Quote by Raymond Chandler
[Poker is] as elaborate a waste of human intelligence as you could
[Poker is] as elaborate a waste of human intelligence as you could find outside an advertising agency. – Raymond Chandler

Other quotes by Raymond Chandler

Alcohol is like love. The first kiss is magic, the second is intimate, the third is routine. After that you take the girls clothes off. – Raymond Chandler

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Love
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The making of a picture ought surely to be a rather fascinating adventure. It is not; it is an endless contention of tawdry egos, some of them powerful, almost all of them vociferous, and almost none of them capable of anything much more creative than credit-stealing and self-promotion. – Raymond Chandler

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The moment a man begins to talk about technique thats proof that he is fresh out of ideas. – Raymond Chandler

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The guy who invented poker was bright, but the guy who invented the chip was a genius. – Julius “Big Julie” Weintraub

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Poker is… a fascinating, wonderful, intricate adventure on the high seas of human nature. – David A. Daniel

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Last night I stayed up late playing poker with Tarot cards. I got a full house and four people died. – Steven Wright

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Poker is a microcosm of all we admire and disdain about capitalism and democracy. It can be rough-hewn or polished, warm or cold, charitable and caring, or hard and impersonal, fickle and elusive, but ultimately it is fair, and right, and just. – Lou Krieger

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Poker

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