Lawrence Tierney Quotes

Unfortunately, gambling and winning don't often go hand-in-hand.

I've never been to Vegas, but I've gambled all my life.

I hate casinos. I have zero interest in gambling.

We never talk about gambling around my house.

Gambling is the great leveller. All men are equal- at cards.

I've played a lot in Las Vegas in my life.

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

Why do people play the lottery, or why do people gamble, period? You know, it's with the hope of winning something more.

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

I'm not a gambler, let's just say that, nor have I ever been a dealer at a casino.

If I gamble, I'll play roulette. My wife and I will play roulette, and that's about it. I'm not a heavy gambler.

I'm a gambler at heart. That's my life.

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.

Horse racing is animated roulette.

Sometimes a 3-1 favorite loses. That's why they call it gambling, and that's why they keep flipping over the cards.

The attraction in this city is money, from gambling. What you are if you work here is a shill.

I have come to regard the courts not as a cathedral but rather as a casino.

I've always had a love of cards, ever since I was a little kid. I think poker, as a system, describes the chaos of the world. Our sudden reversals, our freak streaks of fortune. The belief that the next hand can save you, and the inevitable failure of the next hand to save you. I think that describes my world view pretty well.

I know what winning and losing is when you gamble.

I was a gambler when I was a kid, so when we got to Las Vegas, it was like Mecca.

I'm a gambler and love slot machines.

I'm not a poker player; I play slot machines.

I might put a couple of quarters in a slot machine, but I don't know how to play roulette.

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

If I go gambling the slots, some of my friends will come with me and play along with me. It's not like I'm starting out with $500 a pull or $1,000 a pull. I go in there and play $25, and if I win, I play $100s.