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  • I pretty much operate on adrenaline and ignorance. -- Johnny Knoxville
  • A huge adrenaline rush is usually followed by a pretty low point. -- Bode Miller
  • It's the adrenaline rush you only get from being in front of an audience. It's addictive. -- Raphael Saadiq
  • I would have probably stolen cars - it would have given me the same adrenaline rush as racing. -- Valentino Rossi
  • I don't want to be made pacified or made comfortable. I like stuff that gets your adrenaline going. -- Kathryn Bigelow
  • The adrenaline of a live performance is unlike anything in film or theater. I can see why it's so addictive. -- Gwyneth Paltrow
  • Ideas excite me, and as soon as I get excited, the adrenaline gets going and the next thing I know I'm borrowing energy from the ideas themselves. -- Ray Bradbury
  • Actually the adrenaline of the game will probably help me out a little bit to regain command and concentration about the things that I have to do. -- Pedro Martinez
  • It is the greatest shot of adrenaline to be doing what you have wanted to do so badly. You almost feel like you could fly without the plane. -- Charles Lindbergh
  • I compare it to being in a car accident. There's so much adrenaline rushing through you that you remember being in the accident but you don't remember any of the details. -- Brooke Langton
  • When money and hype recede from the art world, one thing I won't miss will be what curator Francesco Bonami calls the 'Eventocracy.' All this flashy 'art-fair art' and those highly produced space-eating spectacles and installations wow you for a minute until you move on to the next adrenaline event. -- Jerry Saltz
  • Adrenaline is an amazing thing. -- Mitch Gaylord
  • Adrenaline is my drug of choice. -- Kate Angell
  • Adrenaline dulls reason; panic kills it. -- Ted Dekker
  • Adrenaline is the reason I do what I do. -- Julianne Hough
  • Adrenaline is wonderful. It covers pain. It covers dementia. It covers everything. -- Jerry Lewis
  • I always sleep really well, particularly before a race, when the adrenaline's pumping. -- Jenson Button
  • I get called an adrenaline junkie every other minute, and I'm just fine with that. -- Steve Irwin
  • I don't get to sleep when I'm in New York. Really. I'm living on adrenaline -- Daniel Libeskind
  • When I was onstage doing the work, adrenaline killed the pain because I never hurt in front of an audience. -- Jerry Lewis
  • I've tried everything other than jumping out of a plane, but nothing gives you an adrenaline rush like racing a car. -- Nigel Mansell
  • That's what falling in love really amounted to, your brain on drugs. Adrenaline and dopamine, oxytocin and serotonin. Chemical insanity, celebrated by poets. -- Tess Gerritsen
  • Extreme sport has only ever been about goals and the ways to achieve these goals. Adrenaline plays a part, but it's never in the foreground. -- Felix Baumgartner
  • A good groove releases adrenaline in your body. You feel uplifted, you feel centered, you feel calm, you feel powerful. You feel that energy. That's what good drumming is all about. -- Mickey Hart
  • I am scared easily, here is a list of my adrenaline - production: 1: small children, 2: policemen, 3: high places, 4: that my next movie will not be as good as the last one. -- Alfred Hitchcock
  • You're in front of an audience, but you're playing for a camera. There's this huge adrenaline rush, because you know that besides the audience in the studio, there are millions of people watching at home. -- Jon Lovitz
  • I will be the focal point for however long I decide to play. Half of me likes that idea and half of me doesn't, but once the adrenaline kicks in, I'll probably really enjoy it. -- Martin Gore
  • It was the character of the Packers, man. We played for sixty minutes. We let it all hang out. There was no tomorrow for us. We got the adrenaline flowing, and we just let it go, man. -- Ray Nitschke
  • In accounts of men in battle, there is an incredible adrenaline rush from group-versus-group conflict. The fervor and passion of partisans is clearly rewarding; and if it's rewarding, it involves dopamine; and if it involves dopamine, then it is potentially addictive. -- Jonathan Haidt
  • The reason I could last for that long a period of being up was because the piece accidentally caught the excitement and adrenaline from, "Ooh this sounds different from usual... Ooh I like that..." That was the energy that kept me up. -- Marnie Stern
  • Think of it this way: performing is like sprinting while screaming for three, four minutes. And then you do it again. And then you do it again. And then you walk a little, shouting the whole time. And so on. Your adrenaline quickly overwhelms your conditioning. -- Bruce Springsteen
  • My credentials, briefly: I no longer go to church or believe in God, but I can still name every one of the fruits of the Spirit and reeled for days upon hearing the announcement that Audio Adrenaline was reunited with one of the singers from DC Talk. -- Mallory Ortberg
  • I think I have an adrenaline addiction, no question about that. -- Tom Waits
  • I'm one of these people that likes adrenaline and new things, like extreme sports. It makes me feel alive. -- Gisele Bundchen
  • Men scream and go crazy in the gym. I'm a silent workout partner, but when my adrenaline gets up, I talk trash. -- Fergie
  • As a child, I loved being onstage. I loved singing, I loved the lights, I loved the adrenaline. I even loved learning lines. I was completely obsessive. -- Emma Watson
  • I get very excited about my double stroller. Every time I look at it, I get a shot of adrenaline and joy because I think, This is real! -- Mariska Hargitay
  • What's so interesting about 'Point Break' to me is that it's a study of testosterone and adrenaline by a woman. That's why it's little more interesting than it should be. -- John C. McGinley
  • At a certain point, you realize you have a responsibility more behind yourself and your need for adrenaline. I'm glad I did things in my 20s that were more reckless. -- Eddie Vedder
  • When I plug in my guitar and play it really loud, loud enough to deafen most people, that's my shot of adrenaline, and there's nothing like it. That's what it's always been for me - to be the flame the tribe dances around. -- Joe Perry
  • When Fashion Week ends, I miss the shows and the shot of adrenaline that comes with them. Each day is a new show, a new fitting, and you make new friends. Every season you get to know the other girls a little better. -- Magdalena Frackowiak
  • Sailing is the closest I can get to nature - it's adrenaline, fear, a constant challenge and learning experience, an adventure into the unknown. And of course there is nothing better than wearing the same T-shirt for days and not brushing my hair for weeks. -- Daria Werbowy
  • The energy of the crowd is insane. Twenty thousand people. It's the biggest jolt of adrenaline. It's very hard to explain. You know the old story about the woman lifting the car off her kid? It's in that realm. You can actually hurt yourself and not know it. -- Tom Petty
  • Well, just coming off the stage and there's like 180,000 people out there and your adrenaline is going so high, and you're doing so much and it's hard to just put your head on the pillow and sleep because it just goes on and on, even after you're off the stage. -- Jermaine Jackson
  • I write for a radio show that, no matter what, will go on the air Saturday at five o'clock central time. You learn to write toward that deadline, to let the adrenaline pick you up on Friday morning and carry you through, to cook up a monologue about Lake Wobegon and get to the theater on time. -- Garrison Keillor
  • Before a show, you might have aches or pains, or it's a bad rainy day, or it's too humid. We all complain about stuff. But... how do I put this poetically? Once it's the roar of the crowd and the smell of the greasepaint, forget it. Once the adrenaline kicks in and your chest expands, you forget about all that. -- Gene Simmons
  • I do like adrenaline. Zip-lining is my favorite. -- Shanola Hampton
  • I'm ready for that adrenaline rush...with you. -- Simone Elkeles
  • If you act scared, your body produces adrenaline. -- Rebecca Hall
  • Nothing activates adrenaline production like pain. - Dr. Sienna Brooks -- Dan Brown
  • Many men today are running on adrenaline and not anointing. -- Larry Stockstill
  • I am adrenaline slammed into inertia: a fast car stuck in traffic. -- Gayle Forman
  • It's the adventure, the adrenaline-flowing, risk-taking in outdoor activities that attracts me. -- Baba Kalyani
  • Kitchen competition shows are so action-packed. They just get your adrenaline pumping. -- Bill Rancic
  • I personally love heights and roller coasters, I'm such an adrenaline junkie. -- Nicola Peltz
  • It takes a lot of adrenaline and fear to make me actually write. -- Maureen Dowd
  • The adrenaline and stress of an adventure are better than a thousand peaceful days. -- Paulo Coelho
  • The adrenaline gets pumping and you just got to forget about [injuries] and play. -- Baron Davis
  • I can see how a person could get addicted to the adrenaline of moviemaking. -- Suki Waterhouse
  • The adrenaline of performing on stage to a crowd - there's nothing like it. -- Shane Filan
  • Your adrenaline starts to go when the market opens in the morning. It's like sports programming. -- Sallie Krawcheck
  • I like the adrenaline rush. Its all about the no guts, no glory kind of stuff. -- Abhinav Sakalle
  • The danger in it. Being a frontman in a band, you get addicted to adrenaline rushes. -- Mitch Lucker
  • The satisfaction you get when you finally beat your dad is amazing, that rush of adrenaline. -- Lee Westwood
  • I'm an adrenaline junkie, I won't deny it. I'm not addicted to anything in life, except adrenaline. -- Sebastian Copeland
  • I started out in theatre, and there's no better feeling than the adrenaline of being on stage. -- Georgia Groome
  • To get the adrenaline going before the game for a big league baseball game was pretty special. -- Daniel Hudson
  • Trannies dress up like women, then try to bang straight guys. They're the adrenaline junkies of gayness. -- Dov Davidoff
  • There's the added element of adrenaline if you're performing. You're aware of spatial relationships and the music. -- Kim Gordon
  • I need to condense my adrenaline, carbonate it, sweeten it, and sell it as an energy drink. -- Jarod Kintz
  • The bigger the game the better. I'm an adrenaline junkie. I feed off big crowds and noise. -- Curt Schilling
  • I'm a lot like my dad: a little bit of a daredevil. I like an adrenaline rush. -- Lynsi Torres
  • Sometimes you need a little crisis to get your adrenaline flowing and help you realize your potential. -- Jeannette Walls
  • If I have a lot of adrenaline in my body, that is helpful because I feel less pain -- Jens Lehmann
  • I'm an adrenaline junkie. I love climbing crazy trees or cliffs, which doesn't make my mom very happy. -- Stephen Colletti
  • I'm not an adrenaline junkie. It's never been about thrills for me. I'm just someone who loves a challenge. -- Felix Baumgartner
  • I don't go to war for the adrenaline rush. I cover wars because that's what I've ended up doing. -- Tim Hetherington
  • You get used to it, you look forward to the adrenaline of the stage fright before you go out. -- Brian Henson
  • Being in Vietnam and being around a major story of the time was always a great shot of adrenaline. -- Horst Faas
  • I just thought it would be a fun rush of adrenaline to jump out of a plane three times. -- Mandy Moore
  • My heart lies in music and acting, however, my inspiration comes from adrenaline rush I get from sports... and life. -- Alexander Ludwig
  • Passing competitors always gives you a lift. It probably has a physical effect, too, because you get a surge of adrenaline. -- Libbie Hickman
  • I was pitching on all adrenaline and challenging them. I was throwing the ball right down the heart of the plate. -- Roger Clemens
  • When you are younger you tend to overtrain and you don't realize it because you're so high on adrenaline and stuff. -- Andre Reed
  • I love working with smart people and being challenged. I also like working on stuff that's relevant. That's my adrenaline shot. -- Anders Hejlsberg
  • The reason the rest of us remember, like, when John Lennon died, is because it's a moment when adrenaline is surging. -- Sarah Silverman
  • I have to be excited, I have to have an adrenaline rush about doing something, or it bores me, I feel trapped. -- Ricky Gervais
  • Drivers don't always see the (flashing) lights. You can't get tunnel vision. You've got to look everywhere, even when your adrenaline is going. -- Sixto Rodriguez
  • Oh I've done bungee jumping. Skydiving, I have motorcycles that I ride. I'm a little bit of an adrenaline junkie in that way. -- Zachary Levi
  • I'm not going to take a show unless I'm not sure I can do it. You have to have that sort of adrenaline. -- Joseph E. Johnston
  • I feel less adrenaline in my body now, but more in my head. I tried to be at my best, and I succeeded. -- Andriy Shevchenko
  • Sometimes I even cut myself to see how much it bleeds It's like adrenaline, the pain is such a sudden rush for me. -- Eminem
  • To get the adrenaline pumping between events - or to help me switch off, Jay Z, the Roots and Drake are on my playlist. -- Jessica Ennis
  • I was used to hanging out late after playing a gig - you mix adrenaline with alcohol and you can stay up all night. -- Kurt Vile
  • Thanks to the race-day adrenaline rush, any pace will feel easier than normal. So make a conscious effort to hold back in the early miles. -- Lorraine Moller
  • The rock has strange powers. When you rub it, and run down the hill, the adrenaline flows. It's the most emotional experience I've ever had. -- Michael Dean Perry
  • We start eating, watch television, surf the Internet, or go shopping and buy something. That gives us a rush of feeling, some adrenaline and excitement. -- Geneen Roth
  • I've got a great life that I really enjoy. But there is something chewing at me inside: that adrenaline rush from football, I miss that. -- Alan Shearer
  • Live, it's just the free flow and the energy and the excitement. It's a one-off and you have that adrenaline for an hour and a half. -- Zakk Wylde
  • I've had cameras on me since I started the art of fighting and I think that I'm used to having cameras on me in adrenaline-type situations. -- Gina Carano
  • Let the wet earth embrace you firmly, soundly. She needs to be revived, she needs to beat like a heart full of adrenaline inside a chest. -- V.S. Atbay
  • As long as experiencing your optimal level of good stress doesn't damage others, it's hard to objectively define where normal enjoyment of stimulation becomes adrenaline junkiehood. -- Robert M. Sapolsky
  • Because the pot takes the edge off the adrenaline, and it also clears your mind of it, and then you can see things a lot clearer. -- Tommy Chong
  • Don't get me wrong - I love books! I just think a video has a bigger bang when it comes to a good, old-fashioned adrenaline rush. -- Patrick Carman
  • The songs can be dark, but the adrenaline doesn't really change, regardless of what it is I'm singing, I still have the adrenaline, it's still a high. -- Fernando Torres
  • The purpose of art is not the release of a momentary ejection of adrenaline but rather the gradual, lifelong construction of a state of wonder and serenity. -- Glenn Gould
  • Tell me Zach.â? I donâ??t know if it was the wind or the adrenaline, but I shivered. â??And donâ??t lie to me. -- Ally Carter
  • If you're having a very high-adrenaline, high-movement experience in virtual reality and then all of a sudden you're back in your office, that disconnect is pretty notable. -- Palmer Luckey
  • The way that being on the job works on your adrenaline highs and the crashes that come after the adrenaline highs. It really takes over your life. -- Mireille Enos
  • I'm an adrenaline guy. I like to do stuff that gets my blood pumping, like roller coasters or jumping out of planes. I'm into all that crazy stuff. -- Ja Rule
  • Sometimes we have one chance, to ride that wave, one opportunity to jump on, take a deep breath and feel the rush of adrenaline. . . don't miss your chance. -- Heidi Reagan
  • It's actually good when the performers are nervous, because it kind of sharpens up your brain and a little bit of adrenaline is good. Initially it's really tough. -- Brian Henson
  • A myth is a lie that conceals or reveals a truth. But if it reveals even a strand of history or truth, that's what gets my adrenaline going. -- Ashwin Sanghi
  • I don't like roller coasters. I don't like bungee jumping. I don't like snow boarding really fast down the hill. I am not someone who is an adrenaline junkie. -- Jane Levy
  • A sofa on an elevator would be like a slow roller coaster where you get to work on your small talk skills. Oh yes, I am an adrenaline junky. -- Jarod Kintz
  • Those who say there's nothing like a nice cup of tea for calming the nerves never had *real* tea. It's like a syringe of adrenaline straight to the heart! -- Cheshire Cat
  • In boxing, you get hit, it's painful, then you sit on the stool when the adrenaline is gone and you feel that pain. And then you fight the next round. -- Ben Horowitz
  • In baseball, it's tough to get up for every single game, every single moment. In football, you have 90,000 fans screaming and the band's playing. I do miss that adrenaline rush. -- Adam Dunn
  • When I was younger and inexperienced, I was a very animated pitcher. I pitched with a lot of adrenaline. I was my own worst enemy when things weren't gong well. -- Randy Johnson
  • I don't like to watch a movie where it's just kind of like all one note, dee-dee-dee-dee. I want spikes of adrenaline and highs and lows and exciting tension release. -- Catherine Hardwicke
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