--- title: "10 Park Bench Quotes by 10 authors" description: "Browse 10 Park Bench quotes by 10 authors. Discover the best Park Bench sayings and thoughts." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/2c2/jethro-tull-12401_girls_sitting-on-a-park-bench-eyeing-up-little_2275148.png" --- > [Sitting on a park bench, eyeing up little girls with bad intent.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jethro-tull/sitting-on-a-park-bench-eyeing-up-little-girls-with-bad-intent/) [Jethro Tull](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jethro-tull/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/2c2/jethro-tull-12401_girls_sitting-on-a-park-bench-eyeing-up-little_2275148.png) > [“every successful person needs a park bench—”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jeffrey-a-barnes/every-successful-person-needs-a-park-bench/) [Jeffrey A. Barnes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jeffrey-a-barnes/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/881/jeffrey-a-barnes-33258_success_every-successful-person-needs-a-park-ben_1904079.jpg) > [Spotted Park Bench I am a park bench. Ordinary words cannot express my thoughts on birds.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/j-patrick-lewis/spotted-park-bench-i-am-a-park-bench-ordinary-words-cannot-express-my/) [J. Patrick Lewis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/j-patrick-lewis/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b7a/j-patrick-lewis-30234_benches_spotted-park-bench-i-am-a-park-bench-ord_733310.jpg) > [“Something as simple as sitting next to a lonely girl on a park bench may be enough to deter predators.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jessica-marie-baumgartner/something-as-simple-as-sitting-next-to-a-lonely-girl-on-a-park-bench/) [Jessica Marie Baumgartner](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jessica-marie-baumgartner/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b93/jessica-marie-baumgartner-4270_child-abuse_something-as-simple-as-sitting-next-to-a_657728.jpg) > [There are “bus bench” workouts and “park bench” workouts. A bus bench and a park bench look exactly the same, but your…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dan-john/there-are-bus-bench-workouts-and-park-bench-workouts-a-bus-bench-and/) [Dan John](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dan-john/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/10b/dan-john-12860_benches_there-are-bus-bench-workouts-and-park-be_1170569.jpg) > [“I know what a park bench is and the landlord's knock. There are only two things wrong with money: too much or…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/charles-bukowski/i-know-what-a-park-bench-is-and-the-landlord-s-knock-there-are-only/) [Charles Bukowski](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/charles-bukowski/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d86/charles-bukowski-73_money_i-know-what-a-park-bench-is-and-the-land_218555.jpg) > [On a park bench on 12th street, my whole crew's famous, you try bust your gat and keep it rel but you…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/prodigy/on-a-park-bench-on-12th-street-my-whole-crew-s-famous-you-try-bust/) [Prodigy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/prodigy/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/15f/prodigy-2087_benches_on-a-park-bench-on-12th-street-my-whole_852023.png) > [1. Sit down next to stranger on park bench. 2. Place an envelope beside him. 3. Whisper, It has to look like…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/thegr81/1-sit-down-next-to-stranger-on-park-bench-2-place-an-envelope-beside/) [Thegr81](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/thegr81/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/4d4/thegr81-14099_epic-quotes_1-sit-down-next-to-stranger-on-park-benc_2054610.jpg) > [“Don't push it." Cormac said as he looked back to Burrom. "You'll go under again one day, and I'll find out where…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/donna-augustine/don-t-push-it-cormac-said-as-he-looked-back-to-burrom-you-ll-go-under/) [Donna Augustine](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/donna-augustine/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d70/donna-augustine-25434_quote_don-t-push-it-cormac-said-as-he-looked-b_1516691.jpg) > [“I don't know how long I've been sitting on this park bench. The light is almost all gone, but when there was…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nicole-krauss/i-don-t-know-how-long-i-ve-been-sitting-on-this-park-bench-the-light/) [Nicole Krauss](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nicole-krauss/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/40c/nicole-krauss-920_falling_i-don-t-know-how-long-i-ve-been-sitting_1994048.png) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/park-bench/#itemlist", "name": "Park Bench Quotes", "numberOfItems": 10, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "Sitting on a park bench, eyeing up little girls with bad intent.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Jethro Tull" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jethro-tull/sitting-on-a-park-bench-eyeing-up-little-girls-with-bad-intent/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/2c2/jethro-tull-12401_girls_sitting-on-a-park-bench-eyeing-up-little_2275148.png", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/2c2/jethro-tull-12401_girls_sitting-on-a-park-bench-eyeing-up-little_2275148.png", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/2c2/jethro-tull-12401_girls_sitting-on-a-park-bench-eyeing-up-little_2275148.png", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“Sitting on a park bench, eyeing up little girls with bad intent.” — Jethro Tull", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 2, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "“every successful person needs a park bench—”", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Jeffrey A. 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