Famous quotes containing the words amount and/or bet:
“The logical English train a scholar as they train an engineer. Oxford is Greek factory, as Wilton mills weave carpet, and Sheffield grinds steel. They know the use of a tutor, as they know the use of a horse; and they draw the greatest amount of benefit from both. The reading men are kept by hard walking, hard riding, and measured eating and drinking, at the top of their condition, and two days before the examination, do not work but lounge, ride, or run, to be fresh on the college doomsday.”
—Ralph Waldo Emerson (18031882)
“Alicia Huberman: Look, Ill make it easy for you. The time has come when you must tell me that you have a wife and two adorable children, and this madness between us cant go on any longer.
T.R. Devlin: I bet youve heard that line often enough.
Alicia: Right below the belt every time. Oh that isnt fair, Dev.
Devlin: Skip it. We have other things to talk about. We have a job.”
—Ben Hecht (18931964)