“I am the last man in the world to say that the succor which is given us from America is not in itself something to rejoice at greatly. But I also say that I can see more in the knowledge that America is going to win a right to be at the conference table when the terms of peace are discussed. . . . It would have been a tragedy for mankind if America had not been there, and there with all her influence and power.” IfsMenWorldHas BeensI CanLastsAmericaWinningGivenTermInfluenceMankindTragedyTablesRejoiceConferencesInfluence And Power Author:David Lloyd George
“Go ahead, climb up onto the velvet top of the highest stakes table. Place yourself as the bet. Look God in the eyes and finally, for once in your life, lose.” LooksEyeWinningLosesHighestTablesClimbsStakesVelvet Author:Adyashanti
“It was a weird game. There was ugly shooting and a lot of turnovers and mistakes, and we were just fortunate to get the win. I should have done better, but it was just a very ugly and weird game... I knew the game was going to be an ugly game when I saw those three guys at the scorer's table. Ugly people call ugly games.” PeopleShouldDoneGuyThreeGamesWinningMistakeSawsBasketballShould HaveTablesUglyShootingFortunateNbaTurnoverUgly People Author:Shaquille O'Neal
“Basically that you can do anything. If you pool your resources,and just give up the idea that you're going to act like a normal person or sleep, if you want it hard enough and do it well enough, it happens. A lot of really talented people either sort of get crushed under the wheel of the movie studio system or desperately try and get their next gig in TV. I understand why, because we've all got to put food on the table and the brass ring is out there, we'd all like to be making the Emmy-winning shows and the blockbusters and all that, but at the same time you could be doing stuff yourself.” PeopleIfsWantGivingTryingWellsPersonsIdeasHardEnoughShowsHappensNextWinningStuffCan DoSleepTvsGiving UpNormalResourcesTablesStudiosRingsWheelsPoolGigsCrushedBrassBlockbusterEmmysJust Give Up Author:Joss Whedon
“Real winning and losing all takes place at the meditation table. This is where the battles are. Winning is stopping thought. Losing is sitting there and being subjected to all kinds of ridiculous thoughts” KindRealWinningMeditationBuddhismBattleLosingSittingTablesRidiculousAll KindsStoppingWinning And Losing Author:Frederick Lenz
“If you call a hundred dollars but have a chance to win $10,000, those are excellent odds if you are at a table with people who have two aces or two kings. If you catch a flop you will get all their chips. I just play them because there is value.” PeopleIfsTwoPlayValuesWinningChanceKingsHundredTablesDollarsExcellentOddsChipsAces Author:Daniel Negreanu