Billiards Quote by Mary Jo Putney

To play billiards well is the sign of a misspent youth.

— Herbert Spencer

To play billiards well was a sign of an ill-spent youth

— Herbert Spencer

“Secondly, you should be able to control the ball with one touch. If you needed another one, you were not one of the best…

— Guillem Balague

“Like billiard balls colliding our courses were altered.”

— Linda Collison

“I sometimes have the feeling that her entire life was merely a continuation of her mother's, much as the course of a ball on…

— Milan Kundera

“A man who is a gentleman in his cups may be trusted to be a gentleman at all times.”

— Anthony Trollope

As in the game of billiards, the balls are constantly producing effects from mere chance, which the most skillful player could neither execute nor…

— Charles Caleb Colton

“Young men most needed experience. They could not play well if they trusted to a general rule. Every card had a relative value. Principles…

— Henry Adams

“Son, no matter where your talent takes you, you're going to be a man a lot longer than you're going to be a ball…

— Stephanie Evanovich

“You could play the ball with advantage not only because of the pass, but because of your positioning on the pitch and even the…

— Guillem Balague

“On the surface, there is something peculiar about turning a portion of one's happiness over to a collection of ballplayers, and perhaps more peculiar…

— Tom Swift

“He wanted players who controlled the ball with their first touch, who had quick feet, who retained the ball and created superiority from individual…

— Guillem Balague