William Hartston famous quotes
Last updated: Sep 5, 2024
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Chess is not something that drives people mad; it is something that keeps mad people sane.
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Chess is a contributor to net human unhappiness, since the pleasure of victory is greatly exceeded by the pain of defeat.
-- William Hartston -
Wilhelm Steinitz was the first man to appreciate the inherent logic behind the game of chess.
-- William Hartston
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My goal has been to encourage jointness, to push people to think of affiliations rather than to operate as solo entrepreneurs.
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Major sports are major parts of society. It's not anomalous to have people who love sports come from other parts of that society.
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People seldom refuse help, if one offers it in the right way.
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People who deal with life generously and large-heartedly go on multiplying relationships to the end.
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Find a need and fill it. Successful businesses are founded on the needs of people.
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In a mad world, only the mad are sane.
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If success had come along when I was 17 it would either have killed me or sent me completely mad.
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To keep up even a worthwhile tradition means vitiating the idea behind it which must necessarily be in a constant state of evolution: it is mad to try to express new feelings in a mummified form.
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Is it mad to pray for better hallucinations?
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Playing for complications is an extreme measure that a player should adopt only when he cannot find a clear and logical plan.
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