Youngblood Quotes & Sayings

There was a species of middle pretty who smiled at everything: happy smile, disappointed smile, you're-in-trouble smile. — Scott Westerfeld

Merlin really taught me how to concentrate, that you play each play as if it were the only play. And if you put all the plays together like that, then you'll come out on top. — Jack Youngblood

I visualize things in my mind before I have to do them. It's like having a mental workshop. — Jack Youngblood

She thought of the orchids spreading across the plains below, choking the life out of other plants, out of the soil itself, selfish and unstoppable. Tally Youngblood was a weed. And, unlike the orchids, she wasn't even a pretty one. — Scott Westerfeld

The lie took form as she spoke, pulling on as many strands of truth as it could reach. — Scott Westerfeld

I know what it's like to be manipulated, Aya-la. And I know what it's like to be in danger. While your city was building you mansions to live in, my friends and I have been protecting this planet. We've spilled more blood than you have flowing in your veins. So don't try to make me feel guilty!
-Tally Youngblood, Extras — Scott Westerfeld

The emotions of the game do not change. — Jack Youngblood

When I grow old I want to regret the things I've done, not the things I haven't done. — Youngblood Hawke

He owned a service station, and I used to go there and piddle around - pump some gas, get in the way. — Jack Youngblood

The communications of humanity obviously are trending towards that future point at which virtually all information will be spontaneously available and copyable at the individual level: beyond that, a vast transformation must occur — Gene Youngblood

Expanded cinema isn't a movie at all: like life it's a process of becoming. — Gene Youngblood

There are no opportune times for a penalty, and this is not one of those times. — Jack Youngblood

By that time I was thinking a little about pro ball and hopeful that someone would draft me. — Jack Youngblood

You learn to kid around and joke and not take things too seriously because somehow its all gonna work out for the best - or you're gonna make it work out. — Jack Youngblood

Writing is an act of faith. One must believe and see people who are invisible to others and be faithful to tell half formed stories. It's like being on the trail of an apparition who's repeatedly just out of reach.
K. Youngblood — Katherine Imogene Youngblood

Be careful with the world , or the next time we meet, it might get ugly. — Scott Westerfeld

Fangs sank into Nikki Youngblood's leg, setting her skin on fire. A scream gurgled in her throat, but she willed herself past trees smeared by her jarred vision — Heather Burch

The joy of winning is not as dramatic as the losses were, because I expected us to win. — Jack Youngblood

Boy, I'll tell you, when the Rams drafted me No. 1, it surprised me. I was walking on air for days. — Jack Youngblood

One day, though, I was asked if I'd like to go to the University of Florida and become a Gator. — Jack Youngblood

He took me under his wing when I first came to the Rams and taught me everything - his technique in the pass rush, how to play off blockers, and how to make the big play. — Jack Youngblood

The films of The Caine Mutiny and Marjorie Morningstar always seemed to me mere thin skims of the story lines, and I never did see a meager Hollywood caper called Youngblood Hawke, vaguely based on my 800-page novel. So it was that I opted for television, with its much broader time limits, for The Winds of War. — Herman Wouk

Fuzzy Tally is no more. — Scott Westerfeld

You learnt that, whatever you are doing in life, obstacles don't matter very much. Pain or other circumstances can be there, but if you want to do a job bad enough, you'll find a way to get it done. — Jack Youngblood

Those opportunities to play in championship games are few and far between. — Jack Youngblood

I'm Tally Youngblood. Make me pretty. -Tally Youngblood — Scott Westerfeld

Deacon Jones has been the most inspirational person in my football career. — Jack Youngblood

Sure enough, it wasn't long until I got a call, telling me I had a scholarship there. It was the only scholarship offer I had and, believe me, I jumped at it. — Jack Youngblood

I think we all want to be remembered for what we did. — Jack Youngblood

There was power in the pen, I knew this for certain ... It was there all the time, just waiting for me. — Shay Youngblood

The disappointment of losing is huge. — Jack Youngblood

Love is hard. It's forgiving your best friend when you want to shove her away. — Liz Reinhardt

An interested person is an interesting person. — Gene Youngblood

They walked with a pedatory grace ... one of them ripped off their hood and said, "my name is Tally Youngblood and is a special circumstance" ... — Scott Westerfeld

Where beauty ends is where the artist begins — Gene Youngblood

Good luck is a residue of preparation. — Jack Youngblood

But this was my chance to go to the Super Bowl. Nothing was going to stop me. — Jack Youngblood

I was a woman and did not yet think of myself as a writer. I was a mapmaker. — Shay Youngblood

Run and hide. We're on our way. — Scott Westerfeld

I'd love to watch Jack Youngblood play. His tan arms hanging out of his sleeveless jersey, he'd put those pipes on the ground, and even at 240 pounds, he would show great moves and natural strength for an undersized player. He was extremely quick, had underrated strength, and he got great leverage against the tackles. — Jack Youngblood

You are my life, but you are not my purpose. — Nina Malkin

My name is tally youngblood and my mind is very ugly — Scott Westerfeld

Tally smiled. At least she was causing trouble to the end. "I'm Tally Youngblood," she said. "make me pretty. — Scott Westerfeld

I don't talk much to offensive linemen in general. — Jack Youngblood

It's unbelievable how many things I've learned from Merlin Olsen. — Jack Youngblood

I love you all. But it's time to say good-bye, for now.
be careful with the world, or the next time we meet, it might get ugly.
-Tally Youngblood — Scott Westerfeld

The world ain't ready for true black genius. In every nigger is a cup of African blood from kings and queens of divine nature, mathematicians, craftsmen, men and women of the land. I have known some sisters and brothers would scare Einstein back into East European caves with the magnificence of their minds. We are a people with a practical nature and great vision. We have built nations, discovered treasures for everyday use. Our people are a great race of people, and though the Europeans raped and plundered, we have kept inner riches. You got a cup of African blood and that mean something, means you got a responsibility to be proud of it and use your talents or suffer self-destruction. — Shay Youngblood

I think my numbers speak for themselves. — Jack Youngblood

The Beatles and the Stones are for blowing your mind. The Doors are for afterward, when your mind is already gone ... — Gene Youngblood

Bubbly is bogus. — Scott Westerfeld

Football has been my life for as long as I can remember. — Jack Youngblood

I don't want to hurt you but I will if I have too - Tally Youngblood — Scott Westerfeld