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"It doesn't matter whether you win or lose; All that matters is whether I win or lose." -- Darrin Weinberg
 
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"Manipulating people is what's so fun about poker. I love that you can just look into someone's eyes and lie—and it's perfectly acceptable." -- Cheryl Hines
 
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"A poker player who bases his entire game strategy on intuition and an attempt to reveal his opponent’s bluff is a potential loser." -- Jo Nesbø ("The Snowman")
 
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"The first mortal sin of a gambler is to confuse his bad game with bad luck." -- Ian Fleming (Casino Royale)
 
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"What is "poker"? A card game in which more talented liars take money from less talented liars, all of whom pretend to be bosom friends." -- David Mitchell (Cloud Atlas)
 
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"I'll tell you what's important in this game. You have to make the wrong decisions at the right time." -- Edward Jay Robinson (The Cincinnati Kid)
 
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"Passion for the game is the strongest of passions." -- Alexander Sergeevich Pushkin
 
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"Sometimes “nothing” is a very cool card." -- Paul Newman (Cool Hand Luke)
 
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“I swear to God if I don’t win this tournament, I’m going to ****ing burn this place to the ground.” -- Phil Hellmuth
 
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“You need to understand that everything you do at a poker table conveys information. You can't be, like, all loosey-goosey, having a sandwich.” -- Daniel Negreanu
 
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"Your greatness in poker is shown by the hands you fold, not the ones you play"

Unfortunately, I don't remember who said that one.
 
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"Fate laughs at probabilities." -- Edward Bulwer-Lytton
 
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"An unlikely event is likely to happen because there are so many unlikely events that could happen." -- Per Bak
 
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"I led so he would raise me. He fell for it, but he had a set." -- Phil Hellmuth
 
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"Winning isn't everything....BUT losing is nothing". - DNeg
 
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"Put yourself in their shoes before you decide on the best way to take their shirts." -- David Sklansky
 
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“I like a raise here, but I also like a call. A fold is fine too.” -- Doug Polk
 
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"Poker is math; everything that happens in poker is a big word problem that can be converted into mathematical equations." -- Daniel Ashman
 
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"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." -- David Mamet
 
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"Beating a tight game requires focus. You'll need to seek out every opportunity where you can steal a big pot. One way is by representing a hand that your opponents probably can't beat." -- Daniel Negreanu
 
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"Fold and live to fold again", by Stu Ungar, is still the best poker quote.
 
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"Good poker players know when to quit, but only after they’ve known what it is to lose." -- Jack Richardson
 
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"If there’s something I know about the game that the other person doesn’t, and he’s not willing to learn or can’t understand, then I take his money." -- David Sklansky
 
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"Whatever game suits you best, learn to play both Limit and No Limit Texas Hold'em. Your overall game will definitely improve." -- Daniel Negreanu
 
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"Probably less than 5 percent of those who play poker know the proper percentages involved in drawing out on a hand." -- Amarillo Slim
 
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