After all, as Franco would dictate, everyone was going to lose their money at some point. You may as well do so half drunk and at the mercy of a pretty smile.

Conventional wisdom nor scientific, mathematical prove of randomness in life could do nothing to deter human's curiosity for the unknown, however small the chance of a positive outcome maybe.

You cannot afford to gamble your youth only for fun.

A voracious gambler does not gamble until he wins, but until he loses everything, and a smart one knows when to quit.