Tricks and treachery are merely proofs of lack of skill. — Francois de La Rochefoucauld Copy Share Image
An idea which can be used once is a trick. If it can be used more than once it becomes a method. — George Polya Copy Share Image
I've learned my tricks. I know what I like. I do not wait around. I initiate. And I’m not all about frequency.… — Halle Berry Copy Share Image
Expect only 5% of an intelligence report to be accurate.The trick of a good commander is to isolate the 5%. — Douglas MacArthur Copy Share Image
It is not tricks of sense But the time's fright within me which distracts Least fancies into violence — Richard Wilbur Copy Share Image
My master hath been an honorable gentleman; tricks he hath had in him which gentlemen have. — William Shakespeare Copy Share Image
History always has a few tricks up its frayed sleeve. It's been around a long time. — Terry Pratchett Copy Share Image
A lie is troublesome, and sets a man's invention upon the rack, and one trick needs a great many more to make… — Richard Steele Copy Share Image
The ultimate trick is to convince, persuade. Every single person out there is an idiot, but collectively they're a genius. — Billy Wilder Copy Share Image
Let the new faces play what tricks they will In the old rooms; night can outbalance day, Our shadows rove the garden… — William Butler Yeats Copy Share Image
My show is constantly evolving... new tricks are added, old ones are dropped... so it stays fresh. But it's the randomly selected… — David Copperfield Copy Share Image
I AM NOT PAYING FOR SOME CRACKPOT OLD FOOL TO TEACH HIM MAGIC TRICKS!" yelled Uncle Vernon. Hagrid seized his pink umbrella… — J. K. Rowling Copy Share Image
The inherent preferences of organizations are clarity, certainty and perfection. The inherent nature of human relationships involves ambiguity, uncertainty, and imperfection. How… — Richard Pascale Copy Share Image
At the finish of the effect look at the audience: if they have gone white in the face, froth at the mouth… — Tony Corinda Copy Share Image
I find that the standard of living does not go up in proportion with the cost of living. The trick in life… — Warren Buffett Copy Share Image
The trick. . .is to find the balance between the bright colors of humor and the serious issues of identity, self-loathing, and… — Wendy Wasserstein Copy Share Image
Mind your own Brazilian!" The words fly out of my mouth before I can stop them. Oops. OK. The trick when you've… — Sophie Kinsella Copy Share Image
Once we have forgiven, however, we get a new freedom to forget. This time forgetting is a sign of health; it is… — Lewis B. Smedes Copy Share Image
You should have taken me with you," I whisper to him. Then I lean my head against his and begin to cry.… — Marie Lu Copy Share Image
What is beauty? Beauty is no more than a trick; a delusion; the influence of excited particles and electrons colliding in your… — Lauren Oliver Copy Share Image
Addictions [...] started out like magical pets, pocket monsters. They did extraordinary tricks, showed you things you hadn't seen, were fun. But… — William Gibson Copy Share Image
He sometimes felt that life was something that had already risen, and all of this, the Jackson Pollack of spring, summer, and… — Tao Lin Copy Share Image
One of the more popular activities was “Talk-O-Matic”. Five people at a time could write messages, and read each other's messages, on… — Guy Consolmagno Copy Share Image
A picture book is a motorcycle: small, loud, fun, and zippy. An easy reader is a chartered bus: obliged to carry a… — Mo Willems Copy Share Image
Juilin," she asked hesitantly, "what were you going to do with the salt and cooking oil? Not exactly," she added more quickly.… — Robert Jordan Copy Share Image
For skills and tricks, Ronaldinho was the best player I've played with. — Edgar Davids Copy Share Image