Jockeys Quotes

49 Jockeys quotes by 40 unique authors

In Isaac Murphy: I Dedicate This Ride Frank X Walker helps restore to public memory one of history's greatest jockeys. Isaac Murphy's story has universal significance but… — Unknown Author
I think one of the most humiliating moments of my life was putting on spandex, personally. It's always nice when four women pull you into… — Michael Chiklis
I just can't - I can't exist in normal group situations. A classroom, where you have to sort of jockey for position, compete for attention… — Jesse Eisenberg
No jockey ever won a race by carrying the horse across the finish line; no coach ever won a volleyball match by touching the ball… — John Kessel
I used to listen to the radio, and when I was about 18 years old, B.B. King was a disc jockey and he had a… — Koko Taylor
Falsehood is the jockey of misfortune. — Jean Giraudoux
A man can be a hero if he is a scientist, or a soldier, or a drug addict, or a disc jockey, or a crummy… — Andrea Dworkin
I do remember in high school I wanted to be a disc jockey. — Calvin Trillin
Acting is something that I always wanted, but I never paid attention to the notion that it might actually work out. You have all sorts… — Olivia Thirlby
I've had a passion for horses since I was very young - I used to sit on the floor in front of the races on… — David Cassidy
I wanted to be a jockey. — Davy Jones
I'm a jet jockey and I've always escaped ever since I was a kid. I've always been a weekend type runaway person. Work hard, play… — John Travolta
I feel as a horse must feel when the beautiful cup is given to the jockey. — Edgar Degas
Michael Roberts is a great rider and a great tactician; he was always using his brain in a race. His determination to become champion jockey… — Steve Cauthen
Radio news is bearable. This is due to the fact that while the news is being broadcast, the disk jockey is not allowed to talk. — Fran Lebowitz
Now that women are jockeys, baseball umpires, atomic scientists, and business executives, maybe someday they can master parallel parking. — Bill Vaughan
I was so anxious to succeed that I made a practice of appearing on all the disc jockey shows I could, in order to publicize… — Lawrence Welk
The horse I bet on was so slow, the jockey kept a diary of the trip. — Henny Youngman
Miss Jenkyns wore a cravat, and a little bonnet like a jockey-cap, and altogether had the appearance of a strong-minded woman; although she would have… — Elizabeth Gaskell
I've always thought I could use my brain and my heart to jockey everyone around to the good. But life is not jockeyable. When you… — Anne Lamott
Right about when I turned 13, I realized that women could be jockeys, from my travels to the racetrack with my dad. — Chantal Sutherland
It will not surprise you to learn that it is not uncommon for jockeys who struggle with their weight to starve themselves and spend hours… — Tony McCoy
I get butterflies before going out to ride every day, but they disappear as soon as I am on a horse, and I think that… — Tony McCoy
When Paul and I were first friends, starting in the sixth grade and seventh grade, we would sing a little together and we would make… — Art Garfunkel

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