(637 quotes found)
“Procrastination is like a credit card: it's a lot of fun until you get the bill.”
Christopher Parker
“A lover, when he is admitted to cards, ought to be solemnly silent, and observe the motions of his mistress. He must laugh when she laughs, sigh when she sighs. In short, he should be the shadow of her mind. A lady, in the presence of her lover, should never want a looking-glass; as a beau, in the presence of his looking-glass, never wants a mistress.”
Henry Fielding
“Our memories are card indexes consulted and then returned in disorder by authorities whom we do not control.”
Cyril Connolly
“I tried Zen and Ching, numerology, tarot cards and astrology. I tried to look back into the Bible, and could not find anything. At this time I did not know anything about Islam, and then, what I regarded as a miracle occurred. My brother had visited the mosque in Jerusalem, and was greatly impressed that while on the one hand it throbbed with life.”
Yusuf Islam
“I must complain the cards are ill shuffled till I have a good hand”
Jonathan Swift
“Never play cards with a man called Doc. Never eat at a place called Moms. Never sleep with a woman whose troubles are worse than your own.”
William Penn
“A lot of life is dealing with your curse, dealing with the cards you were given that aren't so nice. Does it make you into a monster, or can you temper it in some way, or accept it and go in some other direction?”
Wes Craven
“Our surveillance team set up and watched this particular group install a card reader and a camera on the ATM machine,”
Bryan Adams
“This is my ultimate fantasy: watching QVC with a credit card while making love and eating at the same time.”
Yasmine Bleeth
“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
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