56 Quotes by Dick Francis

Historically, more people have died of religion than cancer.

Good manners are a sign of strength.

Physics is the science of all the tremendously powerful invisibilities - of magnetism, electricity, gravity, light, sound, cosmic rays. Physics is the science of the mysteries of the universe. How could anyone think it dull?

Emotion is a rotten base for politics.

Let an idea swim to the surface like a fish in a pool...let the mind drift to the vision.

THE KNOWN CHILD I wondered to what extent people remained the same as they'd been when very young; if one peeled back the layers of living one would come to the known child.

Logic doesn't stop you feeling. You can behave logically and it can hurt like hell. Or it can comfort you. Or release you. Or all at the same time

A jump jockey has to throw his heart over the fence - and then go over and catch it.

It was a terrible day. I can only console myself with the fact that if it hadn't happened I wouldn't have written a book. As a result I was asked to write my autobiography.