I'll give you leave to call me anything, if you don't call me spade. — Jonathan Swift Copy Share Image
I call a spade a shovel, straightforward. If I disagree with someone, I tell them. — John McDonnell Copy Share Image
There's nothing wrong with calling a spade a spade. Some things have to be exposed. — Terrence Howard Copy Share Image
“The man who could call a spade a spade should be compelled to use one.” — Oscar Wilde Copy Share Image
From someone whose dad buys him a spade for Christmas, I thought you'd be grateful! — Karl Pilkington Copy Share Image
“Call a jack a jack. Call a spade a spade. But always call a whore a lady. Their lives are hard enough,… — Patrick Rothfuss Copy Share Image
A spade may be made of any size, and if the same number of strokes be made in the hour, the requisite… — William Stanley Jevons Copy Share Image
Bones, what is everyone doing in here? Spade, cover up. Frigging vampires think everyone wants to see what they've got." ~Cat — Jeaniene Frost Copy Share Image
There’s less violence in my world compared to yours,” she insisted. Spade sighed. “No, darling. There are only different reasons for it. — Jeaniene Frost Copy Share Image
“Therefore I call a spade a spade, and not a flat bladed instrument for the redistribution of granular matter.” — Peter B. Lockhart Copy Share Image
Whitley Bay was my first experience of the seaside. I'd buy my bucket and spade, and beach ball, and all the shops… — Cherie Lunghi Copy Share Image
“To swipe the immortal lines uttered by Sam Spade in The Maltese Falcon, a great mystery should take "the lid off life… — Dashiell Hammett Copy Share Image
Woke up today with a bunch of rose flower in my hand and a spade;not for you,but for your garden. — Pshaw Raymond Copy Share Image
When I see a spade, I call it a spade. I'm glad to say I have never seen a spade. The man… — Oscar Wilde Copy Share Image
“Shaft was standing next to a newstsand about thirty yards from the Con Ed crew when Kelly came out of the red-brick… — Ernest Tidyman Copy Share Image
I always like to buy something to mark an occasion for myself. It's a reminder of hard work, and it's lovely to… — Nicola Coughlan Copy Share Image
“And what are you doing with a bloody cat, Charles? Some sort of mascot four our dear Reaper here?" "Not another word,"… — Jeaniene Frost Copy Share Image
We're confronted with great darkness as a species right now as spiritual creatures on this planet. I don't think it's hopeless, and… — Bruce Cockburn Copy Share Image
“That's wonderful. I do like a man that tells you right out he’s looking out for himself. Don’t we all? I don’t… — Dashiell Hammett Copy Share Image
“The shovel is bigger than the spoon, but it can never ever do the work the spoon does. They both look similar;… — Israelmore Ayivor Copy Share Image
“That was the problem with the whole goddamn world; nobody had balls enough to call a spade a spade. Dead was dead;… — Mary Campisi Copy Share Image
“Antonia: I meant to tell you, and then forgot: call a spade a spade, and say 'arse', 'prick', 'cunt', and 'fuck', otherwise… — Pietro Aretino Copy Share Image
“Ian waited outside the airport in the arrivals lane after they collected their bags. He looked at them and his brows rose.… — Jeaniene Frost Copy Share Image
“Spade didn't respond with any useless, comforting cliches, for which she was grateful. She's head enough of those well-meaning phrases after Randy… — Jeaniene Frost Copy Share Image
Samuel Spade's jaw was long and bony, his chin a jutting v under the more flexible v of his mouth. His nostrils… — Dashiell Hammett Copy Share Image
“Three hard, loud bangs, followed by a bellow of “Open this door!” had her jumping in the next second, startled. “What the… — Jeaniene Frost Copy Share Image
I'd never met Kate Spade, but I admired her as a designer and a businesswoman. — Jennifer Ashton Copy Share Image
The Kate Spade woman is a classy sort of working woman who's still stylish. — KiKi Layne Copy Share Image
I'd always just look at Chanel and Kate Spade and think how incredible these brands were. — Sadie Sink Copy Share Image
“When I see a spade I call it a spade. I'm glad to say I have never seen a spade!” — Oscar Wilde Copy Share Image
I don't rely on muscle power to dig, I use a sharp spade and I wear boots. — Janet Macunovich Copy Share Image