A Quote by John Darnielle

When you're born into a showbiz family, the deck is stacked against you.

John Darnielle

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Against Born Deck Family Showbiz Stacked

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John Darnielle
American - Novelist
Born: March 16, 1967

The deck is stacked against Obama.

Ron Fournier

When you're playing against a stacked deck, compete even harder. Show the world how much you'll fight for the winners circle. If you do, someday the cellophane will crackle off a fresh pack, one that belongs to you, and the cards will be stacked in your favor.

Pat Riley

If the cards are stacked against you, reshuffle the deck.

John D. MacDonald

The deck has always been stacked against me.

Stormy Daniels

When you're playing against a stacked deck, compete even harder.

Pat Riley

How you frame a debate is very important. When you call someone an 'illegal alien,' you've already stacked the deck against them.

Erik Larson

But history shows that when courts intervene because a president is trying to shield his own conduct, the deck is stacked against him.

Asha Rangappa

Too often, executive compensation in the U.S. is ridiculously out of line with performance. That won't change, moreover, because the deck is stacked against investors when it comes to the CEO's pay.

Warren Buffett

Bald guys have been playing the bad guy for a long time, whether it's pirates, thieves, murderers, or whatnot, so the deck is a little bit stacked against you in that regard.

Anthony Carrigan

People feel the deck is being totally stacked against them, and the Democrats have various things in their playbook to go after opponents; taxes is one of them.

Rush Limbaugh

But to fight something, you really have to try to understand its motivations—particularly when the something you’re fighting holds most of the cards, the deck is stacked against you, and the whole gambling hall is on fire and filled with thugs.

Greg Bear

When every card in the deck is stacked against you, the only way to win a hand is to break the rules. You beg, borrow, and steal, as the old adage goes, and if you happen to get caught in the act, at least you´ve gone down fighting the good fight.

Paul Auster

I also often hear people say that the deck is stacked against them because of racism, sexism, or other oppressive 'isms.' But once you let go of the blame and excuses, you'll see that you can alter your position on your own.

Chris Gardner

The unions claim the deck is stacked against them when it comes to labor laws, but the truth is many private and public sector workers are forced to pay union dues as a condition of their employment, yet they have little say in how the unions spend their money.

Linda Chavez

As conservatives, we know the media is stacked against us. We know popular culture is often stacked against us. We know the narrative has been written without our voice despite our best efforts.