276 Quotes About Gambling

I came back [to school] in the fall, as a full-time boarder, with a certain set to my jaw, determined to go it alone. A summer passed in thoughtful isolation, rowing on a mountain lake, diving from a pier, had made me perfectly reckless. I was going to get myself recognized at whatever price. It was in this cold, empty gambler’s mood, common to politicians and adolescents, that I surveyed the convent setup. If I could not win fame by goodness, I was ready to do it by badness.

You must not think my father valued me at less than a king's ransom; but, at no more than a king's ransom.

Never give a sucker an even break

The study of the form is the betting man's philology, philosophy, science, and literary criticism all rolled into one.

When you have a decent win gambling you get a great high which lasts a few hours. When you suffer a large loss you get a nasty low which can last for a couple of days. But the high is always greater than the low.

Bad bets sometimes pay off.

Gambling isn’t fun; winning is fun.

The human psyche is a finicky psycho.

Sportsman's Hall offered four sporting events: rat killing by a weasel, rat killing by a dog, rat killing by a man, and dogfighting.