You're not allowed to give yourself a nickname. This holds true in life as well as in poker.

The truth is that our way of celebrating the Christmas season does spring from myriad cultures and sources, from St. Nicholas to Coca-Cola advertising campaigns.

Living in the past is a Jethro Tull album, not a smart poker strategy.

Even though we're a week and a half away from Thanksgiving, it's beginning to look a lot like Christmas.

You can't take up golf on a whim and find yourself competing against Tiger Woods in the Masters six months later.

Sometimes a 3-1 favorite loses. That's why they call it gambling, and that's why they keep flipping over the cards.

The magic gets lost in translation.

Wal-Mart doesn't really care about your faith. Wal-Mart cares if you have money to spend, and it is going to be as generic as possible in exploiting the holiday season for every buck it can make.

That's why I've always been appreciative of truly creative radio commercials.

Christian Bale has a kind of genetically engineered handsomeness that's perfect for [John Preston]. He's also a better actor than he ever gets credit for being.

I've been playing Texas Hold 'em and other forms of poker since I was about 12.

The universe doesn't waste anything. Sometimes, we just don't have standing to see how events or experiences are important.

Sometimes we seek that which we are not yet ready to find.

After wrestling with myself for six months, I began medical treatment. During that time I started a band with some friends of mine called Jack's Car, but that didn't last.

Don't let two men fall in love with you, girls. It's not the sort of thing that ends well." -Uncle Charles

There is a certain dignity to being French.

I want a private life, I truly do. I'm not just pretending to want one like lots of celebrities.

We are always just one successful terrorist attack away from a nuclear disaster.

Writing a story is like going down a path in the woods. You follow the path. You don't worry about getting lost. You just go.

The smallest sin is an act of Cosmic Treason against a Holy God.

Get the better of yourself - this is the best kind of victory.