“Never show anger at slight,Tell nothing.Earn Respect from everyone by deeds,not Words.Respect the members of your Blood Family.Gambling was Recreation,Not a way to earn a Living.Love your Father,your Mother, your Sister but beware of Loving any other Woman than your Wife.And a Wife was a woman who bore your Children.And once that happened to You,your Life was Forfeit to give them their daily bread” WayGivingChildrenShowsMotherFatherWifeHappenedBloodMembersDeedsBreadYour ChildrenGamblingBoresLoving LifeRecreationForfeitDaily BreadEarn RespectDeeds Not Words Author:Mario Puzo
“It can be argued that man's instinct to gamble is the only reason he is still not a monkey up in the trees.” MenStillsReasonScienceTreeInstinctGamblingMonkeysGambleCasinos Author:Mario Puzo
“I find the only thing that really stands up, better than gambling, better than booze, better than women, is reading.” ReadingBeerGamblingBooze Author:Mario Puzo
“Gambling is not as destructive as war or as boring as pornography. It is not as immoral as business or as suicidal as watching television. And the percentages are better than religion.” WarTelevisionBoringDestructiveGamblingImmoralSuicidalPornographyPercentagesWatching Television Book:Inside Las Vegas Source: Inside Las Vegas
“All gamblers are paranoid, though they call it superstition.” GamblingSuperstitionsParanoid Author:Mario Puzo