“Maybe it's better not to be the best. Then you can lose and it's ok.”
Max Pomeranc - Josh Waitzkin

“- Comic Man: You’re living in a carnival, hoping to win a prize. What are you going to win?
- Sam: Under the Silver Lake.”
Patrick Fischler - Comic Man
Andrew Garfield - Sam

“Most gamblers, when they go to gamble, they go to win. When we go to gamble, we go to lose. Even when we win it's just a matter of time before we give it all back.”
Al Pacino - Walter

“In life, there are winners and there are losers; and to win, you have to play dirty!”

Anjelica Huston - Mrs. Gwyneth Harridan

“- Chip Hazard: We're nothing alike. You are programmed to lose!
- Archer: I'm also programmed to learn.
- Chip Hazard: Too bad you never learned to win. School's out, loser.”
Tommy Lee Jones - Chip Hazard
Frank Langella - Archer