#rook

I'm not handsome in the classical sense. The eyes droop, the mouth is crooked, the teeth aren't straight, the voice sounds like a Mafioso pallbearer, but somehow it all works. ↗

— Sylvester Stallone

#crooked #droop #eyes #handsome #i

Well, I'm used to rubbing shoulders with crooks and criminals. ↗

— Jason Statham

#crooks #i #rubbing #shoulders #used

A Rook is of the value of five Pawns and a fraction, and may be exchanged for a minor Piece and two Pawns. Two Rooks may be exchanged for three minor Pieces. ↗

— Howard Staunton

#five #fraction #may #minor #pawns

In Castling, the King must be moved first, or before the Rook is quitted. If the Rook be quitted before the King is touched, the opposing player may demand that the move of the Rook shall stand without the Castling being completed. ↗

— Howard Staunton

#being #completed #demand #first #king

The Bishop and Knight, in contradistinction to the Queen and Rook, are called Minor Pieces. ↗

— Howard Staunton

#called #knight #minor #pieces #queen

If I wasn't bound to Brooklyn, due to my own personal reasons like taking care of my mother and the fact that this is where the band is based, I would probably move to Iceland. ↗

— Peter Steele

#based #bound #brooklyn #care #due

There's one way to find out if a man is honest - ask him. If he says, "Yes," you know he is a crook. ↗

— Groucho Marx

#crook #find #him #honest #know

I thank Heaven every summer's day of my life, that my lot was humbly cast within the hearing of romping brooks, and beneath the shadow of oaks. ↗

— Donald G. Mitchell

#brooks #cast #day #every #hearing

'The Dictator' lands somewhere between wan Mel Brooks and good Adam Sandler, whose 'You Don't Mess With the Zohan,' about an Israeli Special Forces soldier at a hair salon, manages to strike better contrasts with vaguely similar culture differences - it's a nuttier movie, too. ↗

— Wesley Morris

#adam #adam sandler #better #between #brooks

In Chicago, we love our crooks! ↗

— David Mamet

#crooks #love #our