the way. Shock and awe applies to art, as well.

When you’re starting a new business, you don’t need to know much about it. A lot of the work is blocking and tackling – it’s the same type of stuff no matter what sector you’re in.

The cost of healthcare, caring for our veterans, and draining the swamp are among a few of the issues I have been tackling for Hoosiers in Washington.

Anything new is a sort of adventure – as a child, I think I was quite bad at tackling new experiences, like unusual foods, and I hated new clothes or having my hair cut.

The Millennium Development Goals were a pledge to uphold the principles of human dignity, equality and equity, and free the world from extreme poverty. The MDGs, with eight goals and a set of measurable time-bound targets, established a blueprint for tackling the most pressing development challenges of our time.

Make no mistake: Tackling climate change is vital. But to see everything through the lens of short-term CO2 reductions, letting our obsession with carbon blind us to the bigger picture, is to court catastrophe.

When it comes to tackling your financial goals, whatever they might be, there’s no time like the present.

I firmly believe that my dual roles as secretary of state for education and minister for women and equalities are closely linked. Never is this more apparent than when tackling the gender pay gap.

For the charities, their relationships with celebrity supporters should be as deep and purposeful as the ones they have with any of their supporters and volunteers, based on a genuine understanding of the issues they’re tackling.

I do like to play and pass the ball. But first and foremost I see myself as a defender: blocking, tackling, heading.

I always say it’s very difficult when you’re tackling something like ‘Spider-Man’ or ‘Batman’ that has been done so many times before.

Yes, it is long past time we get serious about tackling the nation’s ever-growing deficits. But the average American family drawn into serious debt cannot just threaten to stiff its creditors. It must cut its spending in the future, but also take responsibility for the debt incurred in the past.

Football is about tackling, about winning the ball.

Tackling climate change is not a luxury for the good times: for good and bad times it has become a necessity – but necessity is the mother of invention.

Progress to reduce hunger is being made by tackling both the cause and the consequences of extreme poverty and famine.

I’ve been arrested a few times. The most high-profile instance was when protesting at the fracking site in Balcombe. It’s an industry which will undermine our chances of tackling climate change.

I have always been comfortable in possession, but it is tracking and tackling that I have been working on.

The key is to somehow find a way of tackling rent-seeking, crony capitalism, and corruption – legal and illegal – and build fairer, more equal society without compromising innovation or entrepreneurship.

We must not constantly talk about tackling obesity and warning people about the negative consequences of obesity. Instead we must be positive – positive about the fun and benefits to be had from healthy living, trying to get rid of people’s excuses for being obese by tackling the issue in a positive way.

We in the Congress Party are hoping to do greater efforts to help the people of India, especially the downtrodden who find it very tough to get ahead in life. We are focusing on tackling issues related to unemployment and poverty.

As the Chair of the National Security Council Sub-Committee overseeing the CSSF and Prosperity Fund, I am proud of what it has achieved in tackling instability and preventing conflicts that threaten U.K. interests.

I’m part of a speech therapy programme called the McGuire Programme. It teaches you a new way to breathe, a new way to speak, a brand new way of tackling the mind-sets that come with having a speech impediment. Mainly, it teaches you how to slow things down, and that has really helped me.

Taboo’ certainly isn’t a commentary on other types of period drama. It’s just a different way of tackling one.

Tackling affordable housing via land use planning won’t necessarily solve the problem.