Steal

Steal may refer to:

  • Theft, the illegal act taking of another person's property without that person's freely-given consent
  • The gaining of a stolen base in baseball
  • Steal (basketball), a situation when a defensive player actively takes possession of the ball from an offensive player
  • Steal (film), a 2002 action film
  • Steal (game show), a Central Television game show
  • Steal (poker), a type of a bluff

Famous quotes containing the word steal:

    “One should steal only where one cannot rob.”
    —Friedrich Nietzsche (1844–1900)

    “Literature is a defense against the attacks of life. It says to life: “You can’t deceive me. I know your habits, foresee and enjoy watching all your reactions, and steal your secret by involving you in cunning obstructions that halt your normal flow.””
    —Cesare Pavese (1908–1950)

    “Thieves for their robbery have authority
    When judges steal themselves.”
    —William Shakespeare (1564–1616)