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[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

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The minute you try to talk business with him he takes the attitude that he is a gentleman and a scholar, and the moment you try to approach him on the level of his moral integrity he starts to talk business. – Raymond Chandler

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Attitude
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Raymond Chandler
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Ive found that there are only two kinds that are any good: slang that has established itself in the language, and slang that you make up yourself. Everything else is apt to be pass? before it gets into print. – Raymond Chandler

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Language
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[Poker] exemplifies the worst aspects of capitalism that have made our country so great. – Walter Matthau

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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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The commonest mistake in history is underestimating your opponent; it happens at the poker table all the time. – David Shoup

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I must complain the cards are ill shuffled till I have a good hand. – Jonathan Swift

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