David Sklansky quotes

“When we play, we must realize, before anything else, that we are out to make money.”
-- David Sklansky

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“Put yourself in their shoes before you decide on the best way to take their shirts.”
-- David Sklansky

Source : David Sklansky (1997). “Getting the Best of It”, p.140, Two Plus Two Publishing LLC

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“Every time you play a hand differently from the way you would have played it if you could see all your opponents' cards, they gain; and every time you play your hand the same way you would have played it if you could see all their cards, they lose. Conversely, every time opponents play their hands differently from the way they would have if they could see all your cards, you gain; and every time they play their hands the same way they would have played if they could see all your cards, you lose.”
-- David Sklansky

Source : "The Theory of Poker". Book by David Sklansky, www.businessinsider.com. 1999.

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“Anytime you make a bet with the best of it, where the odds are in your favor, you have earned something on that bet, whether you actually win or lose the bet. By the same token when you make a bet with the worst of it, where the odds are not in your favor, you have lost something, whether you actually win or lose the bet.”
-- David Sklansky

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“If the English language had been properly organized ... then there would be a word which meant both 'he' and 'she', and I could write, 'If John or Mary comes heesh will want to play tennis', which would save a lot of trouble.”

“Tell me not here, it needs not saying, What tune the enchantress plays In aftermaths of soft September Or under blanching mays, For she and I were long acquainted And I knew all her ways.”

Source : A. E. Housman (2013). “Delphi Complete Works of A. E. Housman (Illustrated)”, p.142, Delphi Classics

“I think being recognized more is something you have to get used to, whether it's your homeland or when you're traveling. People recognize me from my play or a commercial I've done. It's just a normal part of life.”

“You never realize how much you value something until you are faced with the prospect of losing it.”

Source : Adam Braun (2014). “The Promise of a Pencil: How an Ordinary Person Can Create Extraordinary Change”, p.160, Simon and Schuster

“We may eventually come to realize that chastity is no more a virtue than malnutrition.”

“Making money is not gonna change anything about what I am, except I won't answer the door.”

Source : "Abel Ferrara: 'I made Scarface look like Mary Poppins'" by Andrew Purcell, www.theguardian.com. August 5, 2010.

“I absolutely loathe the idea of doing a fragrance simply as a moneymaker. Personal brand to make money? Vomit.”

“I did not come into football to make money. I had already made millions.”

“I am not a commercial industry creator. I don't believe in making art to make money.”

“I never imagined being able to make money from acting - and now I can.”

Source : "Biography/ Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.