Howell Raines Quotes

Yet compared with the serious things of life, fishing is after all rather trivial. The thoughtful angler must frankly confess this.

I don't fish but had always wanted to after doing it as a kid.

But I love to fish - that's a hobby of mine.

I'd rather go fishing for three years.

I very rarely play the piano at home. Deliberately, so that when I do play it, I love it.

The joys of fishing are not confined to the hours near the water.

I just play for fun.

Sadly, my hobby is what I do for work, so I don't go off and go fishing. I go home and veg, and then I go back to work.

One of the things I enjoy the most is fishing.

I also like flyfishing - maybe I would have figured a way to make a living out of that?

I like fishing as much when I don't catch anything as when I do.

Some people say it is relaxing to fish. But not with me. I simply cannot switch off my competitive instincts.

Football is like recreation for me. I'd sooner be playing five-a-side than going out to eat or shopping.

Hobbies-wise, I love to carp fish. I like to be on the bank when I have some downtime.

I was just trying to play the game, having fun. It was a hobby for me at the time.

Fishing is such great fun, I have often felt, that it really ought to be done in bed

I just want to be me and play golf.

Angling is an art, and an art worth your learning.

Angling is extremely time consuming. That's sort of the whole point.

Fishing is more than fish; it is the vitalizing lure to outdoor life.

Fishing is a condition of mind wherein you cannot possibly have a bad time.

The one place where I can relax is on the golf course with my teammates and buddies, assuming I'm hitting the golf ball well. If I'm not, well, that is another story.

You can't say enough about fishing. Though the sport of kings, it's just what the deadbeat ordered.

No man is really happy or safe without a hobby.