“The horses are all characters, all personalities. Some you get along with, some you don't, some might take a bit longer.” CharacterMightBitsPersonalityHorse Author:Zara Phillips
“Horseshoes are lucky. Horses have four bits of lucky nailed to their feet. They should be the luckiest animals in the world. They should rule the country. They should win all their horse races, at least. 'In the fifth race today, every single horse was first equal...one horse threw a shoe came in third...the duck was ninth...and five ran.'” WorldShouldFirstsCountryTodayWinningBitsAnimalRaceFiveFourFeetLuckyEqualThirdsHorseShoesRanDucksFifthHorseshoes Author:Eddie Izzard
“Most of us feel on some level like race horses chomping at the bit, pressing at the gate, hoping and praying for someone to open the door and let us run out. We feel so much pent up energy, so much locked up talent. We know in our hearts that we were born to do great things, and we have a deep-seated dread of wasting our lives. But the only person who can free us is ourselves. Most of us know that. We realize that the locked door is our own fear.” KnowsFeelsHeartPersonsRunningEnergyBitsRealizingBornLevelsRaceOur LivesDoorsTalentPrayingHorseGreat ThingsGatesLockedDreadLocked UpLocked DoorsRace Horses Author:Marianne Williamson
“Their [artists'] essential effort is to catapult themselves wholly, without holding back one bit, into a course of action without having any idea where they will end up. They are like riders who gallop into the night, eagerly leaning on their horse's neck, peering into a blinding rain. And they have to do it over and over again.” IdeasEndsActionArtistNightCoursesBitsEffortCreativityEssentialsRainHorseNecksRidersHolding BackCatapults Book:Daybook: The Journal of an Artist Source: Daybook: The Journal of an Artist
“Whatever has made, or does make, or may make music, should be held sacred as the golden bridle-bit of the Shah of Persia's horse,and the golden hammer, with which his hoofs are shod.” ShouldMayDoeMadeBitsHorseSacredMusicalGoldenHammersMusical InstrumentsPersia Book:Redburn.His First Voyage Source: Redburn.His First Voyage
“You do become more aware of your mortality as you get older. When you're little, you jump on any wild horse. Then you get a little bit older and realize how fragile life is, and you're more careful.” LittlesLife IsBitsRealizingLittle BitHorseCarefulMortalityFragileWild Horses Author:Jennifer Lawrence
“[On being told by a horse show spectator that she looked like Princess Anne:] I think I'm a bit better-looking than she is.” ThinkingShowsBitsHorsePrincessSpectatorsHorse Show Author:Anne, Princess Royal
“As a boy I was obsessed with Egypt and Egyptology. I'm convinced it's not that uncommon. A lot of 10 or 12 year old boys become obsessed with Egypt. It's a bit like young girls and horses.” YearsYoungGirlBitsBoysLike YouHorseConvincedObsessedEgyptUncommon Author:Bill Henson