Cards Quotes
1094 Cards quotes by 863 unique authors
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I grant men the land, the government, the wealth, all the chances. I accept that you have to hold all the cards, since that's the…
— Pierre Beaumarchais
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You have your wonderful memories," people said later, as if memories were solace. Memories are not. Memories are by definition of times past, things gone.…
— Joan Didion
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I have read for countless people on innumerable subjects and the most difficult thing to understand within the cards is always the timing. I knew…
— Erin Morgenstern
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Plus he was naturally lucky at cards. As Mam had always said, lucky at cards, or lucky at life. One or the other. Not both.
— Cinda Williams Chima
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As a young boy, Charles Darwin made friends easily but preferred to spend his time taking long, solitary nature walks. (As an adult he was…
— Susan Cain
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Dear Alec and Magnus, This is the first postcard of five. Don't freak out or anything, but I need you to send me $150,000 to…
— Cassandra Clare
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Abby must have been the one who found the safe house, because Townsend didn't like it. "The building across the street is under construction," he…
— Ally Carter
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And sometimes in life, I imagine, good things do happen. Most of the time, it's the opposite, obviously. But I don't think you should rule…
— Sebastian Faulks
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Destiny is a tower of cards - nudge one just an inch and everything stacked on top comes crashing down. P116
— Darren Shan
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You only go around once, but if you play your cards right, once is enough.
— Frank Sinatra
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Though Alec had never seen the occupants of the first floor loft, they seemed to be engaged in a tempestuous romance. Once there had been…
— Cassandra Clare
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There are two things in life you cannot choose. The first is your enemies; the second your family. Sometimes the difference between them is hard…
— Carlos Ruiz Zafon
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You can live a lifetime and, at the end of it, know more about other people than you know about yourself. You learn to watch…
— Beryl Markham
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You are playing cards with three Jeffs. One is your father, one is your brother, and the other is your current boyfriend. All of them…
— Richard Siken
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We hear a lot about identity theft when someone takes your wallet and pretends to be you and uses your credit cards. But the more…
— Stephen Covey
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Holly clambered after him, struggling up the human-size steps. "Wait! Just wait," she called, overtaking Artemis and looking him in the eye from one step…
— Eoin Colfer
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Life's tough," Mia said with a shrug. "You play the cards you're dealt or you fold.
— Nora Roberts
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This, more than anything else, is what I have never understood about your people. You can roll dice, and understand that the whole game may…
— Robin Hobb
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Squeeze your eyes closed, as tight as you can, and think of all your favorite autumns, crisp and perfect, all bound up together like a…
— Catherynne M. Valente
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We are so convinced of the goodness of ourselves, and the goodness of our love, we cannot bear to believe that there might be something…
— Zadie Smith
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Harold Brodie is a louse and a lothario who cheats at cards and has a different girl in his rumble seat every week. That coupe…
— Libba Bray
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Being neurotic seemed to be a kind of wild card, an all-purpose explanation.
— Renata Adler
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-You're simple, straightforward and honest, a little bit on the primitive side, I should think. To interest you a woman would have to... -To lay…
— Tennessee Williams
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An Indian is an Indian regardless of the degree of Indian blood or which little government card they do or do not possess.
— Wilma Mankiller
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Typically, people who exercise, start eating better and becoming more productive at work. They smoke less and show more patience with colleagues and family. They…
— Charles Duhigg
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