"My last piece of advice to the degenerate slot player who thinks he can beat the one-armed bandit consists of four little words: It can't be done."

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Source : John Scarne (1961). “Complete guide to gambling”

John Scarne

#Player Quotes #Thinking Quotes #Gambling Quotes

“But when you actually go in the ring, it's a very lonely and scary place. It's just you and the other guy.”
“Chase excellence, success will follow”
“Life and death in a relationship depend on attitudes.”
“I think I have always tried to do the smaller films. I like to jump around and there is something really nice for acting in a smaller film. But I think now, Hollywood's movies certainly involve a younger generation for the most part and so... I love going back and forth.”
“No one can accuse Stuart Young of avoiding the big issues - with insight and verve, he tackles head on the existence of God, the mystery of human consciousness and the transformative effects of psychedelic drugs. Recommended.”
“Our children that die young are like those spring bulbs which have their flowers prepared beforehand, and leave nothing to do but to break ground, and blossom, and pass away. Thank God for spring flowers among men, as well as among the grasses of the field.”
“Without a moral framework, there is nothing left but immediate self-indulgence by some and the path of least resistance by others. Neither can sustain a free society.”
“I was attracted to photography because it was technical, full of gadgets, and I was obsessed with science. But at some point around fifteen or sixteen, I had a sense that photography could provide a bridge from the world of science to the world of art, or image. Photography was a means of crossing into a new place I didn't know.”

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