"I have stood in a bar in Lambourn and been offered, in the space of five minutes, a poached salmon, a leg of a horse, a free trip to Chantilly, marriage, a large unsolicited loan, ten tips for a ten-horse race, two second-hand cars, a fight, and the copyright to a dying jockey's life story."

-- Jeffrey Bernard

#Horse Quotes #Fighting Quotes #Race Quotes

“Some of my best work is done when I'm half asleep.”

Source : "An uncommon eye for common places / When reality presents itself to Henry Wessel, his 'soft eyes' are available to capture -- and elevate -- the moment". Interview with Jesse Hamlin, www.sfgate.com. February 22, 2007.
“A lot of athletes have star quality, but they just can't perform in front of a camera. So no matter how good-looking you are, no matter what kind of presence you have, you still have to be able to be a convincing performer to become a star.”
“If we lose the forests, we lose our only teachers.”
“China is completely lacking in self-awareness and as someone who has stepped outside that society, I have a responsibility to write about it as I see it.”

Source : "Home truths from the exile". www.theguardian.com. May 2, 2004.
“Radicals are only to be feared when you try to suppress them. You must demonstrate that you will use the best of what they offer.”
“Pray the gods do not envy your happiness!”
“Here's my theory about meetings and life: the three things you can't fake are erections, competence and creativity.”

Source : Douglas Coupland (2008). “JPod”, p.151, Bloomsbury Publishing USA
“I pay for things cause I want that slight edge over others.”

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