Quotes About Bet

It's clumsy to trust anyone. People are uniformly imperfect and erratic. But if you have to guess, bet on them serving their own interests.

I have to hold your hand to establish the connection," Cole said. "I bet you use that on all the girls," Violet replied. Cole noticed Harmony turning away to cover a laugh. Violet held out her hand. "Try not to fall in love," Cole said, gingerly touching a couple of her fingers.

Isn't that tough?" Wayne called. "Like Ã¢â'¬Â¦ I once hadda eat twenty sausages for a bet. Won five notes, but spent an hour on the ground moaning like a fellow on the pot tryin' to force a mango through his delicate doughnut, if you catch my meaning.

I don't want to give advice to people about their religious beliefs, but I do think that it's not smart to bet against the power of science to figure out the natural world. It used to be, a thousand years ago, that if you wanted to explain why the moon moved through the sky, you needed to invoke God.

Only a bet on the impossible makes sense. It is an act of faith and courage requiring an irrational leap over reason. A man wins simply by making such a bet.

The most dangerous risk of all - the risk of spending your life not doing what you want on the bet you can buy yourself the freedom to do it later.

When Hitler declared war on the United States, he was betting that German soldiers, raised up in the Hitler Youth, would always out fight American soldiers, brought up in the Boy Scouts. He lost that bet. The Boy Scouts had been taught how to figure their way out of their own problems.

Gwine to run all night!Gwine to run all day!I'll bet my money on de bobtail nag—Somebody bet on de bay.

Issuing an insurance policy against abduction by aliens seems a pretty safe bet.

Mike had bet that he could go twice around the track while Thurman and his Ford made a mere three rounds! There was one shrewd catch, however. Donnybrook needed no cranking, and Thurman must wait for the starting gun before cranking his Ford, jumping into his roadster, and streaking off after the stallion and his master.

The lesson here is that it is very dangerous to bet against the future.

You've pulled off some shocking upsets in the past, but only a fool would bet on you this time. So I will.

Amanda marched toward him. Hey. Where is de Warenne? He gave her a furious look and picked up the tray. His lordship is entertaining and is not to be disturbed. Her eyes narrowed. Don't put on airs with me, she said flatly. You're only a servant. He straightened. I am the butler, miss, and the most important servant in his lordship's employ. She rolled her eyes. I don't think so. The most important one he's got working for him is the ship's carpenter. You want to make a bet?

She had gambled with marriage, just like most people, but she had gambled unluckily and had lost.

I say you don't need any more proof. There are proofs enough already. Cygnus A and all that are just for the scientists. You think it'll be hard to convince ordinary people that you're telling the truth. I think it'll be easy as pie. You think your story is too peculiar, too alien. But I've heard it before. I know it well. And I bet you do too.

Laura won't hurt you," I said, wrestling him for control. "She's one of the sweetest ghosts I ever met. She just likes to play." "Yeah, I bet. With my bones, if I had any!" "She isn't like that!" "Sure. 'Cause when the innocent little girl shows up in a horror flick, it's always a good thing!

Mr. Noble and Mr. Romney have a bet going as to who can kill the most rabbits. It all started at the rabbit drive last Monday over to Sturgis

When you gamble with your time, you may be placing a bet you can't cover.

When you gamble with your time, you may be placing a bet you can't cover. Even if you're sure you can win, be careful that you can live with what you lose.

Do you think you can cut a deal with God that time stands still for you, holding off on anything important until you're ready to participate again? When you gamble with your time, you may be placing a bet you can't cover. Even if you're sure you can win, be careful that you can live with what you lose.

Julio was willing to bet that Officer "I've Seen It All" Mac had never seen a horde of black-skinned demons wearing rags and armor and carrying swords and spears, dragging a naked woman and a chubby boy by a rope. No, he was willing to bet his left nut that even officer Mac had never seen such a thing.

Behind him Kaldar nudged Urow's youngest son. Bet you he lasts at least thirty seconds. Um... Gaston looked at him. No he won't. Bet me something. I don't have anything. Kaldar grimaced. Pick up that rock. Gaston swiped the rock off the ground. Now you have a rock. I bet this five bucks against your rock. Gaston grinned. Deal.

What is this?" he whispered. "Mangoes." My father always said mangoes with a Quillonian were a sure bet. I hadn't realized how much of a sure bet. Orro licked the fruit again, looked at it, and suddenly bit into it, shredding the yellow pulp. He'd wolfed down half a mango before he realized I was still there and froze, pieces of mango on his whiskers. "Don't see me.

Would you bet your paycheck on a weather forecast for tomorrow? If not, then why should this country bet billions on global warming predictions that have even less foundation?