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Quotes About Riding

When I ride, I always like to look neat.
~ Charlotte Casiraghi
Now being upon the haunches (as he necessarily must be in this case) is it impossible but he must be light in hand, because no horse can be rightly upon his haunches without being so.
~ William Cavendish
Bodhi, too," she said. "He wants London to ride with us." "That's fine," I said. "I can follow." "You'll ride with us, too, dingbat. There's no reason for both of us to have to drive
~ Nicholas Sparks
The people who are known are riding the crest of some wave. Now, you can ride the crest of the wave and try to use it to get power, which is the standard thing, or you can ride the crest of the wave because you're helping people that way, which is another thing. But the point is, it's the wave that matters
~ Noam Chomsky
She led the way in, long strides on long legs that had Iona quickening her pace to keep up. Iona saw a room off to the side, jumbled and crowded with riding hats, leg protectors, some boots. A lean tabby sidled out, gave Iona a look as measuring as Meara's had been, then strolled outside.
~ Nora Roberts
It felt beyond strange to be riding topless in broad daylight, but the exhibitionist inside her—inside every submissive—was deeply aroused.
~ Claire Thompson
One corner of his mouth twitched. "Should I consider that a warning?" "Just don't be surprised if you find yourself riding a bolt of lightning if you piss me off." "I'm into kinky shit, so that works.
~ Larissa Ione
I think the riding uniform has always been so classic, with the britches and the blazers.
~ Jessica Springsteen
Some men are searching for the Holy Grail, but there ain't nothing sweeter than riding the rail. Pregnant women and Vietnam vets, beggin on the freeway, bout as hard as it gets.
~ Tom Waits
Captain Carpenter rose up in his prime Put on his pistols and went riding out But had got wellnigh nowhere at that time Till he fell in with ladies in a rout.
~ John Crowe Ransom
IN FOUR DAYS' riding he crossed the Pecos at Iraan Texas and rode up out of the river breaks where the pumpjacks in the Yates Field ranged against the skyline rose and dipped like mechanical birds. Like great primitive birds welded up out of iron by hearsay in a land perhaps where such birds once had been.
~ Cormac McCarthy
It was nice, though, riding with my father. It was like the silence connected us in a way that explanations never could.
~ Wendelin Van Draanen
I had a lot of questions, but none I wanted to ask. It was nice, though, riding with my father. It was like the silence connected us in a way that explanations never could.
~ Wendelin Van Draanen
As we rode along LaBoeuf commenced whistling tunes, perhaps to take his mind off his sore arm. Rooster said, "God damn a man that whistles!" It was the wrong thing to say if he wished it to stop.
~ Charles Portis
Er war durch den Regen nach Hause geritten und gleich nach dem Essen hinübergegangen, um zu sehen, wie dieses liebste und beste aller Mädchen, fehlerlos trotz all ihrer Fehler, die Entdeckung ertrug.
~ Jane Austen
Ranger was probably riding the wind, looking for the guy. And any well-adjusted person would walk away and let Ranger do his thing. Unfortunately, I wasn't that well adjusted.
~ Janet Evanovich
I have been agreeably disappointed in my idea of the camels. They are far from unpleasant to ride; in fact, it is much less fatiguing than riding on horseback, and even with the little practice I have yet had, I find it shakes me less.
~ William John Wills
Commuter - One who spends his life in riding to and from his wife a man who shaves and takes a train and then rides back to shave again.
~ E. B. White
Writing itself is a bad enough trade, rightly held up to ridicule and contempt by the greater part of mankind, and especially by those who do real work, plowing, riding, sailing
~ Hilaire Belloc
I wouldn't mind starting to ride some more if I had a really good horse to just work a little bit with every day.
~ Robert Duvall
To be a gourmet you must start early, as you must begin riding early to be a good horseman. You must live in France, your father must have been a gourmet. Nothing in life must interest you but your stomach.
~ Ludwig Bemelmans
I grew up horseback riding. That was my passion. I didn't start shopping until about 16 or 17, when I could drive myself to stores and explore on my own.
~ Mary-Kate Olsen
I have always loved animals and groomed friends' horses as a child. I think I may have even ridden the odd seaside donkey in my early years.
~ Victoria Pendleton
My mom grew up with horses, and when I turned 14, 15, she's like, 'Do you want to take a riding lesson?' I thought, 'Oh, gross, dirty.' She was like, 'Okay.' And then I did, and now I'm the one cleaning those damn stalls out. You can't get me away from the barn now. It shocks even me.
~ Kaley Cuoco