Fishing is not like billiards, in which it is possible to attain a disgusting perfection. — Arthur Ransome Copy Share Image
Thus so wretched is man that he would weary even without any cause for weariness... and so frivolous is he that, though… — Blaise Pascal Copy Share Image
There was one planet off in the seventh dimension that got used as a ball in a game of intergalactic bar billiards.… — Douglas Adams Copy Share Image
As in the game of billiards, the balls are constantly producing effects from mere chance, which the most skillful player could neither… — Charles Caleb Colton Copy Share Image
If you are discouraged it is a sign of pride, because it shows you trust in your own powers. Never bother about… — Mother Teresa Copy Share Image
..."And then we played Ping-Pong—” “Not pool? I always assumed he was a billiards man—I mean, it’s so handy the way he… — Claire LaZebnik Copy Share Image
“A sign read "Free drinks for billiards competitors only." Hand-lettered below read "All others will pay." It was written in blood. I… — Red Tash Copy Share Image
I learned to approach racing like a game of billiards. If you bash the ball too hard, you get nowhere. As you… — Juan Manuel Fangio Copy Share Image
Along the way [Mozart] got married; fathered seven children (two of whom survived into adulthood); performed as a pianist; violinist; and conductor;… — Robert Greenberg Copy Share Image
Every gentleman plays billiards, but someone who plays billiards too well, is no gentleman. — Thomas Jefferson Copy Share Image
“He won every game, yet she hardly noticed. As long as she hit the ball, it resulted in shameless bragging. When she… — Sarah J. Maas Copy Share Image
Strictures, reproaches, and intemperate speeches from the Senator of Louisiana are really the wailings of an apostle of despair; he has lost… — Huey Long Copy Share Image
A lot of people think international relations is like a game of chess. But it's not a game of chess, where people… — Madeleine Albright Copy Share Image
Drama is played at the pace of chess... or billiards... or poker. Engrossing? Sure. But comedy is played at the jubilant, high-octane… — Mark Waters Copy Share Image
“There was something aggressively masculine about Toloose . . . perhaps it was the look in his eye. Or the way he… — Eloisa James Copy Share Image