Keel Quotations

When Buddy played, he played all out, all the time. It was a wonder he didn't keel over and die before he did.

I've often thought that Obama should come out in favor of oxygen, just to see how many right-wingers keel over from holding their breath for too long.

There is a cliche that probably has some anecdotal evidence on the side that comedians are very depressed people, but that's because no one is ever going to seem as funny in a normal conversation as compared to when they're up there onstage in the spotlight making a huge audience keel over with laughter.

I work very hard to keep on an even keel as far as alcohol is concerned.

In summer 1961, Rose-Marie Egger became my wife, and her stabilizing influence has kept me on an even keel ever since. Our honeymoon trip led us to the United States where I spent two post-doc years working on thermal conductivity of type-II superconductors and metals in the group of Professor Bernie Serin at Rutgers University in New Jersey.

I guess I'll just slip into the studio after the next time with the Muses, and then just keel over and die.

Before every performance, I think I am about to keel over.

Leisure time is only leisure time when it is earned; otherwise, leisure time devolves into soul-killing lassitude. There's a reason so many new retirees, freed from the treadmill of work, promptly keel over on the golf course: Work fulfills us. It keeps us going.

Of course I'm proud of what I've done, but I'm interested in what's next. I want to be relevant now, in 2012. I've done my bit for the past. I've only ever been about what's next, really, and I'll be that way until I keel over.

I've always had that knack for staying pretty even keel and the more the situation gets tense the more I see things clearly and I think that's just a knack that I've always had.

One of the things we're going to have to do is have the keel modified. Right now the keel is about 18 feet, and the maximum depth in Newport Harbor is 12 to 14 feet.

Give me a spirit that on this life's rough sea Loves to have his sails filled with a lusty wind, Even till his sail-yards tremble, his masts crack, And his rapt ship run on her side so low That she drinks water, and her keel ploughs air

Give me a spirit that on this life's rough sea Loves to have his sails filled with a lusty wind, Even till his sail-yards tremble, his masts crack, And his rapt ship run on her side so low That she drinks water, and her keel ploughs air

Getting out of the seventh inning was absolutely crucial in staying in the ball game. It kept both teams on even keel rather than giving them the upper advantage to where we had to fight from behind.

I got a lot of love and support from the community. It was unbelievable. I called my mom to let her know I was OK and didn't keel over.

I feel we're an even keel team this year. We've played all the tough teams from both sides (leagues). It's a lot more even than it has been in years past.

His quick thinking and knowledge of the system onboard Ericsson enabled him to lock the keel in the middle and keep sailing the boat to Cape Town ... the safety of the crew and boat were in his hands and he did us proud.

Looking back at those great singers like Gordon MacRae and Howard Keel - they have such a specific kind of style that it seems like we don't really appreciate anymore.

Keel is one of those kids, we didn't expect much, and every day he keeps improving.

I think the guys knew it was sort of a fluke. We addressed it. I told them that in my career, I don't think we'd given up an eight-run lead in the eighth inning. They had a good, even keel today and played well.

We agreed that we'll charge for space rent and they'll charge us for students in concurrent enrollment and at the end of the semester we'll balance the books, ... I'm sure we'll be within a few hundred dollars of one another. It's important to get back on an even keel and back where we should be for the benefit of our kids and their kids.

I surf because it keeps my life at an even keel, without it I would tip into the oblivion.

I try to keep an even keel.

We're staying patient. We're staying on an even keel and waiting for our chances.

Wayne and I are trying to keep an even keel and talk to our boys a lot, more than we normally do. This has been a real binding event. It kind of keeps your perspective.

The slump in stock prices and bond yields points to weaker economy ahead. An easier monetary policy will help the economy stay on an even keel as consumers and businesses adjust to a weaker outlook ... We think the FOMC will see the wisdom of acting early.

You have to have a short-term memory in this game. You have to stay on an even keel and stay within yourself.

(Indonesia is) important because of our common interests with counter-terrorism, our common interest in the effective control of illegal immigrants. We need to make sure this relationship is back on an even keel as soon as possible.

The boat was rocking but didn't keel over; no one jumped out, and it finished by going forward.

It's really no different, boxing has highs and lows and you can't get too excited when you're high and you don't get too down when you're low. Because it's so cyclical that you just have to play on an even keel throughout.

The great thing about this team is that their attitudes haven't changed much from being 1-8 to being 9-8. They've been even keel and they've realized we haven't done anything yet.

I hope I can always be counted on to get a hit or get a guy in-to be an even keel in the lineup.

This has been the most important experience of my baseball career. I'm one step closer to the ultimate goal. I just need to stay on an even keel and continue working hard.

I prefer highs and lows to an even keel. Moderation is never something I've been good at.

Obama's even keel sometimes comes across as aloof or even cold.

I'm on a health kick! I'm drawn to cheeseburgers, so I've got to just try and keep it on an even keel.

I try to stay on an even keel. I get really fired up on occasion, but staying relaxed and under control bodes better for my game than getting out of control.