Big bets should be thoughtful bets. The faster you act, the greater your chance of getting it wrong. - John Vorhaus

The first thing a gambler has to do is make friends with himself. A lot of people go through the world thinking they're someone else. There are a lot of players sitting at the table with mistaken identities. - Puggy Pearson

Man often becomes what he believes himself to be. If I keep on saying to myself that I cannot do a certain thing, it is possible that I may end by really becoming incapable of doing it. On the contrary, if I have the belief that I can do it, I shall surely acquire the capacity to do it even if I may not have it at the beginning. - Mahatma Gandhi

If you're a beginner, you should always have a tight table image, because you don't want people thinking you are crazy, and you don't want people coming after you. If everyone folds every time you bet, you're going to make money. - Steve "mrsmokey1" Billirakis

A winner is big enough to admit his mistakes, smart enough to profit from them, and strong enough to correct them. - John Maxwell