Micky Quotes & Sayings

I was an entertainer, ever since I was a kid. — Micky Dolenz

I'm back in Boston. I own an outdoor deck hockey rink, and I own a boxing gym here also. — Micky Ward

Luis Suarez is a victim of his own make-up — Micky Quinn

And singing is a physical thing - your vocal cords are these muscles. — Micky Dolenz

My parents were both in show business. My father was an actor, my mom an actress, and both singers, dancers and actors. They met in Los Angeles doing a play together and so I grew up in a show biz family. — Micky Dolenz

The thing I truly object to," Kitty said, "and I know this sounds trivial and I don't care if it sounds a bit snobbish, but I don't care about these awful people and I do care about this. It's that the whole world now thinks about Hanmouth as being this sort of awful council estate and nothing else, and Hanmouth people like this awful Heidi and Micky people. Absolutely everything you read in the papers is about how they live in Hanmouth and, frankly, they don't. They live on the Ruskin estate where I've never been and I hope never to go anywhere near. — Philip Hensher

To dispose of a two-headed Org, jump up and down three times, roll a head of cabbage, and giggle! — Micky Dolenz

Yeah I did put my clothes on, but my clothes took off ... Could it be my clothes are putting me on?? — Micky Dolenz

I never lost a fight because I wasn't in shape or because I wasn't ready. I lost because I was either beaten by a man better than me, or it wasn't my night. — Micky Ward

It's not easy to take three ships out of service. — Micky Arison

Most of us agree that the United Nations is the vanguard of a foreign invasion and must be driven from our shores. Liberalism Progressivism all forms of left wing collectivism , are equally alien to the Founders ' America and must be extirpated, root and branch, laughter and derision being the most effective weapons. Look at the way they have reduced Hillary Clinton to an insignificant greasy spot on the pages of history, turned Albert Gore into an object of merriment, and are accomplishing the same for Barry and Micky Obama. — L. Neil Smith

I was getting Monkees Monthly and there was a competition to draw a Monkee. I did a caricature of Micky Dolenz and won 10 pounds-a fantastic sum of money for me then. I bought a secondhand tape recorder, which further launched me. They've been very responsible for me getting started. — Andy Partridge

And the vision that I had when I decided to come here is all coming true. Through adversity, through everything we've been through, we've been able to persevere ... It's an unbelievable feeling. — Micky Arison

He sped on, down one corridor after another, his only thoughts of escape - to make his way back to the longboat, onto the fishing hulk, and out to sea. — Micky Neilson

I knocked a lot of guys out from the seventh round on - so if I gave up, I would never have achieved what I did. There was no giving up. It's weak to give up. The easiest thing in the world is to quit. — Micky Ward

What happened was, my parents after 'Circus Boy' decided to take me out of show business for two years to go back to normal school. It was the smartest thing they ever did. — Micky Dolenz

There are many boys, and men too, who, like Micky Maguire, have never had a fair chance in life. Let us remember that, when we judge them, and not be too hasty to condemn. — Horatio Alger Jr.

I am extremely lucky; I've never been ill - although about 20 years ago I broke my right arm hang gliding. — Micky Dolenz

My influences were Little Richard and Jerry Lee Lewis and Chuck Berry. — Micky Dolenz

Writing is a great love of mine. — Micky Dolenz

I had piano lessons at five and started guitar at ten, but although music and acting was always around me, my parents never pressured me into it. — Micky Dolenz

With all due respect to the world's great drummers - it ain't brain surgery. — Micky Dolenz

My career could have been prolonged for longer — Micky Quinn

I tried not to look at Micky much, so he'd know straightaway he wasn't the point at issue. But a quick glance told me he was also in his forties, and as thin as a very thin stick. He wore leather backless gloves and a revolver, and probably some clothes as well, but I wasn't really paying attention to them. — Hugh Laurie

And actually, about three weeks ago, Micky, Peter and I were in Vegas at the MGM Grand. And we did about 12 shows in seven days. It was quite an experience. — Davy Jones

After high school I was going to be an architect. In fact, I was studying to be an architect when the audition for 'The Monkees' came along. — Micky Dolenz

When I do my solo concerts, I'm used to being on the stage for two hours solid, singing 16 songs. And when I did 'Funny Thing,' I was on the stage the whole time. This is much more difficult. It's the difference between racing and sprinting. This is sprinting. And I have to learn to pace myself. — Micky Dolenz

If you are thinking it cannot be, it isn't, If you are thinking it will be, it already is — Micky Livingston

NCL ... stands to achieve greater success under the Carnival Corp. umbrella, which will provide NCL with economies of scale, greater access to capital, marketing and operating expertise and stronger credibility in the leisure and vacation industry. — Micky Arison

I really am sorry, Micky, for what it's worth. You were the greatest thing that ever happened to me. You were my life. I mean, I know I didn't show that to you, and I'll forever hate myself for that. But you need to know, I loved you so fucking much. I still love you. Whenever I look at my future, it was always you... When I thought about my life... You were the one walking down the aisle towards me, raising our kids. I always smiled to myself when I thought about it, that it was you that was going to be there for me every night, when I got home from work, you in your study, writing your books. A few kids, a decent house. It was perfect in my mind. You were perfect. You are perfect and I threw it all away, because I'm such a fucking asshole, and I can't take it back. I can't fucking take it back, and I can't have you back, and all of this... this life I have, none of this shit is worth it, not without you. — Jay McLean

They were looking for actors - real actors - who could play instruments. There was a lot of improvisation and scene work involved in addition to the music. The auditions went on for a long time. — Micky Dolenz

Is there a God? No. God is a verb, not a noun. — Micky Dolenz

Ever since I was a kid, I've had an enormous interest in the sciences - everything from quantum physics to anthropology. — Micky Dolenz

I'm now learning how to distinguish when I'm acting and when I'm not acting - offstage as well as onstage. — Micky Dolenz

People come and people go, moving fast and moving slow, I'm in a crowd and yet I'm all alone ... — Micky Dolenz

When things are good, you should be thanking God. I don't do enough of that. But if you get things, you should thank Him, not just take, take, take. He really listens. — Micky Ward

Many people have fond memories of 'The Monkees.' I fondly remember it, too. — Micky Dolenz

St Helens denied early reports that the deals had been manufactured because they refused to sell Higham to rivals Wigan, stressing that the Warriors did not make an offer for the player. Micky Higham requested a move so that he could further his own career, ... We received an offer from Bradford for Micky, which we felt we had to consider. We were then faced with the reality that we could either accede to his request, and receive a very good fee for him, or retain him for the final year of his contract and then let him leave for nothing. — Sean Maguire

Emotional hurt, you gotta let that go. Walk away and let it be. So many highs and lows, but if you keep being down, you'll never get up. — Micky Ward

No matter how tired I am, I can only sleep for four hours at a time. — Micky Dolenz

I've never been one to chase awards or anything like that, to be honest. — Micky Dolenz

I always felt that if I did the right thing, that if I trained hard and worked hard, I'd be rewarded somehow. — Micky Ward

I don't watch every fight; I am not huge on watching fights on TV. Because I did it my whole life. But I do watch the big fights. I follow the little fights too, sometimes; I just don't have to watch every single fight that happens. — Micky Ward

When my 'Scientific American' arrives every month, I read it cover to cover. — Micky Dolenz

As they say - a bird in the hand is worth one in the bush. — Micky Quinn

There was never any pressure on me to go into the business, but I was always aware of it. I'd go on the set with my father and he and my mother would always be singing. — Micky Dolenz

The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame is not a public democratic organization; it's a private club basically. It's like a private golf club and they decide who they're going to let in the club. — Micky Dolenz

The Monkees are to the Beatles what 'Star Trek' is to NASA. They are both totally valid in their contexts. — Micky Dolenz

When I look back on my life, I wonder how I survived - my mother said I had a guardian angel. — Micky Dolenz

Shh! Don't talk with your mouth full. — Micky Dolenz

Micky was a hard taskmaster. He could be very unkind. He was out to judge people, I think pretty quickly, and once he'd made a decision, he never altered it. If he didn't like you for one reason or another, it was best to leave. On the other hand, with the people he liked and respected, he was wonderful and was very loyal. He was one of those people who liked to be challenged. He liked people to stand up to him, and most people ran away. — Christopher Challis

The thing is, I'm not a prolific songwriter. — Micky Dolenz

In 1962 I was 17, so I was definitely watching the dance shows on television. — Micky Dolenz

And it really pisses Peter and Micky off when I get onto one of those tangents where I start to do humor. — Davy Jones

You give to get. Whether it's helping someone or training a kid, I believe you will be rewarded in some way. — Micky Ward

The boys performance was so good that I've run out of expletives to describe it. — Micky Mellon

I trained as hard as I could, I ran as much as I could, I sparred hard, I did everything right. I did everything I could possibly do at the age when I could fight. You have to be realistic; you can't say, 'Oh, I am smarter now, older and I can punch harder.' You think you can, but you can't. — Micky Ward

The most exciting fight I have called on HBO was the first meeting between Arturo Gatti and Micky Ward. When I stood up to do the post-fight on camera, my stomach muscles were tight and sore from the tension of watching them take their lives into their hands and trade shots. — Jim Lampley