John Riggins Washington Redskins Quotes & Sayings

You never hear of a sportsman losing his sense of smell in a tragic accident and for good reason; in order for the universe to teach excruciating lessons that are unable to apply in later life, the sportsman must lose his legs, the philosopher his mind, the painter his eyes, the musician his ears, the chef his tongue. — Steve Toltz

I never tried to emulate my father. Anyone trying to do that would be a second-rate carbon copy. — Douglas Fairbanks Jr.

I was really gifted at being able to construct a joke, but it's like they weren't even memorable, my first jokes, because they were so about nothing. — Wanda Sykes

The planes of consciousness are correlated to what we call the chakras, which are located along the shushumna. — Frederick Lenz

The quarterback of the Washington Redskins, Joe Theismann, turns and hands the ball to running back John Riggins. He watches Riggins run two steps forward, turn, and flip the ball back to him. It's what most people know as a "flea-flicker," but the Redskins call it a "throw back special." Two Mississippi: Theismann searches for a receiver but instead sees Harry Carson coming — Michael Lewis

Basia coquum," Simon said. "Or whatever their motto is."
"It's 'Descensus Averno facilis est.' 'The descent into hell is easy," said Alec. "You just said "Kiss the cook."
"Dammit," said Simon. "I knew Jace was screwing with me. — Cassandra Clare

I was born in New York, but I was only here for two months. My parents are German, and I grew up in Germany for my first 10 years. — Peter Hermann

These illustrations suggest four general maxims[ ... ].
The first is: remember that your motives are not always as altruistic as they seem to yourself.
The second is: don't over-estimate your own merits.
The third is: don't expect others to take as much interest in you as you do yourself.
And the fourth is: don't imagine that most people give enough thought to you to have any special desire to persecute you. — Bertrand Russell

The truth is," I say, "he's having my baby. It's a medical miracle. Someone call the newspapers. — Laura Ruby

My idea is to bring happiness, respect, vision. poetry, surrealism and magic [to design]. — Philippe Starck

I love the creating part of taking on a character. It is fun to be another person and create what it would be like to be that person. — Jason Dohring