For every moment of triumph, for every instance of beauty, many souls must be trampled.

There is no such thing as paranoia. Your worst fears can come true at any moment.

I have warned many times about the guaranteed dangers of betting with your heart instead of your head - big darkness, soon come - but every once in a while you get a fair chance to have it both ways, and the annual NCAA basketball Tournament is one of them.

Luck is a very thin wire between survival and disaster, and not many people can keep their balance on it.

Nixon was so crooked that he needed servants to help him screw his pants on every morning.

One thing I have learned in my painful career as a gambler is that bragging when you get lucky and win a few games will plunge you into gloom and unacceptable beatings very soon. It happens every time.