"I believe in poker the way I believe in the American Dream. Poker is good for you. It enriches the soul, sharpens the intellect, heals the spirit, and - when played well, nourishes the wallet."

"Poker is the game closest to the western conception of life, where life and thought are recognized as intimately combined, where free will prevails over philosophies of fate or of chance, where men are considered moral agents and where - at least in the short run - the important thing is not what happens but what people think happens."

"Whether he likes it or not, a man's character is stripped bare at the poker table; if the other players read him better than he does, he has only himself to blame. Unless he is both able and prepared to see himself as others do, flaws and all, he will be a loser in cards, as in life."

Game of life prayer:
"O wad some po'er gift tae gie us, tae see oursel's as aithers see us." translated as "I would to God the gift he'd give us to see ourselves as others see us."

"The poker player learns that sometimes both science and common sense are wrong; that the bumblebee can fly; that, perhaps, one should never trust an expert; that there are more things in heaven and earth than are dreamt of by those with an academic bent." From "Things I Have Learned Playing Poker on the Hill," in Writing in Restaurants (1986)

"Industry executives and analysts often mistakenly talk about strategy as if it were some kind of chess match. But in chess, you have just two opponents, each with identical resources, and with luck playing a minimal role. The real world is much more like a poker game, with multiple players trying to make the best of whatever hand fortune has dealt them. In our industry, Bill Gates owns the table until someone proves otherwise."

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"Hold'em is to stud what chess is to checkers."

"The guy who invented poker was bright, but the guy who invented the chip was a genius."

"There is more to poker than life."

"Cards are war, in disguise of a sport."

"How long does it take to learn poker, Dad?" "All your life, son."

"The commonest mistake in history is underestimating your
opponent; happens at the poker table all the time."

"Forget about a chip and a chair; give me a hand and I'll stand."

"Last night I stayed up late playing poker with Tarot cards. I got a full house and four people died."

"I feel much closer to God today. I spent about five hours playing poker with a priest, Father Charles Glorioso, and a rabbi,
Steve Kaufman."