Alfred Sheinwold famous quotes

Learn all you can from the mistakes of others. You won't have time to make them all yourself.
-- Alfred Sheinwold

#Inspirational #Life #Motivational

One advantage of bad bidding is that you get practice at playing atrocious contracts.
-- Alfred Sheinwold

#Practice #Bidding #Advantage

The real test of a bridge player isn’t in keeping out of trouble, but in escaping once he’s in.
-- Alfred Sheinwold

#Real #Player #Escaping

It's not enough to win the tricks that belong to you. Try also for some that belong to the opponents.
-- Alfred Sheinwold

#Winning #Trying #Opponents

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.
-- Alfred Sheinwold

#Average #Bridges #Lasts

Some people care too much. I think it's called love.

Photography is a way of feeling, of touching, of loving. What you have caught on film is captured forever... it remembers little things, long after you have forgotten everything.

Develop your own compass, and trust it. Take risks, dare to fail, remember the first person through the wall always gets hurt.

Weeds are flowers too, once you get to know them.

Oh when I was in love with you, Then I was clean and brave, And miles around the wonder grew How well did I behave. And now the fancy passes by, And nothing will remain, And miles around they'll say that I Am quite myself again.

The concept of two people living together for 25 years without a serious dispute suggests a lack of spirit only to be admired in sheep.

Life is just a chance to grow a soul.

Of course we all have our limits, but how can you possibly find your boundaries unless you explore as far and as wide as you possibly can? I would rather fail in an attempt at something new and uncharted than safely succeed in a repeat of something I have done.

Most folks are as happy as they make up their minds to be.

I do not think much of a man who is not wiser today than he was yesterday.