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Tricks Quotes - Page 3

Men have a trick of coming up to what is expected of them, good or bad.

Men have a trick of coming up to what is expected of them, good or bad.

Jacob August Riis (1973). “Jacob Riis revisited: poverty and the slum in another era”, Augustus m Kelley Pubs

The ultimate trick is to convince, persuade. Every single person out there is an idiot, but collectively they're a genius.

Billy Wilder, Robert Horton (2001). “Billy Wilder: Interviews”, p.96, Univ. Press of Mississippi

The trick is to teach yourself to read in small sips as well as long swallows.

Stephen King (2000). “On Writing: A Memoir Of The Craft”, p.92, Simon and Schuster

By watching the great, old comedians I picked up a few tricks about how to do physical comedy. And whenever I could learn something, I sort of added that to my repertoire.

"Early On, Comedian John Cleese Says, He Had Good Timing But Little Else". "Fresh Air" with Dave Davies, www.npr.org. October 16, 2015.

The best swordsman in the world may be disarmed by a trick that's new to him.

C.S.Lewis (2016). “The Chronicles of Narnia Vol II: Prince Caspian”, p.75, ENRICH CULTURE GROUP LIMITED

Ladies know what to guard against, because they read novels that tell them of these tricks.

Thomas Hardy (1892). “Tess of the D'Urbervilles: A Pure Woman Faithfully Presented”