Opening Bid

Famous quotes containing the words opening and/or bid:

“His leanings were strictly lyrical, descriptions of nature and emotions came to him with surprising facility, but on the other hand he had a lot of trouble with routine items, such as, for instance, the opening and closing of doors, or shaking hands when there were numerous characters in a room, and one person or two persons saluted many people.”
—Vladimir Nabokov (1899–1977)

“Now bid me run,
And I will strive with things impossible,
Yea, get the better of them.”
—William Shakespeare (1564–1616)