World Class players can lay down the toughest hands and play any two cards at any time without fear. Their reads are impeccable.

The beautiful thing about poker is that everybody thinks they can play.

When I was broke, no one ever offered to buy me a beer. Now that I have quite a bit of money, everybody tries to buy me beers. Where were all these people back when I was in college and broke?

Poker is meant to be enjoyed.

I don't like the way I ever appear on TV.

I always pretend like I'm nervous no matter what. I try to fall asleep.

Other than that and the fact that I don't have to work any more my life hasn't changed a bit.

But I want people to understand that poker's not all glamorous, it's not all being on TV and making tons of money. It's a hard life. It's a lot of travel. It's a lot of weird hours.

The true axis of evil in America is the brilliance of our marketing combined with the stupidity of our people.

the ballerina on perfected toeSpins to the axis of a fortitudeThat is the sum of all her yesterdays.

Religion deserves no more respect than a pile of garbage.

When the adversaries of Erasmus had got the Trinity into his edition, they threw by their manuscript as an old almanac out of date.

I want to thank everybody, all my fans in Israel, all the children, everybody, it's amazing.

Things that happen along the way determine the final result. I think the pain and suffering I went through in the past... lead me here today.

She was everything he'd ever wanted, beauty and fire arching against his despoiling hands.

No one has schizophrenia, like having a cold. The patient has not "got" schizophrenia. He is schizophrenic.

For thugs from the ghetto, violence is a way of life - it's what helps you survive.

Belief was never mentioned at home, but right actions were taught by daily example.