"A man who gambled had no business with money."

"When my family went in for religion and all that, I didn't really fancy so much learning and went out to see where th…"

"You bother me anymore, I'll have you in the penitentiary, and you'll stay there 'til I let you out."

"A man that gambles had better be without money, anyway, I may put it to some good use; you wouldn’t know how."

"What else is there for a colored man to do?"

"I didn’t exactly do much book learning, I went out to see where the money grew. Some of those who know me say that I …"

"I bought a lot on a prairie where a town afterwards was located."

"We used to have a little gambling here, but the dust is an inch thick upstairs. You can’t judge by this. All the rest…"

"You’ll hear from me down in Africa shootin’ craps."

"For a man who has got all the coin Johnson is said to have, he is the closest colored man in the world.""