Bike Quotes - Page 5

• Leather is always sexy, and you have to wear leather when you ride a bike. It's more for protection, but it also gets you some style points, I think.

  Marisa Miller

  Sexy, Thinking, Style

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• But I was very, very lucky, and it was a wake up call as far as motorbikes are concerned. I never flirted with death on the bike, but now I'm totally convinced they're death machines.

  Liam Neeson

  Flirting, Lucky, Wake Up

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• I hear people say they're going to write. I ask, when? They give me vague statements. Indefinite plans get dubious results. When we're concrete about our writing time, it alleviates that thin constant feeling of anxiety that writers have - we're barbecuing hot dogs, riding a bike, sailing out in the bay, shopping for shoes, even helping a sick friend, but somewhere nervously at the periphery of our perception we know we belong somewhere else - at our desk!

  Natalie Goldberg

  Dog, Writing, Somewhere Else

  Natalie Goldberg (2011). “Thunder and Lightning: Cracking Open the Writer’s Craft”, p.78, Open Road Media

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• Reading and gardening are really big for me, along with music and exercise. If I go more than a day or two without a run or a bike ride or something, I start to get kind of itchy and antsy.

  Mark Deklin

  Running, Reading, Exercise

  "Mark Deklin: On Love, Parenthood, and Making a Difference". Interview with Maranda Pleasant, www.marandapleasantmedia.com. September 9, 2014.

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• I'm kind of a jock. I sail, I ride a bike, I hike, I pump iron. I just love to be active.

  Laura Schlessinger

  Iron, Pumps, Jocks

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• I'm going to do as much as I can with this life, and then I'm going to make sure to take some time off and be simple and ride my bike and hang out with friends.

  Jill Scott

  Simple, This Life, Hanging Out

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• My son, Jett, is two, and when I was pregnant my nose got bigger, so I got a new one. Everything was bigger for a while after having Jet, but I knew I needed to be able to walk up my stairs without being winded. It took me two years to lose 60 lbs - lots of walking, bike-riding, kick-boxing and performing.

  Jill Scott

  Son, Years, Two

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• I have a lot of intention behind what I put out there. The reason all this stuff I do works together, the environmental and social, collaborating with ballet companies to score a show, the bike tour - all of that stuff comes together through community building with music.

  Ben Sollee

  Community, Ballet, Working Together

  "Ben Sollee Interview | Activism by cello? On a bike?". Interview with Amanda Taylor, www.marandapleasantmedia.com.

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• I've almost been hit by a lot of things in New York City. I am pretty sure I have almost been hit by a bike messenger before.

  Sasha Pieterse

  New York, Cities, Messengers

  "Biography / Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.

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• The bike accident caused me to start talking about spiritual truths. This accident - where I faced my own death - compelled me to talk about these truths and try to make a movie about them.

  Tom Shadyac

  Spiritual, Talking, Trying

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• I'd learn that it's not just where you go, but how you choose to get there. So I pulled that sign off the green bike - ENJOY YOUR RIDE! - and went inside to take the first step toward doing just that.

  Sarah Dessen

  Green, Firsts, Steps

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• There's a gang of boys on bikes blocking the road ahead. They've got their hoods up, cigarettes shielded. The sky's a really strange colour and there's hardly anyone else about. I slow right down. "What shall I do?" "Reverse," Zoey says. "They're not going to move." I wind down the window. "Oi!" I yell "Move your arses!" They turn languid, shift lazily to the edge of the road and grin as I blow kisses at them. Zoey looks stunned, "What's got into you?" "Nothing- I just haven't learned reversing yet.

  Jenny Downham

  Block, Moving, Kissing

  Jenny Downham (2007). “Before I Die”, David Fickling Books

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• You want to play video games twenty-four hours a day?" "Or watch. I just want to not be me. Whether it's sleeping or playing video games or riding my bike or studying. Giving my brain up. That's what's important.

  Ned Vizzini

  Sleep, Games, Play

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• I need to brush my teeth. And I need a shower." He grinned, hopping off the bike. "Now that is an invitation.

  Becca Fitzpatrick

  Teeth, Needs, Brushes

  Becca Fitzpatrick (2013). “Silence”, p.433, Simon and Schuster

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• Wow. Nice bike,” I said. Which was a lie. It looked like a glossy black death trap.

  Becca Fitzpatrick

  Nice, Lying, Black

  Becca Fitzpatrick (2013). “The Complete Hush, Hush Saga: includes Hush, Hush; Crescendo; Silence and Finale”, p.86, Simon and Schuster

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• Get back on the bike and tell me where to go." "I'll tell you where to go," I muttered sourly, and he laughed.

  Karen Marie Moning

  Laughed, Get Back

  Karen Marie Moning (2016). “The Fever Series 7-Book Bundle: Darkfever, Bloodfever, Faefever, Dreamfever, Shadowfever, Iced, Burned”, p.530, Dell

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• I think if you like somebody you have to tell them. It might be embarrassing to say it, but you will never regret stepping up. I know from personal experience, however, that you should not keep telling a girl that you like her after she tells you she isn't into it. You should not keep riding your bike by her house either.

  Donald Miller

  Girl, Regret, Thinking

  Donald Miller (2007). “Miller 3-in-1: Blue Like Jazz, Through Painted Deserts, Searching for God”, p.82, Thomas Nelson Inc

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• We'll find out soon enough," Xavier growled. "You don't see too many V Star 250s around here" "How do you know the bike model?" I asked. "I'm a boy. We like engines

  Alexandra Adornetto

  Stars, Boys, Soon Enough

  Alexandra Adornetto (2011). “Halo: Number 1 in series”, p.143, Hachette UK

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• I'll ride my bike all the stinkin' way to school for the rest of eternity if it means being with her. -Bryce

  Wendelin Van Draanen

  School, Mean, Way

  Wendelin Van Draanen (2008). “Flipped”, p.188, Knopf Books for Young Readers

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• I didn't know if I still had it in me to be really dangerous, but I thought so. It's like knocking someone off a bike with a baseball bat; you never really lose the knack.

  Simon R. Green

  Baseball, Healing, Bats

  Simon R. Green (2003). “Something from the Nightside”, p.15, Penguin

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• Nick scowled out the window. "I have friends in Exeter already. I have-those people, you know, they hang around outside the bike sheds, they're always hassling Jamie." "Those are some awesome dudes," Jamie muttered. "Don't let them get away.

  Sarah Rees Brennan

  People, Window, Jamie

  Sarah Rees Brennan (2010). “The Demon's Covenant”, p.30, Simon and Schuster

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• Alex grabbed our things from the bike and bought them inside; then he fastened the tent closed, securing us in. "Come here, babe, I'll keep you warm.

  L.A. Weatherly

  Alex, Tents, Babe

  L.A. Weatherly (2011). “Angel Fire: The Angel Trilogy”, p.31, Usborne Publishing Ltd

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• They both smiled at the picture of Albert in his chinos and button-down shirt exhorting kids from atop a bike.

  Michael Grant

  Kids, Buttons, Shirts

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• I feel like I have a lot more freedom to make these decisions to kind of sit back and enjoy the fruits of my labor. I have a really good sense of who I am now and what I am capable of and because of that, I have the confidence to go after things like a 7-day 545-mile bike ride and know I can do it.

  Cristina Goyanes

  Who I Am, Decision, Age

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• I didn't just jump back on the bike and win. There were a lot of ups and downs, good results and bad results, but this time I didn't let the lows get to me.

  Lance Armstrong

  Inspirational, Sports, Athlete

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