Cushion Quotes

You're dealing with a show where the lead character is making the irritating and uncomfortable choice... They both do a lot of shameful things. But Jeff is a cushion to Larry's harder floor. - Jon Stewart

You would have to say his number one accomplishment has been to inspire a sense of confidence in the country. That confidence, that optimism, not only gives President Obama a political cushion, but it could have a real world economic impact. - George Stephanopoulos

You never want to get comfortable. But we have a good cushion that, if we slip up once, we can still hold on to our spot. - Jason Montgomery

You have to have a cushion and hope that he (Bryant) doesn't go crazy on you. If you are five or six points up, for him that is only two possessions. The way he is playing right now, you can't take anything for granted. I thought we did a pretty good job but lost concentration and he got 20 points in the fourth. - Mike D'Antoni

You can't give a team of that caliber that type of cushion and then try to fight back. They weren't working hard enough to score buckets. - Charles Ramsey

Ximinez: Now, old woman -- you are accused of heresy on three counts -- heresy by thought, heresy by word, heresy by deed, and heresy by action -- *four* counts. Do you confess?
Wilde: I don't understand what I'm accused of.
Ximinez: Ha! Then we'll make you understand! Biggles! Fetch...THE CUSHIONS!
Biggles: Here they are, lord.
Ximinez: Now, old lady -- you have one last chance. Confess the heinous sin of heresy, reject the works of the ungodly -- *two* last chances. And you shall be free -- *three* last chances. You have three last chances, the nature of which I have divulged in my previous utterance.
Wilde: I don't know what you're talking about.
Ximinez: Right! If that's the way you want it -- Cardinal! Poke her with the soft cushions!
Ximinez: Confess! Confess! Confess!
Biggles: It doesn't seem to be hurting her, lord.
Ximinez: Have you got all the stuffing up one end?
Biggles: Yes, lord. - Monty Python

While fleet sales have been cushioning the blow of weak retail sales, particularly for Ford and Chrysler in February, the Big Three have been promising to de-emphasize this side of the business and headline numbers could suffer as a result. - Peter Nesvold

When you've got talent from top to bottom, everybody's playing to count. It's a tremendous experience to play without that mental cushion. - Dan Brooks

We've not been talking about Europe here. Paul Jewell has a really nice cushion and we have a nice amount of points, 26, to build on. That's golden at this stage in this division. - Alan Pardew