Alexandra Chauran > Alexandra's Quotes

“The parent must always self-parent first, self-preach before child-teach, because who can bring peace unless they’ve held their own peace?”
― Ann Voskamp, One Thousand Gifts: A Dare to Live Fully Right Where You Are

“The musician has the most brothers, and the dancer the most sisters.”
― Alexandra Chauran, HerStory: Fiction Honoring Women's History Month

“Once you make a decision and then act on it, you have actually fulfilled the object of the game. This will probably surprise you, but what happens next in the hand after you act is not important. It does not matter what your opponents do next and it's immaterial whether or not you win the hand. The most important thing is that you understand why you're making the play and what goal you're trying to accomplish.”
― Ken Warren, The Big Book of Poker : A big,easy, and fun guide to winning

“Be as a seed, a seed for change. Allow my gift to grow and rearrange. Multiple blessings for many. For those with none, let there be plenty. p64”
― Alexandra Chauran, Clearing Clutter: Physical, Mental, and Spiritual

“Poker is good for you. It enriches the soul, sharpens the intellect, heals the spirit, and when played well - nourishes the wallet. Above all else, poker forces the player to face reality and deal with it head-on. [...] Your challenges for as long as you aspire to win at poker is this: Be willing to examine your character and game.”
― Richard D. Harroch, Poker For Dummies

“Poker is a fun game, but it is just a game. It is a game of some information, not total information. It is a game of some luck, but not total luck. It is a game of some skill, but not total skill. It is a game of hustling that doesn't always reward the hustler. It is a card game that steals from the artists to give to the scientists who then get robbed by the hustlers, before they give it back to the artists again. It is hilariously broken. You will die 500 years before your luck catches up to you. No game contains your redemption, so look not for it here. It is beautiful because it is so meaningless.”
― Alexander Fitzgerald, Exploitative Play in Live Poker: How to Manipulate your Opponents into Making Mistakes

“This reminds me of the old saying about a guy who owned four farms. He lost three of them drawing to inside straights and lost the fourth one when he made it.”
― Lyle Berman, Super System 2

“A professional poker game has many benefits. It helps to develop positive traits, such as patience, humility, control, and analytical thinking. Poker also teaches us to focus on those elements that we can control and to let go of those we have no influence over. The nature of the game and variance force us to acquire skills of capital management and distance ourselves from money. Poker primarily teaches us about discipline, self-control, and making decisions with a long-term perspective.”
― Alexander Fitzgerald, Exploitative Play in Live Poker: How to Manipulate your Opponents into Making Mistakes