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I’m a little over it. I mean it stinks, to get that close and then kind of come up empty-handed, that’s a great outing. I’ll be real proud that I gave the bullpen kind of another night off. I know we need it with the doubleheader. I’m happy – but deep down it kind of stinks. – Miles Mikolas	Found on FOX News 1 year ago
I remain hopeful that our Louisiana delegation will not throw the bipartisan history of infrastructure negotiations out the window, i'm grateful that Sen. Cassidy stands with me in this effort. I don't plan to return to my constituents empty-handed. – Troy Carter	Found on CNN 2 years ago
You don't go empty-handed. That's common sense. – Haruyuki Takahashi	Found on Reuters 4 years ago
I think North Korea was North Korea to the process, but North Korea doesn't mean North Korea's over yet, most of the time you don't come back with anything. Most of the time you come back empty-handed. – Christopher Hill	Found on Reuters 5 years ago
None of [that] would play into the evaluation as to whetherthis was a reasonable action by the police officer, or a good shoot, [Rose] is running away, empty-handed and he is shot in the back. Period. – Officer Michael Rosfeld	Found on FOX News 5 years ago
Malware like FakeFortnite are … in a ‘ grey ’ area. There may not be an actual malware/infection threat, but sending users down a rabbit hole like this were they are left empty handed is still considered malicious activity. – Nathan Collier	Found on FOX News 5 years ago
They're not going to go home empty-handed, so they make poor choices and dive without carefully evaluating the conditions, or worse yet, diving when the conditions are poor so they don't feel like they've wasted their time and gas money. – Chris Constantine	Found on FOX News 9 years ago
People receive threats from gangs and many just leave overnight. Very often they flee empty-handed, there's not enough being done to prevent it from happening in Mexico and throughout the region and to help victims. – Jan Egeland	Found on Reuters 9 years ago
“It's high time that Christians made up their minds to do something . . . What are we going to show in the way of resistance-as compared to the Communists, for instance-when all this terror is over? We will be standing empty-handed. We will have no answer when we are asked: What did you do about it? ” – Hans Scholl	added by anonymous 9 years ago

I’m a little over it. I mean it stinks, to get that close and then kind of come up empty-handed, that’s a great outing. I’ll be real proud that I gave the bullpen kind of another night off. I know we need it with the doubleheader. I’m happy – but deep down it kind of stinks.

– Miles Mikolas

Found on FOX News
1 year ago

I remain hopeful that our Louisiana delegation will not throw the bipartisan history of infrastructure negotiations out the window, i'm grateful that Sen. Cassidy stands with me in this effort. I don't plan to return to my constituents empty-handed.

– Troy Carter

Found on CNN
2 years ago

You don't go empty-handed. That's common sense.

– Haruyuki Takahashi

Found on Reuters
4 years ago

I think North Korea was North Korea to the process, but North Korea doesn't mean North Korea's over yet, most of the time you don't come back with anything. Most of the time you come back empty-handed.

– Christopher Hill

Found on Reuters
5 years ago

None of [that] would play into the evaluation as to whetherthis was a reasonable action by the police officer, or a good shoot, [Rose] is running away, empty-handed and he is shot in the back. Period.

– Officer Michael Rosfeld

Found on FOX News
5 years ago

Malware like FakeFortnite are … in a ‘ grey ’ area. There may not be an actual malware/infection threat, but sending users down a rabbit hole like this were they are left empty handed is still considered malicious activity.

– Nathan Collier

Found on FOX News
5 years ago

They're not going to go home empty-handed, so they make poor choices and dive without carefully evaluating the conditions, or worse yet, diving when the conditions are poor so they don't feel like they've wasted their time and gas money.

– Chris Constantine

Found on FOX News
9 years ago

People receive threats from gangs and many just leave overnight. Very often they flee empty-handed, there's not enough being done to prevent it from happening in Mexico and throughout the region and to help victims.

– Jan Egeland

Found on Reuters
9 years ago

“It's high time that Christians made up their minds to do something . . . What are we going to show in the way of resistance-as compared to the Communists, for instance-when all this terror is over? We will be standing empty-handed. We will have no answer when we are asked: What did you do about it? ”

– Hans Scholl

added by anonymous
9 years ago

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