Robert Byrne
Quotes by Robert Byrne
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To err is human, to purr is feline.
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To err is human, to purr is feline.
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Until you walk a mile in another man's moccasins you can't imagine the smell.
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Partying is such sweet sorrow.
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To apply spin with security, you must learn to make a snug bridge with your forefinger looped over the cue. When you hit the cueball, follow straight through; don't let your cue rise in the air after impact.
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Everything is in a state of flux, including the status quo.
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Anybody who believes that the way to a man's heart is through his stomach flunked geography.
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If you know a good player who is tempted by pool hustling, introduce him at once to a career guidance counselor, a psychotherapist, or a surgeon who does lobotomies.
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To err is human, to purr feline.
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Once-dominant games like straight pool and three-cushion billiards have lost ground to eight-ball - the game of choice for millions of tavern league players - and nine-ball, the preeminent tournament game.
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There is money to be made giving trick-shot shows at schools, clubs, tournaments, and even shopping centers. Pool shows on television almost always include a few fancy shots.
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It's easy to make a cue last a lifetime. Don't boil it or freeze it in the trunk of a car. Don't lean it against a wall for years. If you lose a game to a complete idiot, hit the edge of the table in anger with something other than your cue.
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Democracy is being allowed to vote for the candidate you dislike least.
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Doing a thing well is often a waste of time.
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A promising young man should go into politics so that he can go on promising for the rest of his life.
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Winter is nature's way of saying, 'Up yours.'
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A memorial service is a farewell party for somebody who has already left.
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One reason people get divorced is that they run out of gift ideas.
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There are two kinds of people, those who finish what they start and so on.
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The purpose of life is a life of purpose.
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