Starting Pitchers

Famous quotes containing the words starting and/or pitchers:

    “And down in fathoms many went the captain and the crew;
    Down went the owners—greedy men whom hope of gain
    allured:
    Oh, dry the starting tear, for they were heavily insured.”
    —Sir William Schwenck Gilbert (1836–1911)

    “Little pitchers have big ears.”
    —Unknown (20th century)