--- title: "5 Contemporary Quotes By Richard Finney" description: "5 Contemporary quotes by Richard Finney. Plus more from Richard Finney and more Contemporary sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c12/richard-finney-23581_action-adventure_i-m-now-requesting-you-refrain-from-call_216186.jpg" --- > [“I’m now requesting you refrain from calling me this early in the morning, before I’ve had a chance to steel my defenses…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/richard-finney/i-m-now-requesting-you-refrain-from-calling-me-this-early-in-the/) [Richard Finney](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/richard-finney/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c12/richard-finney-23581_action-adventure_i-m-now-requesting-you-refrain-from-call_216186.jpg) > [“I guess I should thank you for totally making my morning. It’s not every day a stranger notices my perspiration level. -…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/richard-finney/i-guess-i-should-thank-you-for-totally-making-my-morning-it-s-not/) [Richard Finney](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/richard-finney/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/169/richard-finney-23581_action-adventure_i-guess-i-should-thank-you-for-totally-m_230900.jpg) > [“She loves dogs. And in time, who knows, maybe she would even have ended up loving the type of dogs who eat…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/richard-finney/she-loves-dogs-and-in-time-who-knows-maybe-she-would-even-have-ended/) [Richard Finney](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/richard-finney/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f40/richard-finney-23581_action-adventure_she-loves-dogs-and-in-time-who-knows-may_947780.jpg) > [“My father and I used to watch a ton of old horror movies when I was growing up. ’The Creature from the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/richard-finney/my-father-and-i-used-to-watch-a-ton-of-old-horror-movies-when-i-was/) [Richard Finney](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/richard-finney/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/dcd/richard-finney-23581_action-adventure_my-father-and-i-used-to-watch-a-ton-of-o_1793459.jpg) > [“All I see is my father’s tax money being wasted on shooting satellite pictures of South America like you guys work for…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/richard-finney/all-i-see-is-my-father-s-tax-money-being-wasted-on-shooting-satellite/) [Richard Finney](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/richard-finney/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/793/richard-finney-23581_action-adventure_all-i-see-is-my-father-s-tax-money-being_2834258.jpg) ## Other authors on Contemporary ## More by Richard Finney > [I believe that on any trip to heaven, there are always detours through hell.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/richard-finney/i-believe-that-on-any-trip-to-heaven-there-are-always-detours-through/) [Richard Finney](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/richard-finney/) > [“In all your years as a priest, I’m sure you’ve been asked this many times: ‘Why does he do this if he loves us?…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/richard-finney/in-all-your-years-as-a-priest-i-m-sure-you-ve-been-asked-this-many/) [Richard Finney](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/richard-finney/) > [“When Carri died, I felt like I had lost everything, except my life, and my memories of her. Now I can’t even dream of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/richard-finney/when-carri-died-i-felt-like-i-had-lost-everything-except-my-life-and/) [Richard Finney](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/richard-finney/) > [“I’m now requesting you refrain from calling me this early in the morning, before I’ve had a chance to steel my defenses against hearing…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/richard-finney/i-m-now-requesting-you-refrain-from-calling-me-this-early-in-the/) [Richard Finney](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/richard-finney/) > [“I guess I should thank you for totally making my morning. It’s not every day a stranger notices my perspiration level. - Dr. Jeri…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/richard-finney/i-guess-i-should-thank-you-for-totally-making-my-morning-it-s-not/) [Richard Finney](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/richard-finney/) > [“Every second I stand here in your temperature-controlled cell,” Jenna said, “I’m forced to suck down the same recycled air that’s going through your…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/richard-finney/every-second-i-stand-here-in-your-temperature-controlled-cell-jenna/) [Richard Finney](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/richard-finney/) > [“Canis latrans,” Wolfenson finally remarked. Fincher furrowed his brow. “Latin for... barking dog?” “Yes, the coyote. They have a gift of making the howls…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/richard-finney/canis-latrans-wolfenson-finally-remarked-fincher-furrowed-his-brow/) [Richard Finney](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/richard-finney/) > [“A lizard brain fired the gun that wounded you, but it was the combination of three brains that orchestrated the elaborate circumstances in which…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/richard-finney/a-lizard-brain-fired-the-gun-that-wounded-you-but-it-was-the/) [Richard Finney](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/richard-finney/) > [So you've taken to spying on her. It must be love.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/richard-finney/so-you-ve-taken-to-spying-on-her-it-must-be-love/) [Richard Finney](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/richard-finney/) > [“She loves dogs. And in time, who knows, maybe she would even have ended up loving the type of dogs who eat other small…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/richard-finney/she-loves-dogs-and-in-time-who-knows-maybe-she-would-even-have-ended/) [Richard Finney](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/richard-finney/) > [Sometimes the hardest journeys are the ones that begin with little hope. But we need to take them anyway.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/richard-finney/sometimes-the-hardest-journeys-are-the-ones-that-begin-with-little/) [Richard Finney](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/richard-finney/) > [“Answer me immediately or I'll start cutting away everything that's pretty on you...and then put it back.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/richard-finney/answer-me-immediately-or-i-ll-start-cutting-away-everything-that-s/) [Richard Finney](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/richard-finney/) > [“Carl, if your plan is to get us drunk so we’ll throw up the contents of the Black Pages, I urge you to give…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/richard-finney/carl-if-your-plan-is-to-get-us-drunk-so-we-ll-throw-up-the-contents/) [Richard Finney](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/richard-finney/) > [“But I want to assure you, if it’s your last day on earth, even after 2,000 years, I strongly suggest you go for the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/richard-finney/but-i-want-to-assure-you-if-it-s-your-last-day-on-earth-even-after-2/) [Richard Finney](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/richard-finney/) > [“My father and I used to watch a ton of old horror movies when I was growing up. ’The Creature from the Black Lagoon‘…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/richard-finney/my-father-and-i-used-to-watch-a-ton-of-old-horror-movies-when-i-was/) [Richard Finney](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/richard-finney/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/contemporary/richard-finney/#itemlist", "name": "5 Contemporary Quotes By Richard Finney", "numberOfItems": 5, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "“I’m now requesting you refrain from calling me this early in the morning, before I’ve had a chance to steel my defenses against hearing you utter the word ‘lizard.’” -- spoken by Dr. Jeri Asheer... to Chris Dixon.”", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Richard Finney" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/richard-finney/i-m-now-requesting-you-refrain-from-calling-me-this-early-in-the/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c12/richard-finney-23581_action-adventure_i-m-now-requesting-you-refrain-from-call_216186.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c12/richard-finney-23581_action-adventure_i-m-now-requesting-you-refrain-from-call_216186.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c12/richard-finney-23581_action-adventure_i-m-now-requesting-you-refrain-from-call_216186.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“I’m now requesting you refrain from calling me this early in the morning, before I’ve had a chance to steel…” — Richard Finney", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 2, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "“I guess I should thank you for totally making my morning. It’s not every day a stranger notices my perspiration level. - Dr. Jeri Asher (BLACK MARIAH - A Calling)”", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Richard Finney" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/richard-finney/i-guess-i-should-thank-you-for-totally-making-my-morning-it-s-not/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/169/richard-finney-23581_action-adventure_i-guess-i-should-thank-you-for-totally-m_230900.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/169/richard-finney-23581_action-adventure_i-guess-i-should-thank-you-for-totally-m_230900.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/169/richard-finney-23581_action-adventure_i-guess-i-should-thank-you-for-totally-m_230900.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“I guess I should thank you for totally making my morning. It’s not every day a stranger notices my…” — Richard Finney", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 3, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "“She loves dogs. And in time, who knows, maybe she would even have ended up loving the type of dogs who eat other small dogs for lunch. -- Leslie McNeill”", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Richard Finney" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/richard-finney/she-loves-dogs-and-in-time-who-knows-maybe-she-would-even-have-ended/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f40/richard-finney-23581_action-adventure_she-loves-dogs-and-in-time-who-knows-may_947780.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f40/richard-finney-23581_action-adventure_she-loves-dogs-and-in-time-who-knows-may_947780.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f40/richard-finney-23581_action-adventure_she-loves-dogs-and-in-time-who-knows-may_947780.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“She loves dogs. And in time, who knows, maybe she would even have ended up loving the type of dogs who eat…” — Richard Finney", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 4, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "“My father and I used to watch a ton of old horror movies when I was growing up. ’The Creature from the Black Lagoon‘ was one of my father’s favorites and he was very excited for me to see the film. But after the movie was over, I told him that I was kind of bored. I said to him, ‘I’m sorry, Daddy, but I saw the zipper in the back of the monster’s costume. From that point on, I was really never scared at all. The point I’m trying to make is that I don’t believe someone intentionally tipped off the target. And I maintain that no one made some horrendous mistake, which I’m now trying to cover up. I believe what really happened with the operation was that our target ended up seeing the zipper. Orlo Kharms realized something around him wasn’t… real. And he was able to avoid the trap we had laid out for him.”", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Richard Finney" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/richard-finney/my-father-and-i-used-to-watch-a-ton-of-old-horror-movies-when-i-was/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/dcd/richard-finney-23581_action-adventure_my-father-and-i-used-to-watch-a-ton-of-o_1793459.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/dcd/richard-finney-23581_action-adventure_my-father-and-i-used-to-watch-a-ton-of-o_1793459.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/dcd/richard-finney-23581_action-adventure_my-father-and-i-used-to-watch-a-ton-of-o_1793459.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“My father and I used to watch a ton of old horror movies when I was growing up. ’The Creature from the Black…” — Richard Finney", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 5, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "“All I see is my father’s tax money being wasted on shooting satellite pictures of South America like you guys work for the Travel Channel. -- Todd Dooley (BLACK MARIAH - A Calling)”", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Richard Finney" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/richard-finney/all-i-see-is-my-father-s-tax-money-being-wasted-on-shooting-satellite/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/793/richard-finney-23581_action-adventure_all-i-see-is-my-father-s-tax-money-being_2834258.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/793/richard-finney-23581_action-adventure_all-i-see-is-my-father-s-tax-money-being_2834258.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/793/richard-finney-23581_action-adventure_all-i-see-is-my-father-s-tax-money-being_2834258.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“All I see is my father’s tax money being wasted on shooting satellite pictures of South America like you…” — Richard Finney", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } } ] }, { "@type": "CollectionPage", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/contemporary/richard-finney/#webpage", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/contemporary/richard-finney/", "name": "Contemporary Quotes by Richard Finney", "isPartOf": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#website" }, "mainEntity": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/contemporary/richard-finney/#itemlist" }, "primaryImageOfPage": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c12/richard-finney-23581_action-adventure_i-m-now-requesting-you-refrain-from-call_216186.jpg" }, "description": "5 Contemporary quotes by Richard Finney. Plus more from Richard Finney and more Contemporary sayings from other authors.", "breadcrumb": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/contemporary/richard-finney/#breadcrumb" } }, { "@type": "BreadcrumbList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/contemporary/richard-finney/#breadcrumb", "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "name": "Home", "item": "https://sms4smile.com/" }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 2, "name": "Quotes", "item": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/" }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 3, "name": "Topics", "item": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/categories/" }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 4, "name": "Contemporary", "item": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/contemporary/" }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 5, "name": "Richard Finney", "item": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/contemporary/richard-finney/" } ] }, { "@type": "WebSite", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#website", "name": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/", "publisher": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } }, { "@type": "Organization", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization", "name": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/", "logo": { "@type": "ImageObject", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/themes/sq/assets/icons/icon-512.png", "width": 512, "height": 512 } } ] } ```