Quotes by Jumping I've done plenty of daredeviling - from white-water rafting to bungee jumping. But I think the most fearless was hosting the Emmy Awards. It was overwhelming, and I definitely had to leave fear at the door. Neil Patrick Harris awardsjumpingthinking Something comes along and you have to jump on and do it. You can't stop until it's done. Neil Young jumpingdone I am a fairly physical guy I stay in shape and do a lot of karate and that kind of stuff. I prefer to do my own stunts if it's possible. I'm not jumping off burning buildings or something, but rolling around and getting knocked down and stuff like that I get a kick out of. Nick Damici rollingjumpingguy [about suicide] And why is it the biggest sin of all? All your life you're told that you'll be going to this marvellous place when you pass on. And the one thing you can do to get you there a bit quicker is something that stops you getting there at all. Oh, I can see that it's a kind of queuejumping. But if someone jumps the queue at the Post Office, people tut. Or sometimes they say, “Excuse me, I was here first.” They don't say, “You will be consumed by hellfire for all eternity.” That would be a bit strong. Nick Hornby jumpingstrongsuicide I felt like I had reached the end of a period of life, where the work was jumping about and pushing something new every time. I wanted to dial it back and create a language that was stable and deep. Nigel Cooke pushingjumpinglanguage I've tried everything other than jumping out of a plane, but nothing gives you an adrenaline rush like racing a car. Nigel Mansell jumpingathletegiving Jumping genes are fundamental because they're agents of change. Everybody knows that organisms evolve. What makes them evolve is that their genes are dynamic and in motion. A familiar example is the stripe-y corn - called Indian corn - that you buy in the fall. Nina Fedoroff stripesjumpingfall There was a euphoria in the music and the way it was delivered, and, as the crowds started to get bigger, it fed off itself until it became less about the band and more about being with all those people, jumping up and down, drunk to the music. Noel Gallagher drunkjumpingpeople Heroism's just doing more than you want to do or think you can. Sometimes it's just doing the crappy things, the unhappy things other people won't do....It's not just jumping out of a plane onto a glacier ten thousand feet up because there's nobody else there to do it. It's getting out of bed in the morning when it seems like too much trouble. Nora Roberts jumpingmorningthinking I can be a little bit outrageous. I can be a lot of things. I'm a bit of an adrenaline junkie, so I love to go out there and do kind of crazy stuff which is slightly outrageous, like bungee jumping, skydiving, surfing and that sort of stuff. But I also like to just chill with my friends and go and see movies and do normal things. Orlando Bloom surfingjumpingcrazy Oh Esperanza!' said Isabel, jumping up and down and clapping.'I think my heart is dancing. Pam Muñoz Ryan jumpingheartthinking The greatest risk is really to take no risk at all. You've got to go out there, jump off the cliff, and take chances. Patrick Warburton cliffsriskjumping It often happens that things are other than what they seem, and you can get yourself into trouble by jumping to conclusions. Paul Auster conclusionjumpingtrouble Obviously, I'm not homeless. I'm not an old alcoholic. I'm not jumping trains. I just like to live in a certain way. Patti Smith homelessjumpingway One of the greatest distinguishing marks of false prophet is that he will always tell you what you want to hear, he will never rain on your parade; he will get you clapping, he will get you jumping, he will make you dizzy, he will keep you entertained, and he will present a Christianity to you that will make your church look like a six flags over Jesus. Paul Washer jumpingrainjesus You end up becoming who you are by jumping into that circle of fear - that's how it's done. Paula Abdul circlesjumpingfear This was my one brush with love. Was it love? It felt awful enough. I spent another two years crawling around in the skin of it, smoking too much and growing too thin and having stray thoughts of jumping from my balcony like a tortured heroine in a Russian novel. Paula McLain jumpingtwoyears You do everything you weren't allowed to do in school. Jumping up and down, screaming, annoying people, and people love you for it. Pelle Almqvist jumpinglove-youschool The game Flights of Fancy or Reverse Strip Jump is played from as high a jumping-point as a competitor will dare. After each successful jump, the competitor is allowing to put on an article of clothing. Thirteen jumps is normally more than enough to see a competitor fully dressed for the day. Peter Greenaway jumpingsuccessfulgames What would be frightening about me jumping out of the bush wearing a pig mask is not the sudden surprise, not me, and not the pig mask, but that the ordinary world had split open for a moment to reveal some possibility never previously considered. Peter Straub ordinary-worldjumpingpigs«1011121314151617181920»
