Swiss Figure Skating

Famous quotes containing the words swiss, figure and/or skating:

“Realistic about how much one person can accomplish in a given day, women expect to have to make some trade-offs between work and family. Families, however, have absorbed all the stress and strain they possibly can. The entire responsibility for accommodation is taking place on the home side of the equation.”
—Deborah J. Swiss (20th century)

“One figure can sometimes add up to a lot.”
—Wesley Ruggles, U.S. screenwriter. Tira (Mae West)

“In skating over thin ice, our safety is in our speed.”
—Ralph Waldo Emerson (1803–1882)