Horse Quotes

For what the horse does under compulsion, as Simon also observes, is done without understanding; and there is no beauty in it either, any more than if one should whip and spur a dancer.

~ Xenophon

The sport of horse racing which, at its best, showcases the majestic beauty of this animal and the athleticism of jockeys, has reached an alarming level of corruption and exploitation.

~ Tom Udall

Black beauty - he's a dark horse.

~ Tim Vine

I get called 'the girl off the dancing horse.' I just laugh; I think it's really funny. It's true, isn't it? It's great we're getting that recognition.

~ Charlotte Dujardin

The difference between the Parthenon and the World Trade Center, between a French wine glass and a German beer mug, between Bach and John Philip Sousa, between Sophocles and Shakespeare, between a bicycle and a horse, though explicable by historical moment, necessity, and destiny, is before all a difference of imagination.

~ Guy Davenport

Take care to sell your horse before he dies. The art of life is passing losses on.

~ Robert Frost

Motherhood is the strangest thing, it can be like being one's own Trojan horse.

~ Rebecca West

My mom never taught me to be waiting for some prince on a white horse to swipe me off my feet.

~ Tyra Banks

Alimony is like buying hay for a dead horse.

~ Groucho Marx

You should never ask a horse or an actor to do something they cannot do. Wisdom will teach you to find out what they can do and then make it easy for them.

~ Tommy Lee Jones

First of all, I have to have trucks because I live most of my time on a horse farm, so I've gotta have trucks. It's in the northeast; I've got to have pickup trucks to move snow, number one. Number two, just if I'm driving, I don't have to have an SUV, but I want a big car.

~ Denis Leary

Those who have come into Formula One without experiencing cars devoid of electronic aids will find it tough. To control 800 horse power relying just on arm muscles and foot sensitivity can turn out to be a dangerous exercise.

~ Michael Schumacher

I had daydreams and fantasies when I was growing up. I always wanted to live in a log cabin at the foot of a mountain. I would ride my horse to town and pick up provisions. Then return to the cabin, with a big open fire, a record player and peace.

~ Linda Mccartney

Flaming enthusiasm, backed up by horse sense and persistence, is the quality that most frequently makes for success.

~ Dale Carnegie

Every child senses, with all the horse sense that's in him, that any parent is angry inside when children misbehave and they dread more the anger that is rarely or never expressed openly, wondering how awful it might be.

~ Benjamin Spock

For most athletes, there's a focus on your own fitness, but I have to rely on my horse, too. I've been very lucky so far, and it hasn't presented a problem, but you can never count on a competition going as planned until you're there and actually doing it.

~ Charlotte Dujardin

If an ass goes travelling he will not come home a horse.

~ Thomas Fuller

I still gamble, but it's all legal. I own horses, and I go to watch my horse. I don't go daily.

~ Pete Rose

As a teenager, I developed a great interest in not only horse breeding but also horse racing and used to bet based on red-hot tips. I realized that becoming a bookmaker would be very lucrative, but Dad put his foot down, saying it was an inappropriate career.

~ Cyrus S. Poonawalla

As a little girl I used to daydream about my real father coming on a white horse to rescue me.

~ Christine Keeler