Quotation Explorer - 'Bet'

A free press can of course be good or bad, but, most certainly, without freedom it will never be anything but bad. . . . Freedom is nothing else but a chance to bet better, whereas enslavement is a certainty of the worse. - Albert Camus
Now they're bouncing messages off the stars. Bet the messages aren't worth the technology. Think of "See you Friday, Ethel", chattering round the eternal spheres.
But every day I go to work I'm making a bet that the universe is simple, symmetric, and aesthetically pleasing—a universe that we humans, with our limited perspective, will someday understand. - George Smoot
If I bet on humanity, I'd never cash a ticket. - Charles Bukowski
My mother and father held hands. I wondered what that was like, to hold someone's hand. I bet you could sometimes find all of the mysteries of the universe in someone's hand. - Benjamin Alire Sáenz
Oh Tigger, where are your manners?""I don’t know, but I bet they’re having more fun than I am. - A.A. Milne
So you're gone and i'm hauntedAnd i bet you are just fineDid i make it that easy to walkRight in and out of my life - A Fine Frenzy
I bet you to believe me when I say again that we do not need a great house, Sarah. We only need a great love. - Stephanie Grace Whitson
The race may not always be to the swift nor the victory to the strong, but that's how you bet.
I bet you if I had met him [Trotsky] and had a chat with him, I would have found him a very interesting and human fellow, for I never yet met a man that I didn't like. - Will Rogers
In this remarkable time for the world, I refuse to believe it's time to stop believing in the possibilities of our remarkable country. I refuse to accept the downsizing of the American Dream. I refuse to bet against American entrepreneurial spirit and American ingenuity. - John Kerry
I bet all I had on a thing called love; guess in the end it wasn't enough. And it's hard to watch you leave right now; I'm gonna have to learn to let you go somehow. - Carrie Underwood
Bet jei neturėtum ko svarstyti, kuo tikėti, neatrodytų, kad gyveni. - Herbjørg Wassmo
Žinojo, kad laikas gali pagelbėti ir vienu, ir kitu atveju. Bet kaip tyčia trūko kantrybės. - Herbjørg Wassmo
I see using my other senses. I can smell the rain before it drops, but I can’t watch it fall. I can feel the sun on my face, but I can’t see it rise or set. I want to see the world like everyone else, to see the sun, the rain, the music. Oh I bet music looks beautiful. - Sydney Wells
In ambiguous situations, it's a good bet that the crowd will generally stick together and be wrong. - Doug Sherman and William Hendricks
Drugs are a bet with your mind. - Jim Morrison
How do you know?Well, I don’t, I’m making this up, but I bet I’m right. - Robyn Carr
I know it's painful growing,I bet the changes was painful too.But nothing is as painful as being somewhere you don't belong. Obviously. - Touaxia Vang
I bet you've seen the fundamentalist bumper sticker that says, "God said it! I believe it! That settles it!" It must be a typo because what the driver really means is, "I said it! God believes it! That settles it! - Robert M. Price
I bet you anything that 10 times out of 10, Nicky, Vinny and Tony will beat the shit out of Todd, Kyle and Tucker. - George Carlin
Getting life insurance is like making a bet you can't win. If you live, you don't get the money. If you die, you don't get to enjoy the money. - Oliver Gaspirtz
Rather than trying to control Anger,try deferring it,looking for an alternative way of handling...i bet its more easy as well as more effective. - ketan r shah
I bet the human brain is a kludge. - Marvin Minsky
It may not be that the race is not always to the swift, nor the battle to the strong - but that is the way to bet.
We must have courage to bet on our ideas, to take the calculated risk, and to act. Everyday living requires courage if life is to be effective and bring happiness. - Maxwell Maltz
¨Someday, I'm going to have to break some of your rules, Mom.¨¨I know,¨ she said. ¨Try to do it behind my back, will you?¨¨You can bet on that, Mom.¨We both sat there and laughed. - Benjamin Alire Sáenz
It’s a bet the more you Give, the more you will Get.- - RVM
I'll bet she's beautiful, that girl he talks about, and she's got everything that I have to live without... He's the reason for the teardrops on my guitar, the only one who's got enough of me to break my heart. He's the song in the car I keep singing; don't know why I do. - Taylor Swift
Have you met a banker, who is not interested in money? He loves the game, not the cash! You should bet on him. - Csaba Gabor-B.
You should never bet against anything in science at odds of more than about 10-12 to 1. - Ernest Rutherford
I’m just being me… Success is more than just a wish or desire; it’s a behavior. A byproduct of living this way is that I consistently draw the envy of haters while also disappointing those who have bet against me. But that’s just me… Unapologetically driven. - Steve Maraboli
Every bet of evolution in history came with its built in bet of madness. - Sameh Elsayed
He’s weak, afraid and dumber than your dog. Besides, you gonna bet the farm on a pig?The Alien Club - trel sidoruk
RASH, adj. Insensible to the value of our advice. "Now lay your bet with mine, nor let These gamblers take your cash." "Nay, this child makes no bet." "Great snakes! How can you be so rash?" Bootle P. Gish - Ambrose Bierce
Jo baimė buvo didelė kaip jūra. Bet aistra beribė kaip dangus. - Herbjørg Wassmo
Teaching kids is like a 5 year old box of chocolates: You never know what you're gonna get, but you can bet your ass it ain't gonna be good. - Zany Madcap
I don't know much about being a millionaire, but I'll bet I'd be darling at it. - Dorothy Parker
Heaven knows where I'll end up - it's a safe bet I'll never be at the top of anything! Nor do I particularly care to be. - H.P. Lovecraft
i can not go through the ocean. i can not drive the streets at night. i can not wake up in the morning without you on my mind. and so your gone and im haunted i bet you are just fine. did i make it that easy to walk right in and out of my life. - A Fine Frenzy
There is one type of gambling which should always be encouraged. It is betting on goodness. When a person has wronged you, be good to him. If he adds insult to injury, double the bet. And keep on doubling it. You will surely win! - J.P. Vaswani
I have no clue if it's true and I don't much want to look, but I bet a war happens inside the cocoon. - Darnell Lamont Walker
If by some bizarre chance there turns out to be a god [...], I'm willing to bet he's an atheist too. - Salman Rushdie
Forget about raping her, do not even force her, verbally or even emotionally.I bet you will not enjoy the act for even a moment!You will feel good only when she feels good and enjoys the act with her consent! - honeya
It’s a bet the more you Give, the more you will Get. - RVM
If a bloke gave you a hundred quid for a book you can bet your life it’s his way, but if all the poor and suffering people raise their hats to you for writing it - that’s different; it makes it worthwhile then. - Alan Marshall
Click any word or name in a quote to explore, or search for more. [JSON] [SOURCE]