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I have osteoarthritis so bad... I can walk up a hill; I just can't walk down one.

Quotes by John Daly

I try to think of myself as a lion, bringing down the kill, controlling the jungle. A lion controls his jungle.

Quotes by John Daly

Any time you play your horn, it helps you. If you get down, you can help yourself even in a rock 'n' roll band.

Quotes by John Coltrane

When I sit down to make a sketch from nature, the first thing I try to do is to forget that I have ever seen a picture.

Quotes by John Constable

When I sit down to eat, the greatest spice of all is hunger.

Quotes by John Cooper Clarke

Motley never once sat down and said, 'Well, the music scene's changing. We need to make this record a little darker or heavier musically or lyrically.' It was just four guys sitting in a room like a bunch of 16-year-olds...

Quotes by John Corabi

My favourite thing is to come down to London from my home in Staffordshire in the helicopter and then get my bike out of the back and cycle into London. It's wonderful.

Quotes by John Caudwell

Ric Flair is one of the most entertaining guys to sit down with and by entertaining I don't mean he has catchy phrases, but that he's been through so much and his experiences are so genuine I could listen to...

Quotes by John Cena

As mayor, I would support law enforcement, not knock it down.

Quotes by John Catsimatidis

My big break down here was working with Steven Spielberg in '1941.' It was a very small role, as Corporal Foley, who was part of the tank crew with Dan Aykroyd.

Quotes by John Candy

I felt (a) it was a great role and (b) I wanted to stay in town. I wanted to stop going to these four month and five month gigs up in Toronto or Montreal or Vancouver or down in Mexico....

Quotes by John C. McGinley

Turns out, Down syndrome is the most common genetic disorder, occurring once in every 800 births, and no one really knows why it happens. It just does.

Quotes by John C. McGinley

You can't sit down and decide what you want to write about.

Quotes by John Burnside

If America wishes to preserve her native birds, we must help supply what civilization has taken from them. The building of cities and towns, the cutting down of forests, and the draining of pools and swamps have deprived American birds...

Quotes by John Burroughs

Our flying squirrel is in no proper sense a flyer. On the ground, he is more helpless than a chipmunk, because less agile. He can only sail or slide down a steep incline from the top of one tree to...

Quotes by John Burroughs

The surrender of life is nothing to sinking down into acknowledgment of inferiority.

Quotes by John C. Calhoun

If not met promptly and decidedly, the two portions of the Union will gradually become thoroughly alienated, when no alternative will be left to us, as the weaker of the two, but to sever all political ties or sink down...

Quotes by John C. Calhoun

On the night before we were married, all of the anxiety in the world came down upon me.

Quotes by John C. Hawkes

Children's authors don't talk down or patronise their younger readers.

Quotes by John Boyne

I was shot down by a fifth ball, which struck me squarely in the face, and passed out.

Quotes by John Brown Gordon

Frequently Asked Questions

What do these "Down" quotes cover?
A mix of subjects - a baseball strategy about working the count down before throwing to a hitter's power, thoughts on absurdity and humor coming from deep down in the subconscious, a joke about how band names never come from some grand story, and a blunt claim about family values.
Is there a quote about baseball strategy?
Yes, one quote explains how working the count down can set up a hitter to expect a pitch to their weakness, only to throw to their power instead - a tactic for getting important outs.
Is there a quote about humor and absurdity?
Yes, one quote calls absurdity a favorite brand of humor, tying it to surrealism buried "deep down inside" the subconscious. For more on humor's darker or unexpected turns, see the Downside page.
Is there a quote about family values declining?
Yes, one quote states plainly: "Real family values have gone down the drain in modern families." It doesn't elaborate further on what's changed. Browse the Downhill page for more on decline-related themes.
Is there a quote about naming a band?
Yes, one quote humorously points out that band names never come from some elaborate story, like climbing Mount Fuji and seeing a golden dove come down at the top - it's really just, as the quote tells it, a bunch of guys sitting around working it out. For more on setbacks and reality checks, check out the Downfall and Downgrade pages.

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