1. “Gambling operates under the premise that greed can be satisfied by luck.” -Rita Mae Brown, author
2. “In gambling, the many must lose in order that the few may win.” -George Bernard Shaw, playwright and activist
3. “At gambling, the deadly sin is to mistake bad play for bad luck.” -Ian Fleming, author
4. “I figure you have the same chances of winning the lottery whether you play or not.” -Fran Lebowitz, author and actress
5. “You never know what worse luck your bad luck has saved you from.” -Cormac McCarthy, novelist and playwright
6. “The harder I work, the luckier I get.” -Samuel Goldwyn, film producer
7. “Not many people have had as much luck as I have, but not many people have had as much good luck, either.” -Tig Notaro, stand-up comic and actress