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Neck Quotes

On risk, style, and putting your neck on the line.

These neck quotes range from playful memories of flirting despite imperfections to real financial risk, having one's own Back and neck on the line.

I need to be playing well, be involved in the game, and taking matches by the scruff of the neck.

Quotes by Aaron Ramsey

Eagles rarely fail to catch their prey. They usually kill it quickly by breaking its neck with their powerful claws.

Quotes by Stephen Kinzer

I used to type, but now, typing or working with a computer, I get a stiff neck. So I prefer writing longhand.

Quotes by Ruskin Bond

He loves his bonds who, when the first are broke, Submits his neck into a second yoke.

Quotes by Robert Herrick

Acting Quotes

I don't have tremendous physical vitality since I had a neck operation, and I'm more aware than I used to be of the tedium of acting.

Quotes by Richard Burton

I met Richard Burton, an RAF cadet on a two-term course. I would have flirted more enthusiastically if it had not been for the horrid boils on the back of his neck.

Quotes by Nina Bawden

When I trade, I don't have an agency problem; I have my neck on the line. When a bank or banker trades, it's not his neck on the line.

Quotes by Nassim Nicholas Taleb

Think of a musical as a string of pearls. If you don't have a string, you can't put the pearls around your neck.

Quotes by Marsha Norman

I may be paralyzed from the waist down, but unlike Gray Davis, I'm not paralyzed from the neck up.

Quotes by Larry Flynt

Actor Quotes

Rock and Roll: Music for the neck downwards.

Quotes by Keith Richards

I hate the feeling of having hair on my neck.

Quotes by Kate McKinnon

From that time on, I always had the studios on my neck.

Quotes by Karen Morley

Four hoarse blasts of a ship's whistle still raise the hair on my neck and set my feet to tapping.

John Steinbeck

I feel a buzzing at the base of my neck. It's like I'm on eternal 'vibrate' in case of an emergency.

Quotes by John Edward

After Quotes

If we should have to fight, we should be prepared to so so from the neck up instead of from the neck down.

Quotes by Jimmy Doolittle

George Dunne stuck his neck out for me in the '70s, when it wasn't a very popular thing to do.

Quotes by Jesse White

I have a plate on my neck. I had my neck fused.

Quotes by Jennifer Grey

I can wrap my legs around my neck.

Quotes by Janice Dickinson

To have this gold medal around my neck is just bonkers and still hasn't really sunk in.

Quotes by Jade Jones

Back Quotes

The first feminine feature that goes, with advancing age, is the neck.

Quotes by Gloria Swanson

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Frequently Asked Questions

What different ideas about the neck appear in these quotes?
They range from playful memories of flirting despite skin blemishes to real financial risk and simple dislikes about hair.
Is there a quote about risk and personal responsibility?
Yes, one distinguishes having your own neck on the line when trading versus a bank trading with someone else's risk.
Do any quotes describe music aimed at the body?
Yes, one memorably describes rock and roll as music for the neck downwards.
Is there a lighter, more personal quote in this set?
Yes, one simply expresses a dislike for the feeling of hair on the neck.
Where can I find more quotes on risk and style?
See our Acting and Back quotes for related content.

Others recall rock music aimed purely below the neck, or a simple dislike of hair against bare skin. Browse more in our Acting and Actor quotes.