Leaky Bucket Counter

Famous quotes containing the words leaky, bucket and/or counter:

“A leaky faucet, a barking dog—those are things you tolerate.”
—Candace Gingrich (b. c. 1967)

“And now, far removed from the loved habitation,
The tear of regret will intrusively swell,
As fancy reverts to my father’s plantation,
And sighs for the bucket that hung in the well.”
—Samuel Woodworth (1788–1842)

“Often, when there is a conflict between parent and child, at its very hub is an expectation that the child should be acting differently. Sometimes these expectations run counter what is known about children’s growth. They stem from remembering oneself, but usually at a slightly older age.”
—Ellen Galinsky (20th century)