Unfavorable Odds Quotes

Lotteries are a tax on ignorance

Never contend with a man who has nothing to lose.

I have never played the lottery in my life and never will. Voltaire described lotteries as a tax on stupidity. More specifically, I think, on innumeracy.

The industry is such - there is no guarantee that a show would work only because it is airing.

The deck is stacked against Obama.

When we came into this business, everyone was against us.

I believe that trying to deal with Donald Trump is like trying to play three-card monte in Central Park: it's not going to work out.

Man, I just feel blessed... I was in a situation where the only way I could come out of it was by putting my faith in God. No matter how good my lawyers were, no matter how much celebrity I had, everything was just stacked up against me.

Fate is never too generous even to its favorites. Rarely do the gods grant a mortal more than one immortal deed.

Everything is different when you're not in the starting position.

We know we're up against the wall. We know how difficult a challenge it is, being in the minority.

In modern times, dogs may be pampered, but historically, a dog's life wasn't much to bark about. Hence a dog's chance is a small chance.

It's always fun to be the underdog and surprise people. It certainly puts less pressure on you.

When you have bad teams, you've got to be creative to win games you're not supposed to win.

I despise the Lottery. There's less chance of you becoming a millionaire than there is of getting hit on the head by a passing asteroid.

We got extremely lucky. It's a tough business to work with.

We fight to great disadvantage when we fight with those who have nothing to lose.

I think I am the underdog.

I'm in a position where whatever I do, I can get my head handed to me. I'm in a position to fail because there is a whole group of people out there who want me to fail. It's a weird vibe.

I had to fight those type of fights which were high risk, low reward and at the start, I never could get the fights I really wanted.

I'm always the underdog, but I don't mind that.

When you are a big team, and you play away against a second or third-tier team, there is always pressure.

While I love musical theater, it wasn't the right fit for me. It's so competitive, and I was at such a disadvantage, having started performing when I was 17.

It's no better feeling than coming into a game being the underdog, and everybody going around telling you you can't win, and people say we going to lose by this much and that much.

Sometimes it's difficult to win even if you are the best team. If you're not, it's more difficult.