“Life consists not in holding good cards but in playing those you hold well”
“Life is not a matter of holding good cards, but of playing a poor hand well.”
“Life is not always a matter of holding good cards, but sometimes, playing a poor hand well.”
“The game of life is not so much in holding a good hand as playing a poor hand well.”
“The jukebox changed to Elvis’s “Don’t Be Cruel,” and Tinsley smiled her patented Carmichael smile, the one that seemed to say, I’m holding all the cards, but be honored that I’ve let you play.”
“I grant men the land, the government, the wealth, all the chances. I accept that you have to hold all the cards, since that's the only way you know how to play; but I refuse to swallow your disrespect.”