Quote by Katharine Whitehorn
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I cannot for the life of me see why the umpires, the only two people on a cricket field who are not going to get grass stains on their knees, are the only two people allowed to wear dark trousers. – Katharine Whitehorn

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There are some circles in America where it seems to be more socially acceptable to carry a hand-gun than a packet of cigarettes. – Katharine Whitehorn

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Smoking
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People get a bad impression of it by continually trying to treat it as if it was a bank clerk, who ought to be on time on Tuesday next, instead of philosophically seeing it as a painter, who may do anything so long as you dont try to predict what. – Katharine Whitehorn

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In sports, people reach their peak very early. You have to move on. I dont know if I will ever surpass what I did at the Olympics, but Im still doing the work I always wanted to do. – Greg Louganis

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The most important thing you learn as a sports photographer is anticipation – not where the action is taking place, but where its going to take place. Not where the subject is now, but where theyre going to be. – Lawrence Schiller

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Im a Hollywood writer, so I put on my sports jacket and take off my brain. – Ben Hecht

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A tough day at the office is even tougher when your office contains spectator seating. – Nik Posa

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Sports are not for everyone. – Dante Hall

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One of the sanest, surest, and most generous joys of life comes from being happy over the good fortune of others. – Robert A. Heinlein

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I came to the place of my birth and cried, The friends of my youth, where are they? And echo answered, Where are they? – Arabic Proverb

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It is a scientific fact that your body will not absorb cholesterol if you take it from another persons plate. – Dave Barry

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