Every conscious act requires risk. Every conscious act requires decision. Put these two facts together and you realize that the secret to life is not to avoid gambling but to gamble well.

In the beginning, everything was even money.

You win some, you lose some, and you keep it to yourself.

False hope is sometimes much worse and sometimes much better than no hope.

Adventurers tend to prance about the ladder of success, fearing less the sensation of a great fall than the humility of hanging idle.

Don't leave it to the law of averages to make you break even.

Aces are larger than life and greater than mountains.