Ryan Paevey Quotes

I don't think I could live without a deck of cards in my hands.

I'm not that good at cards.

My dad was a big card player.

I've always played cards. I can't remember when there wasn't a gambling game going on somewhere, even if it was a craps game in a wheelbarrow on the backside of the racetrack.

I like blackjack. I like the psychology of poker.

No, that's poker. To win, you've gotta get damned lucky.

Poker has such an element of competitivness that other games don't have.

If I'm playing cards for pennies, I want to win.

Poker is just a hobby I'm passionate about. It's not supposed to bring glory.

A lot of boys in my poker circle are mathematicians who play on probability. I don't have that kind of brain, so I rely on instinct. But I recently found out that poker and cards in general go way back in my family gene pool.

I'm not a crazy Vegas guy. I'm not a gambler.

I don't play. I'm a terrible gambler. I don't know half the rules, and I'm not really patient enough to sit through hours of gaming.

The only things I'm competitive in are backgammon and poker.

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

I've become addicted to playing poker because you're constantly faced with confusion, and winning is trying to make sense out of nonsense.

My parents played bridge, and I remember being fascinated watching them. I sometimes got a chance to sit in on a hand, which I loved. But then I didn't actually play on my own for about 30 years.

I just don't enjoy poker that much.

I don't go to casinos to gamble.

Poker is supposed to be fun.

I was mad-keen on poker as a kid. It was like the snooker, pulling me into that same smokey atmosphere I loved.

A long time ago, my grandfather used to play blackjack with me, when I was very small, and I quite enjoyed that.

It's okay," he informs me. "Your grandfather is teaching me how to play poker." If I know Grandad, that means what he'll really be teaching Sam is how to cheat.

That's right, kid. Never play an ace if a two will do.

Patience and shuffle the cards.

I think I've cornered the market at playing ineffectual. I think I'm quite accomplished at it.