“ Men are like a deck of cards. You'll find the occasional king, but most are jacks. ”
- Laura Swenson- Copy
- 3.6K
“ I was an able-seaman, a deck hand. As I say, it's the way to see the world and get paid for it. ”
- David Walker- Copy
- 2K
“ I don't think it's necessarily healthy to go into relationships as a needy person. Better to go in with a full deck. ”
- Anjelica Huston- Copy
- 615
“ I saw a lot of good hitters but I never saw a better one than Paul Waner. I mean I once threw a side arm spitter right into his belly and he hit it into the upper deck. ”
- Burleigh Grimes- Copy
- 268
“ A deck of cards is built like the purest of hierarchies, with every card a master to those below it, a lackey to those above it. ”
- Ely Culbertson- Copy
- 3.8K
“ What do you want to be a sailor for? There are greater storms in politics than you will ever find at sea. Piracy, broadsides, blood on the decks. You will find them all in politics. ”
- David Lloyd George- Copy
- 1.1K
“ My crown is in my heart, not on my head, Nor decked with diamonds and Indian stones, Nor to be seen: My crown is called content: A crown it is, that seldom kings enjoy. ”
- William Shakespeare- Copy
- 945
“ I did not wish to take a cabin passage, but rather to go before the mast and on the deck of the world, for there I could best see the moonlight amid the mountains. I do not wish to go below now. ”
- Henry David Thoreau- Copy
- 337
“ When he stood up, it was a very complicated motion. If the deck chairs on the Ship to the Sea of Night had opened up, they would have done so like that. It was like he was unfolding himself forever. ”
- Neil Gaiman- Copy
- 50
“ The turtle lives 'twixt plated decks Which practically conceal its sex. I think it clever of the turtle In such a fix to be so fertile. ”
- Ogden Nash- Copy
- 2.6K
“ One of these days in your travels, a guy is going to come up to you and show you a nice brand-new deck of cards on which the seal is not yet broken, and this guy is going to offer to bet you that he can make the Jack of Spades jump out of the deck and squirt cider in your ear… ”
- Damon Runyon- Copy
- 3.5K
“ Then, pale and worn, he kept his deck And peered through darkness. Ah! that night Of all dark nights! And then a speck — A light! A light! A light! A light! It grew, a starlit flag unfurled! It grew to be Time's burst of dawn. He gained a world; he gave that world It's greatest lesson: On! sail on! ”
- Joaquin Miller- Copy
- 242
“ With the Ruhmkorff lamp hanging from my belt, and the gun in my hand, I was ready to set out. But to speak the truth, imprisoned in these heavy garments, and glued to the deck by my leaden soles, it was impossible for me to take a step. ”
- Jules Verne- Copy
- 3K
“ When you're playing against a stacked deck, compete even harder. Show the world how much you'll fight for the winner's circle. If you do, someday the cellophane will crackle off a fresh pack, one that belongs to you, and the cards will be stacked in your favor. ”
- Pat Riley- Copy
- 1.3K
“ There's a lot of peer pressure to not do positive stories out of Iraq… I think there's a sense that the administration got a pass during the hot days of war and now that the war is over it's time to even out the deck somewhat. ”
- Jerry Nachman- Copy
- 2.6K
“ Upscale young men seem to go for the kind of woman who plays with a full deck of credit cards, who won't cry when she's knocked to the ground while trying to board the six o'clock Eastern shuttle, and whose schedule doesn't allow for a sexual encounter lasting more than twelve minutes. ”
- Barbara Ehrenreich- Copy
- 3.1K
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