Losing Trick Count

Famous quotes containing the words losing, trick and/or count:

    “Southerners can never resist a losing cause.”
    —Margaret Mitchell (1900–1949)

    “Suspicion all our lives shall be stuck full of eyes;
    Treason is but trusted like the fox,
    Who never so tame, so cherished and locked up,
    Will have a wild trick of his ancestors.”
    —William Shakespeare (1564–1616)

    “There’s no telling what might have happened to our defense budget if Saddam Hussein hadn’t invaded Kuwait that August and set everyone gearing up for World War II½. Can we count on Saddam Hussein to come along every year and resolve our defense-policy debates? Given the history of the Middle East, it’s possible.”
    —P.J. (Patrick Jake)