Quotes with card-game

Quotes 201 till 220 of 318.

  • Winston Churchill Politics is not a game. It is a serious matter.
    Winston Churchill
    English statesman (1874 - 1965)
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  • Bruce Bueno de Mesquita Pretty much, you point to a problem and good reasoning about why people are doing what they are doing and what constraints they face in terms of how others will behave, and you're looking at a problem that could be improved upon by game-theoretic reasoning.
    Bruce Bueno de Mesquita
    American political scientist (1946 - )
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  • Bill Dedman Relaxing at home in his 55th-floor condominium before a game, Sammy Sosa is the same as at the ball park: focused but funny, exuberant but reserved. He is in a strange country, conversing in two languages, but his every movement displays a combination of confidence and humility.
    Bill Dedman
    American journalist (1960 - )
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  • George Edward Woodberry Risk is a part of God's game, alike for men and nations.
    George Edward Woodberry
    American poet and literary critic (1855 - 1930)
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  • Bob Simon Saddam, as most tyrants, was a total control freak. He wanted total control of his regime. Total control of the country. And to introduce a wild card like Al Qaeda in any sense was just something he would not do.
    Bob Simon
     
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  • Greg Norman Setting goals for your game is an art. The trick is in setting them at the right level neither too low nor too high.
    Greg Norman
     
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  • Barbara Corcoran Sex appeal is in the workplace every day of the week. I'm not saying that's the only calling card, but it's a whole crayon box.
    Barbara Corcoran
    American businesswoman, investor, speaker and consultant (1949 - )
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  • Bill Paxton Since I was a small boy, I was always around the game. I don't play golf much myself, but I love watching it. My father has played golf all his life.
    Bill Paxton
    American actor and director (1955 - 2017)
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  • Magnus Carlsen Some people think that if their opponent plays a beautiful game, it's OK to lose. I don't. You have to be merciless.
    Magnus Carlsen
    Norwegian chess grandmaster (1990 - )
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  • Vince Lombardi Some people try to find things in this game that don't exist but football is only two things-blocking and tackling.
    Vince Lombardi
    American football player (1913 - 1970)
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  • Ashleigh Brilliant Sometimes the only way you can win is to stay out of the game.
    Ashleigh Brilliant
    American author and cartoonist (1933 - )
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  • Bryan Callen Stand-up comedy is all you. It's your show, it's your game. You control every aspect of it - of that experience and that expression. There's really nothing quite as satisfying.
    Bryan Callen
    American stand-up comedian, actor, writer (1967 - )
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  • Aldous Huxley Suppose it were perfectly certain that the life and fortune of each of us would some day depend upon our winning or losing a game of chess. Do you not think that we should all consider it to be our primary duty to learn at least the names of the pieces and how to position them on the chessboard?
    Aldous Huxley
    English writer (1894 - 1963)
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  • Oliver Wendell Holmes Sweet is the scene where genial friendship plays the pleasing game of interchanging praise.
    Oliver Wendell Holmes
    American writer and poet (1809 - 1894)
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  • Brendan I. Koerner Tarot cards likely originated in northern Italy during the late 14th or early 15th century. The oldest surviving set, known as the Visconti-Sforza deck, was created for the Duke of Milan's family around 1440. The cards were used to play a bridge-like game known as tarocchi, popular at the time among nobles and other leisure lovers.
    Brendan I. Koerner
    American author (1974 - )
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  • Bill Dedman Ted Williams, an extraordinary hitter in his day, has said the swing starts in the hips, and Sosa arrived with one of the strongest lower bodies in the game.
    Bill Dedman
    American journalist (1960 - )
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  • Blair Underwood That is the thing I'm most grateful for in this industry to be able to spin in those different mediums, with television, film and the stage - at this stage of the game.
    Blair Underwood
    American actor (1964 - )
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  • Bill Klem The best umpired game is the game in which the fans cannot recall the umpires who worked it.
    Bill Klem
    American professional baseball umpire (1874 - 1951)
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  • Bridgit Mendler The biggest klutz would be myself, so if I could offer help to myself I would. I'm the most off my game most often.
    Bridgit Mendler
    American actress, singer, and songwriter (1992 - )
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  • Bob Uecker The biggest thrill a ballplayer can have is when your son takes after you. That happened when my Bobby was in his championship Little League game. He really showed me something. Struck out three times. Made an error that lost the game. Parents were throwing things at our car and swearing at us as we drove off. Gosh, I was proud.
    Bob Uecker
    American Major League Baseball (MLB) player (1934 - )
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