Jo Jones Quotes

The worst thing that can happen to a man is to succeed before he is ready.

Nobody ever swung a club too slowly.

She was remorseless, but she lacked method.

A heart's a heavy burden.

The world is an astounding place, and we can see it every day, if we're open to it.

I have six brothers and sisters. We all look totally different: blonde hair, curly hair, green eyes, dark eyes, dark skin, light skin. It's just how it is.

I only bet on what's dearest to a man's heart. Else there is no way to tell if he's bluffing. What a man is willing to risk or not to risk, that's a measure of his soul.

I may as well cut my losses and make a hasty exit while I still had enough self-esteem to walk upright. Crawling was so demoralizing

Death comes to those who wait. And to those who don't. So either way.

I don't like the same old thing all the time.

Loving your child also means respecting him as a person. Treat him with the same courtesy as would a friend.

The sole aim of the arts of scene-designing, costuming, lighting, is to enhance the natural powers of the actor.

You do not 'suffer' if you decide 'that's the way it is' rather than 'why is it this way?'

We owe it to the victims of the suicide bombers who struck London on 7 July 2005 to find out how the attacks happened and to learn the lessons that will spare lives in the future.

I am a believer in free will. If my dog chooses to hate the whole human race except myself, it must be free to do so.

Elvis was always over the top. That's why he had that gold lamé suit! He designed his jumpsuits himself. He always said, "If you're going to be a star, you should look like one."

The pollen count, now that's a difficult job. Especially if you've got hay fever.

My parents said they had to make a lot of sacrifices to pay for my education... because they were both druids.

Sometimes I wonder what my grandfather would think of what I do, he spent his whole life in the kebab business, was buried with all his equipment, probably turning in his grave.

My aunt Marge has been so ill for so long that we've started to call her I can't believe she's not better

Most of my relatives are police marksmen, apart from my grandad who was a bank robber. He died recently, surrounded by his family.

Some people think they are concentrating when they're merely worrying.

Golf is said to be an humbling game, but it is surprising how many people are either not aware of their weaknesses of else reckless of consequences.

Barbara did the selecting, and that's probably the most brilliant thing, was she put together a group of women, different backgrounds, different experiences.

Only thin, weak thinkers despise fairy stories. Each one has a true, strange fact hidden in it, you know, which you can find if you look.

I have a weakness for watches. I have to stop myself buying more.

I have an affinity for Disney and the Princess.

I want to find out more about how the Backstreet Boys get their incredible sound. I've got both their albums and I would love to cover one of their songs

My first ever stage performance was in Edinburgh in 1960.

We wanted to interview people on the show, do variety, get the artists, the guests involved with us in our group. They wanted to keep the four guys together. We wanted to change the format.

There are powers that can counterfeit almost everything in the Christian life.

I never have prayed to win a gold medal at Olympics and never will. The Lord is my Shepard and I shall not want. May His will be done.

Man, the feeling of the make is something that I can’t put to words, it’s the very best feeling in the world. I just chase that, it’s a very real feeling and straight up, I am addicted to it.

My father would have been made a bishop much earlier than he was had it not been for me and my image.

Slowly those who create the wealth of the world are permitted to share it. The future is in labor's strong, rough hands.

I think it's important for people who love music to retain physical CDs or even vinyl, because it sounds so great and so much warmer than music over the internet.

There are a few YouTube clips of me singing at The King's Head in Santa Monica, so you can see how bad I am.

I never thought I'd play soccer past high school, so to go from that team to actually being most-capped and three World Cups is pretty special.

Nobody can tell you you're wrong for writing a song about how you feel - even if you don't really feel that way.

To me John Coltrane was like an angel on earth. He struck me that deeply.

I like Alaska for the salmon fishing - it's fantastic there. I usually stay in a log cabin with no one around for miles. I like to go with friends, but I'm also happy to be on my own with nature.

Never neglect an opportunity for improvement.

Boxing is not brutal, it's an art - God has gifted me with incredible handspeed as a tool to be used - what else am I supposed to do but fight? There ain't no hand-racing competitions.

God bless the boys from Memphis, blue suede shoes, and Elvis.

Every day you must be able to say, I have to get up because I'm needed by someone. As long as you have that, you're healthy.

After awhile size means nothing. It gets back to whether you're making 100% rate of return on 10k or 100 million dollars. It doesn't make any difference.

What happens when you get a big break and you haven't prepared yourself? That becomes the biggest mistake you've ever made. I see it happen all the time.

I believe we are entering into a period of political chaos. Out of that chaos is the potential for great evil, but there is also the possibility of great good.

I love my dad and we have a very good relationship now.

I take mentoring very seriously and I am on the board of an organization called Girls Write Now, where we match teen girls and writing mentors because it changes their lives.