Punching Quotes

• Nowadays you don't go around on the street kicking people, punching people - because if you do (makes gun shape with hand), well that's it - I don't care how good you are.

  Bruce Lee

  Gun, Hands, People

  "The Pierre Berton Show", 1971.

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• I have a master plan as an artist. I've always said I'm not going to be punching nobody's clock. I will work as an artist to survive in this world.

  Erykah Badu

  Artist, World, Clock

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• And I really do think that the difficulty of research makes it more real to you than punching a thing to find out how many men were killed at this particular action.

  Shelby Foote

  Real, Men, Thinking

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• They didn't train me to be in the ring for five and a half hours punching air. So, it was hard, I had to get some body contact in there somewhere, it was mostly body shots and stuff. I had no clue, really.

  Michelle Rodriguez

  Air, Half, Body

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• Oh my goodness gracious, what you can buy off the Internet in terms of overhead photography. A trained ape can know an awful lot of what is going on in this world, just by punching on his mouse, for a relatively modest cost.

  Donald Rumsfeld

  Photography, Cost, World

  Donald Rumsfeld (2001). “Public Statements of Donald H. Rumsfeld, Secretary of Defense, 2001”

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• Basically it starts with four months of training, just basic stretching, kicking and punching. Then you come to the choreography and getting ready to put the dance together.

  Keanu Reeves

  Inspirational, Dance, Training

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• You punch me, I punch back. I do not believe it's good for one's self-respect to be a punching bag.

  Ed Koch

  Respect, Believe, Self

  "Ed Koch, mayor who became a symbol of NYC, dies at 88". www.usatoday.com. February 1, 2013.

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• I love physical kinds of comedy and getting down and dirty and doing stunts. When I was growing up, I was always getting into fights with guys and usually punching out boys my age because I was a lot bigger and tougher. So I'm naturally accustomed to putting myself into the headspace of a girl who can take care of herself.

  Cameron Diaz

  Birthday, Girl, Growing Up

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• I saw six men kicking and punching the mother-in-law. My neighbour said 'Are you going to help?' I said 'No, six should be enough.'

  Les Dawson

  Funny, Mother, Humorous

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• Take things as they are. Punch when you have to punch. Kick when you have to kick.

  Bruce Lee

  Fighting, Reality, Greatness

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• A fight is not won by one punch or kick. Either learn to endure or hire a bodyguard.

  Bruce Lee

  Inspirational, Fighting, Endure

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• I love eating in it, brushing my teeth and swallowing the toothpaste in it. I love punching the ceiling with my fists when I'm lost or I can't find a parking space.

  Laura Kightlinger

  Lost Love, Hands, Space

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• I didn't go into this business to do action because I'm a classically trained actor. But I'm good at kicking and punching.

  Wesley Snipes

  Actors, Kicking, Action

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• Everyone has a plan 'till they get punched in the mouth.

  Mike Tyson

  Money, Failure, Boxing

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

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• Boxing is a science. You don't just walk into a gym and start punching. Fighters are born with differences in physical ability, but you also see a big difference in their skills. That's the trainers influence at work.

  Eddie Futch

  Sports, Science, Skills

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• That's pretty hot," he said. "Punching me in the eye?" "Well, no. Of course not. I meant the idea of getting rough with you is hot. I'm a big fan of full-contact sports." "I'm sure you are.

  Richelle Mead

  Sports, Eye, Ideas

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• Have you tried talking to her?" "No. We've been punching her in the face repeatedly. What? You don't think that will work?

  Cassandra Clare

  Thinking, Talking, Faces

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• Attack rapidly, ruthlessly, viciously, without rest, however tired and hungry you may be, the enemy will be more tired, more hungry. Keep punching.

  George S. Patton

  War, Tired, Enemy

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• I think you approach a part the same way and just find out in what's making them tick and who they are. In a movie like this you may have a little less time and few dialogue scenes and exposition scenes for your character to really get that across, and so I wanted to be able to convey that she's not somebody who's just punching a clock but she has this weird emotional investment in her job to where she does get quite myopic and that's what makes her relentless.

  Kate Beckinsale

  Jobs, Character, Emotional

  Interview with Tiffany Rose, screenrant.com. August 7, 2012.

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• When I watch TV I can tell when someone is punching the joke and telling me when to laugh (I’ll decide when to laugh, thank you very much).

  Nathan Fillion

  Laughing, Watches, Tvs

  ""White Noise 2" Set Visit: Hanging With Nathan Fillion, Plus The First "White Noise 2" Set Photos!". Interview with Senh Duong and Phu Bui-Quang, editorial.rottentomatoes.com. May 2, 2006.

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• We all have those days when you feel like you're against the world, every little thing goes wrong and your blood pressure is up. And you feel like punching somebody!

  Josh Turner

  Blood, World, Littles

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• I didn't like Army life. I didn't like taking orders. I didn't like discipline. I didn't like being yelled at. You'd get 10 years for punching a sergeant so I couldn't punch a sergeant.

  Jack Kirby

  Army, Order, Years

  Interview with Gary Groth, www.tcj.com. February 1990.

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• First Lady Michelle Obama has posted an exercise video of her beating up a punching bag. But don't worry, Vice President Biden is going to be OK.

  Conan O'Brien

  Exercise, Worry, President

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• Careful living and correct training methods aided me a great deal, but I would say straight punching was the foundation of all my success.

  Jack Johnson

  Training, Foundation, Method

  Source: www.boxingforum24.com

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• In the early 2000s, I was introduced to the noble art of kickboxing, it thrilled me, and I loved it. I loved the honour and the discipline, and I also loved the punching.

  Nick Frost

  Art, Discipline, Noble

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