#rider

It was considered the most dangerous route in the Hills, but as my reputation as a rider and quick shot was well known, I was molested very little, for the toll gatherers looked on me as being a good fellow, and they knew that I never missed my mark. ↗

— Calamity Jane

#considered #dangerous #fellow #good #hills

By the time we reached Virginia City I was considered a remarkable good shot and a fearless rider for a girl of my age. ↗

— Calamity Jane

#by the time #city #considered #fearless #girl

I'm about to challenge for the Maryland Cup in the next couple of years, as an owner, a trainer, and a rider. ↗

— Davy Jones

#challenge #couple #cup #i #maryland

Maybe if Graziano make another work or another sport I wouldn't have had this passion to be a rider. ↗

— Valentino Rossi

#had #i #make #maybe #passion

I have also noticed that when a rider who had confidence in his ability was defeated, after doing his level best to win, always received an ovation from the gathering. ↗

— Major Taylor

#after #also #always #best #confidence

In closing I wish to say that while I was sorely beset by a number of white riders in my racing days, I have also enjoyed the friendship of countless thousands of white men whom I class as among my closest friends. ↗

— Major Taylor

#among #beset #class #closest #closest friends

I guess I never had a better experience than working on The Long Riders, and at the same time, I never had a harder time than what I did making Southern Comfort. ↗

— Walter Hill

#comfort #did #experience #guess #had

'Easy Rider' was never a motorcycle movie to me. A lot of it was about politically what was going on in the country. ↗

— Dennis Hopper

#country #easy #going #lot #me

Your name?"The movements of the man's mouth didn't quite match what he was saying, so seeing him speak was a bit like watching a badly dubbed film. "Alex Gardiner," Alex said. "Your real name?" "I just told you." "You lied. Your real name is Alex Rider." "Why ask if you think you know? ↗

— Anthony Horowitz

#conrad #fail #name #sarcasm #film

Hate. Huh. He'd never hated himself. If anything, he'd always liked himself a little too much. Once, a human female had even accused him of picturing his own face while he climaxed. He hadn't denied it, either, and next time he'd slept with her, he'd made sure to scream, "Strider" at the pivotal moment." --Strider, keeper of the demon of Defeat-- ↗

— Gena Showalter

#demon #ego #gena-showalter #humor #romance