Youngblood Quotes

You learn to kid around and joke and not take things too seriously because somehow its all gonna work out for the best - or you're gonna make it work out. ~ Jack Youngblood

Boy, I'll tell you, when the Rams drafted me No. 1, it surprised me. I was walking on air for days. ~ Jack Youngblood

The early summer sky was the color of cat vomit. ~ Scott Westerfeld

Before I left home I cut my hair close to my scalp so I could be a free woman with free thoughts, open to all possibilities. I was making a map of the world. In ancient times maps were made to help people find food, water, and the way back home. I needed a map to help me find love and language and since one didn't exist, I'd have to invent one, following the trails and signs left by other travelers. I didn't know what I wanted to be, but I knew I wanted to be the kind of woman who was bold, took chances, and had adventures. I wanted to travel around the world. It was my little-girl dream. ~ Shay Youngblood

There was a species of middle pretty who smiled at everything: happy smile, disappointed smile, you're-in-trouble smile. ~ Scott Westerfeld

He owned a service station, and I used to go there and piddle around - pump some gas, get in the way. ~ Jack Youngblood

The Beatles and the Stones are for blowing your mind. The Doors are for afterward, when your mind is already gone ... ~ Gene Youngblood

The communications of humanity obviously are trending towards that future point at which virtually all information will be spontaneously available and copyable at the individual level: beyond that, a vast transformation must occur ~ Gene Youngblood

The world ain't ready for true black genius. In every nigger is a cup of African blood from kings and queens of divine nature, mathematicians, craftsmen, men and women of the land. I have known some sisters and brothers would scare Einstein back into East European caves with the magnificence of their minds. We are a people with a practical nature and great vision. We have built nations, discovered treasures for everyday use. Our people are a great race of people, and though the Europeans raped and plundered, we have kept inner riches. You got a cup of African blood and that mean something, means you got a responsibility to be proud of it and use your talents or suffer self-destruction. ~ Shay Youngblood

You learnt that, whatever you are doing in life, obstacles don't matter very much. Pain or other circumstances can be there, but if you want to do a job bad enough, you'll find a way to get it done. ~ Jack Youngblood

Deacon Jones has been the most inspirational person in my football career. ~ Jack Youngblood

It's unbelievable how many things I've learned from Merlin Olsen. ~ Jack Youngblood

Writing is an act of faith. One must believe and see people who are invisible to others and be faithful to tell half formed stories. It's like being on the trail of an apparition who's repeatedly just out of reach.
K. Youngblood ~ Katherine Imogene Youngblood

I love you all. But it's time to say good-bye, for now.
be careful with the world, or the next time we meet, it might get ugly.
-Tally Youngblood ~ Scott Westerfeld

Those opportunities to play in championship games are few and far between. ~ Jack Youngblood

Good luck is a residue of preparation. ~ Jack Youngblood

I'm Tally Youngblood. Make me pretty. -Tally Youngblood ~ Scott Westerfeld

I was a woman and did not yet think of myself as a writer. I was a mapmaker. ~ Shay Youngblood

Expanded cinema isn't a movie at all: like life it's a process of becoming. ~ Gene Youngblood

Where beauty ends is where the artist begins ~ Gene Youngblood

I visualize things in my mind before I have to do them. It's like having a mental workshop. ~ Jack Youngblood

But little girls need to have private thoughts, too, so I didn't ask... ~ Leslie C. Youngblood

Run and hide. We're on our way. ~ Scott Westerfeld

There was power in the pen, I knew this for certain ... It was there all the time, just waiting for me. ~ Shay Youngblood

The disappointment of losing is huge. ~ Jack Youngblood

By that time I was thinking a little about pro ball and hopeful that someone would draft me. ~ Jack Youngblood

Nature didn't need an operation to be beautiful. It just was. ~ Scott Westerfeld

Love is hard. It's forgiving your best friend when you want to shove her away. ~ Liz Reinhardt

Bubbly is bogus. ~ Scott Westerfeld

'All I can say is that I lost two of the greatest people in my life,' I said, trying not to choke up. 'But it ain't gonna stop me because I'm about rock'n'roll, and rock'n'roll is for the
people, and I love people, and that's what I'm about. I'm going to continue because Randy [Rhoads] would have liked me to, and so would Rachel [Youngblood], and I'm not going to stop, 'cos you can't kill rock'n'roll.' ~ Ozzy Osbourne

Sure enough, it wasn't long until I got a call, telling me I had a scholarship there. It was the only scholarship offer I had and, believe me, I jumped at it. ~ Jack Youngblood

When I grow old I want to regret the things I've done, not the things I haven't done. ~ Youngblood Hawke

There are no opportune times for a penalty, and this is not one of those times. ~ Jack Youngblood

The joy of winning is not as dramatic as the losses were, because I expected us to win. ~ Jack Youngblood

I'd love to watch Jack Youngblood play. His tan arms hanging out of his sleeveless jersey, he'd put those pipes on the ground, and even at 240 pounds, he would show great moves and natural strength for an undersized player. He was extremely quick, had underrated strength, and he got great leverage against the tackles. ~ Jack Youngblood

Fuzzy Tally is no more. ~ Scott Westerfeld

Be careful with the world , or the next time we meet, it might get ugly. ~ Scott Westerfeld

I think my numbers speak for themselves. ~ Jack Youngblood

You are my life, but you are not my purpose. ~ Nina Malkin

But this was my chance to go to the Super Bowl. Nothing was going to stop me. ~ Jack Youngblood

Merlin really taught me how to concentrate, that you play each play as if it were the only play. And if you put all the plays together like that, then you'll come out on top. ~ Jack Youngblood