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Since the average person's small supply of politeness must last him all his life, he can't afford to waste it on bridge partners.

In bridge clubs and in councils of state, the passions are the same

  Alfred Sheinwold
Mason Cooley
Bridge is essentially a social game, but unfortunately it attracts a substantial number of antisocial people.
 
Alan Truscott
The real test of a bridge player isn't in keeping out of trouble, but in escaping once he's in.
 
Alfred Sheinwold
It's not enough to win the tricks that belong to you. Try also for some that belong to the opponents.
 
Alfred Sheinwold
When I take a 50-50 chance I expect it to come off 8 or 9 times out of 10.   Hideous Hog
A knowledge of the mechanics will suffice to put a player in a commanding position in the post-mortem. To become a member of the upper crust calls for more, much more. Resilience, imagination, occasional flashes of inspiration, these are the hallmarks of quality. And this transcends the realm of science.  
Victor Mollo
     
If 3NT is a viable option - then bid it.
  Paul Soloway
     
One advantage of bad bidding is that you get practice at playing atrocious contracts.
 
Alfred Sheinwold
     
"Where's the hand you held during the auction?" - A comment made when dummy hit the table.
  Jan Janitschke
     
It is not the handling of difficult hands that makes the winning player. There aren't enough of them. It is the ability to avoid messing up the easy ones.
 
Alan Sontag
 
 
Most bridge players prefer consistency in their partners rather than brilliance.
 
Matthew Granovetter
     
The sum of all technical knowledge cannot make a master contract player.
 
Ely Culbertson
     
I'm not sure whether glory or masterpoints is first on the list, but I know learning to play better is definitely last.
 
Eddie Kantar
     
The average defender operates in a fog of uncertainty.
 
Hugh Kelsey
     
Regardless of what sadistic impulses we may harbour, winning bridge means helping partner avoid mistakes.
 
Frank Stewart
     
A player who can't defend accurately should try to be declarer.
 
Alfred Sheinwold
     
The real secret of the expert is to make logic seem like flair.
 
Hugh Kelsey
     
Learn from the mistakes of others. You won't live long enough to make them all yourself.
 
Alfred Sheinwold
     
I favour light opening bids. When you're my age, you're never sure they're going to get back to you in time.
 
Oswald Jacoby at 77
     
Years ago there were only two acceptable excuses for not leading the suit your partner had opened; having no cards in the suit, and sudden death.
 
Alfred Sheinwold
     

We had a partnership misunderstanding. My partner assumed I knew what I was doing.

Your play was much better today, and so were your excuses.

We play forcing hesitations.

Why is it that experts avoid the use of Blackwood, and novices use Blackwood with a void?

My partner is a well-balanced player. He makes up for his inadequacy in the bidding with his ineptitude in the play.

Too bad, partner, that was an unlucky grand slam — the ace of trumps was offside.

There are three kinds of bridge players: (1) Those who can count, and (2) those who can't.

Be an expert! Never take a finesse to make your contract when you can go down on a squeeze play.

It was not a play error, it was a play concept error.

If I did everything right, I wouldn't be playing with you!

Bridge is a great comfort in your old age. It also helps you get there faster.

South: "Alert!"     East: "Yes?"   South: "I'm requested to further misdescribe my hand."

The difference between genius and stupidity is that genius has its limits.

Card sense is when it's technically right to do something, the little man that sits on my shoulder or anyone else's shoulder says, "Don't do that." And you say to yourself, "Well, wait a minute, that's the right way to play." And he says, "Yeah, but you don't wanna play that way." That instinct is card sense. It's almost an ability to feel where the cards are. It's something that you can't buy, you can't find; you're born with. The ability to do the right thing at the wrong time or really to do the wrong thing at the right time.

I'd like a review of the bidding with all the original inflections.


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