Welcome to our collection of bet quotes, where the thrill of uncertainty meets the wisdom of words. Betting, whether on sports, games of chance, or even life itself, has long been a subject of fascination and contemplation. From the exhilarating highs of victory to the sobering lows of defeat, the world of betting offers insights into risk-taking, strategy, and the human psyche.
Throughout history, individuals from diverse backgrounds have shared their thoughts on betting, offering perspectives that range from cautionary tales to celebratory odes. Whether it’s a famous athlete reflecting on the uncertainty of competition or a renowned philosopher pondering the nature of chance, these quotes capture the essence of betting in all its complexity. Join us as we explore the wit, wisdom, and witicism of those who have contemplated the art of the bet.
It will be the mother of all telescopes, and you can bet it will do for astronomy what genome sequencing is doing for biology. The clumsy, if utilitarian, name of this mirrored monster is Large Synoptic Survey Telescope, or LSST. You can’t use it yet, but a peak in the Chilean Andes has been decapitated to provide a level spot for placement. Seth Shostak
I’m not a gambling-man. I have never bet a dollar in all my life. John Forsythe
I’m a great lover, I’ll bet. Emo Philips
For those of us who aren’t great with people, we figure that silence is always the safest bet. If you’re an introvert, you spend so much of your time wishing that other people would just shut the hell up that you figure you’re doing everyone a favor. David Wong
I’d like to think that the boring lady who’s talking to me now is a lot sexier and more interesting than the one who’s doing NPR. You know, studious and reserved, and – I bet you’re a lot of fun at a party. Gene Simmons
The horse I bet on was so slow, the jockey kept a diary of the trip. Henny Youngman
If you want your company to succeed, you have to have the confidence in your business to take a bet on its future – to risk destroying a mediocre business model for the chance to have a strong one. Marc Randolph
Originals are nonconformists, people who not only have new ideas but take action to champion them. They are people who stand out and speak up. Originals drive creativity and change in the world. They’re the people you want to bet on. Adam Grant
I bet taxpayers remember providing more than $812 billion to Citigroup and Bank of America, two Wall Street banks, in 2009 to bail them out during the 2008 financial crisis. Taxpayers remember that generosity; big banks evidently don’t. John Kennedy
Would you bet your paycheck on a weather forecast for tomorrow? If not, then why should this country bet billions on global warming predictions that have even less foundation? Thomas Sowell
If we can clean up our world, I’ll bet you we can achieve warp drive. William Shatner
One of my great loves is golf. When I am in L.A., I like to play with a few close friends: no phones, no distractions, the great outdoors and the chance to bet some money to keep it interesting. Nobu Matsuhisa
Heaven knows where I’ll end up – but it’s a safe bet that I’ll never be at the top of anything! Nor do I particularly care to be. H. P. Lovecraft
I like to bet on as close to a sure thing as you can find. Bobby Riggs
Unless you are absolutely positive that your wife has no connection to the Mafia, even three or four times removed, do yourself a favor and do not bet her in a poker hand. Joseph D. Pistone
At some point, you’re going to see the ability for a fan sitting in a seat to bet, swiping his credit card, whether James Harden is going to score ten 3-pointers or not that night. Tim Donaghy
Forget the lottery. Bet on yourself instead. Brian Koslow
I believe you bet on yourself and you commit to something and you give all your energy and effort to it, and that’s what I’ve done my whole life. Herm Edwards
I don’t want to give advice to people about their religious beliefs, but I do think that it’s not smart to bet against the power of science to figure out the natural world. It used to be, a thousand years ago, that if you wanted to explain why the moon moved through the sky, you needed to invoke God. Sean M. Carroll
Boxing, for me, it’s the beginning of all sports. I’m willing to bet that the first sport was a man against another man in a fight, so I think that’s something innate in all of us. Omar Epps
Remember this, folks – I am a Hillbilly, and I don’t always Bet the same way I talk. Good advice is one thing, but smart gambling is quite another. Hunter S. Thompson
One way to stop a runaway horse is to bet on him. Jeffrey Bernard
Let me tell you what I literally told every world leader I’ve met with, and I’ve met them all: It’s never, never, never been a good bet to bet against America. We have the finest fighting force in the world. Joe Biden
I bet Maurice Gibb’s heart monitor was singing the tune of Stayin’ Alive. Graham Norton
I’ve been a fan of BET since I was a kid, growing up watching the awards, thinking that one day I would be there. Young M.A
You go down some street – no doubt it’s there, and we have to do something about it, and our programmes are designed to do that – but if that’s a picture of Newcastle, it’s not the one I recognise and I bet none in the North East do either. John Prescott
If I wanted to know what a certain future would feel like to me, I would find someone who is already living that future. If I wonder what it’s like to become a lawyer or marry a busy executive or eat at a particular restaurant, my best bet is to find people who have actually done these things and see how happy they are. Daniel Gilbert
The James Webb Space Telescope was specifically designed to see the first stars and galaxies that were formed in the universe. So we’re gonna see the snapshot of when stars started. When galaxies started. The very first moments of the universe. And my bet? There’s gonna be some big surprises. John M. Grunsfeld
I bet you think an egg is something you casually order for breakfast when you can’t think of anything else. Well, so did I once, but that was before the egg and I. Claudette Colbert
Shaun White and Danny Kass were obsessed with trading Olympic pins. I bet they can say ‘pin’ in every language. Hannah Teter
Punditry is like weather forecasting: the winds can shift without warning. I remember when nobody would bet a McDonald’s Quarter Pounder that Bill Clinton would win the White House. James Carville
Affirmative action makes employers think, ‘Black woman nuclear physicist? Hah! Probably let her into Harvard ’cause they were looking for a twofer. Bet she got C’s in high school practical math. Give her a job in personnel.’ P. J. O’Rourke
The best bet I made that won was on the Tampa Bay Rays – who had never had a winning season in franchise history – to advance to the 2008 World Series. James Holzhauer
Often the difference between a successful man and a failure is not one’s better abilities or ideas, but the courage that one has to bet on his ideas, to take a calculated risk, and to act. Maxwell Maltz
You should never bet against anything in science at odds of more than about 1012 to 1. Ernest Rutherford
I know life goes on if you make a big bet and you lose. But if you don’t give yourself the best chance of winning, you’re going to kick yourself tomorrow. James Holzhauer
I’ve never been one to bet on the weather. J. Paul Getty
Gambling is legal and betting is legal, for what I bet. Michael Jordan
I’m proud to say I had a bet with a guy from Chicago who said Chicago is windier and colder than Wyoming. Wyoming dominated them. Mike Leach
I’m not really a gambler, but I’ll bet on the Super Bowl or some boxing. Something I feel comfortable with. Birdman
I was looking at YouTube and seeing things really heat up again in terms of the popularity of talking about serious political or philosophical issues and almost no one doing leftist content that engaged with the other side in any way. I was like, ‘I bet I can do this,’ so I gave it a shot, and it’s worked out better than I expected. ContraPoints
By incentivizing Wall Street players to sniff out inefficient or corrupt companies and bet against them, short-selling acts as a sort of policing system; legal short-sellers have been instrumental in helping expose firms like Enron and WorldCom. Matt Taibbi
I entered the navy with the great ambition of becoming a naval soldier and going to war. Either I die from this festering wound – because I refuse to have my arm amputated – or I recover from it and continue being a soldier. I have a one-in-two chance, and I shall bet my life on it! Isoroku Yamamoto
The secret behind playing small ball poker isn’t so much in the hands you choose to play. It’s more about the amount you choose to bet with the hands you end up playing. Daniel Negreanu
In politics, nothing happens by accident. If it happens, you can bet it was planned that way. Franklin D. Roosevelt
I am not normally a betting person, but I say that putting your money on the American people is about as close to a sure bet as you are going to get. Blanche Lincoln
What in heaven’s name is strange about a grandmother dancing nude? I’ll bet lots of grandmothers do it. Sally Rand
About 10 years ago, I took some vocal lessons. I’ll bet that helped. I got a tape of exercises that the girl gave me, which I don’t do anymore, but they were good. And I don’t smoke. Dan Hicks
Never say ‘no’ to pie. No matter what, wherever you are, diet-wise or whatever, you know what? You can always have a small piece of pie, and I like pie. I don’t know anybody who doesn’t like pie. If somebody doesn’t like pie, I don’t trust them. I’ll bet you Vladimir Putin doesn’t like pie. Al Roker
Investigating some of the largest subprime lenders – Wells Fargo, Countrywide, Ameriquest, Household Finance – I’ve seen how their terrible, toxic loans were closed by any means necessary and eventually packaged, sold as securities, and bet upon until they exploded and decimated our economy. Lisa Madigan
A man’s gotta make at least one bet a day, else he could be walking around lucky and never know it. Jim Jones
It’s never paid to bet against America. We come through things, but its not always a smooth ride. Warren Buffett
You look at 30 Seconds to Mars, and you don’t think, ‘Ooh, I bet they’re angry.’ No one really does anger these days. I suppose it’s a turn-off. Peter Hook
I love tennis with a passion. I challenged Boris Becker to a match once and he said he was up for it but he never called back. I bet I could make him run around. Boris Johnson
Perhaps one reason we are fascinated by cats is because such a small animal can contain so much independence, dignity, and freedom of spirit. Unlike the dog, the cat’s personality is never bet on a human’s. He demands acceptance on his own terms. Lloyd Alexander
I just trust the director and never overanalyse the script, screenplay, etc. You are just taking a bet at the end of the day, so confidence, be it on the filmmaker or the script, is all that counts. Ravi Teja
When I am home on a weekend, you can bet I am relaxing in sweats! Tessa Virtue
Conte is the manager who most ‘bet’ on me without even ever having had me in his team. I feel indebted to him because he’s the coach that most trusted in me, most wanted me. Alvaro Morata
I generally only eat one meal a day, which is pretty unusual for a restaurant reviewer. It’s not that I have a problem with food; I’ll eat anything that doesn’t involve a bet, a dare, or an initiation ceremony. A. A. Gill
Well, I think everybody’s a little jealous of the Vietnam Wall, even people from wars that already have good monuments. You have a monument like the Wall and nobody ever forgets your war, you can bet on that. Bruce Jackson
Both Cristiano Ronaldo and Messi never ever stop playing for the team. If I were young today, they are players on which I would mirror myself. Players of this level, play for the team. Players that are the best because they prepared themselves to bet You don’t see these players going out, on social media, skipping training to be in parties. Zico
If people sat outside and looked at the stars each night, I’ll bet they’d live a lot differently. Bill Watterson
Obviously I bet on games I officiated. I passed on information based on the meetings that the referees were having, and based on what the league office wanted us to call in playoff games. With that being said, I was able to win at a high percentage when we were betting on NBA games. Tim Donaghy
Why do we need another station where everyone has a gun? We already have BET. Greg Giraldo
During the 2008 campaign, I strongly endorsed Barack Obama for president. I did so early, when many Democratic leaders – including many prominent African-American politicians – believed the safe bet was to back then-front-runner Hillary Clinton. Douglas Wilder
Especially when you’re at a high level in an organization, criticism can be devastating to an employee. I prefer to praise employees for what they’re doing right, and it tends to lead to them doing more of the same. Not always, but it’s the way I choose to bet. Richard Branson
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
Yes, it’s true I once knocked out a horse. It was at a fiesta in my mother’s home town of Guarare. Someone bet me a bottle of whiskey that I couldn’t do it. Roberto Duran
The FBI that I see is people, decent people, committed to the highest principles of dignity and professionalism and respect… Now do we make mistakes? You bet we make mistakes, just like everybody who’s human makes mistakes. Christopher A. Wray
Bet on yourself and be… more than. Maverick Carter
I’ve always gone to see all kinds of shows and stole what I could, as we all do. We see an artist and hear a song and think, ‘I bet I could sing that song. I’ll put that in my show.’ Brenda Lee
Bet on yourself’ is just something that describes my life and my experiences. Fred VanVleet
A seersucker suit is one of the most iconic styles dating from the 1920s and is still a gentleman’s best bet when it’s hot and sticky. Roger Stone
Life is a gamble, at terrible odds – if it was a bet you wouldn’t take it. Tom Stoppard
You bet I arrived overnight. Over a few hundred nights in the Catskills, in vaudeville, in clubs and on Broadway. Danny Kaye
The financial crisis of 2008 was not caused by investment banks betting against the housing market in 2007. It was caused by the fact that too few investors – including all of the big investment banks – bet too heavily on the housing market in the years before 2007. James Surowiecki
I’ve got the brain of a four year old. I’ll bet he was glad to be rid of it. Groucho Marx
Representative Spencer Bachus is one of the only people I know from Alabama. I bet I’m the only socialist he knows. Bernie Sanders
I bet after seeing us, George Washington would sue us for calling him ‘father.’ Will Rogers
When Henry Ford made cheap, reliable cars people said, ‘Nah, what’s wrong with a horse?’ That was a huge bet he made, and it worked. Elon Musk
I played a lot of tough clubs in my time. Once a guy in one of those clubs wanted to bet me $10 that I was dead. I was afraid to bet. Henny Youngman
I cannot bet my life on it, because I was not involved, that Alex Rodriguez ever used steroids. But in my opinion, I suspect he has, yes. Jose Canseco
What is faith but a kind of betting or speculation after all? It should be, I bet that my Redeemer liveth. Samuel Butler
I’m not opposed to the consumption of alcohol. I’m opposed to my kids watching TV at seven o’clock and being told to bet and drink. Lee Mack
I wanted to be a drag queen so badly. I’ll bet I still own more wigs than any drag queen – I love me a wig. Melissa McCarthy
Drugs are a bet with your mind. Jim Morrison
If the question is, ‘Do I wish I made thirty million dollars a year,’ the answer is, ‘You bet.’ If the question is, ‘Do I wish I could write like Tom Clancy,’ the answer must remain, ‘No.’ Christopher Buckley
I can see why people keep having babies. We were looking at a school for my youngest this morning, and there were all these little boys and girls. So sweet. And then the teenagers walk past, and, my God, they’re enormous, and I bet they don’t kiss their mummies. I’m just going to force my children to remain lovely. Olivia Colman
The main reason I write the daily observations is because I want to know where I’m wrong. So lots of times if somebody points something out it helps me, and I want to have a diversified bet of uncorrelated bets. Ray Dalio
Often the difference between a successful person and a failure is not one has better abilities or ideas, but the courage that one has to bet on one’s ideas, to take a calculated risk – and to act. Andre Malraux
I remember when I was about 18, Sean Penn made a bet with me. He had just directed his first movie, and he’s like, ‘By the time you’re 30, I will bet you $500 that you’ll be sick of acting.’ I’m still waiting to collect, because I’m not. Winona Ryder
I’m just not the glamour type. Glamour girls are born, not made. And the real ones can be glamorous even if they don’t wear magnificent clothes. I’ll bet Lana Turner would look glamorous in anything. Teresa Wright
If the parents are too busy to read, it’s a safe bet the children will feel the same way. Set aside time for family reading each night. It doesn’t matter so much what the kids read, as long as you provide them space for reading and a sense that it is a valuable part of your daily routine. Rick Riordan
At the end of the day, don’t bet against me. Don’t bet against me. Daniel Jacobs
The race is not always to the swift, nor the battle to the strong, but that’s the way to bet. Damon Runyon
Everyone is looking for the sure thing. They are looking to hedge their bet. They think the way to do that is to go with a proven quantity, a remake of something you have already seen. That is their mindset. Leonard Maltin
I bet some of you feel sorry for me. Well don’t. Having an artificial leg has its advantages. I’ve broken my right knee many times and it doesn’t hurt a bit. Terry Fox
On the field, I’m very, very arrogant – cocky. I think that’s how you have to be as a DB. All the great DBs I know – the best DBs ever – had that. I bet you couldn’t rank the top 10 of DBs and say when he was playing he was very humble and didn’t talk smack. I think it would be impossible. Jalen Ramsey
I had a bet with Gordon Kane of Michigan University that the Higgs particle wouldn’t be found. Stephen Hawking
Was I afraid before every game I played? Did I throw up before kickoff? You bet. But I didn’t let that fear cripple me and keep me in the locker room. Mark Schlereth
