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The poker player learns that sometimes both science and common sense are wrong; that the bumblebee can fly; that, perhaps, one should never trust an expert; that there are more things in heaven and earth than are dreamt of by those with an academic bent.

Source: Writing in Restaurants, Things I Have Learned Playing Poker on the Hill (1986).
-- David Mamet, (Nov 30 1947-____), US dramatist, playwright, director; His films include Speed the Plow, and House of Games.

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