"27 percent to 55 percent of casino revenues come from problem or pathological gamblers"

“Sex is like money; only too much is enough.”

Source : 1968 Couples, ch.5.

“You create your own decoration. You choose your color, you choose your mood. ... If you are depressed, you put some bright yellow and suddenly you are happy.”

“I was the little, funny one. I felt I was the child among grown women.”

“Making sweeping statements such as 'no sweets ever again' has never worked before, and it's not going to work now. You'll get quickly overwhelmed and punt on any positive momentum you created.”

“Fathers like to have children good-natured, well-behaved, and comfortable, but how to put them in that desirable condition is out of their philosophy.”

“Happiness is a strange thing. It is something I tend to recognize only after it has passed, when I realize I miss it.”

Source : Claire Holden Rothman (2011). “Heart Specialist”, p.32, Oneworld Publications

“It is in our genes to understand the universe if we can, to keep trying even if we cannot, and to be enchanted by the act of learning all the way.”

“If we are going to solve the challenges we face, you need a President who will pursue genuine solutions day in and day out. And that is my commitment to you. We need immigration reform that will secure our borders, and punish employers who exploit immigrant labor; reform that finally brings the 12 million people who are here illegally out of the shadows by requiring them to take steps to become legal citizens. We must assert our values and reconcile our principles as a nation of immigrants and a nation of laws. That is a priority I will pursue from my very first day.”