"Disrespect cannot be commanded, it must be earned."

“One of Nadal’s strengths is that he’s so humble, that he’s surprised at what he has achieved, and that he has never bought into his greatness.”

“Another symptom of progress toward the Singularity: ideas themselves should spread ever faster, and even the most radical will quickly become commonplace.”

“Sometimes there's no point in giving up.”

Source : "The Ringworld Engineers". Book by Larry Niven, 1980.

“But you are right, being stupid is not illegal. Otherwise half this town would be behind bars.”

Source : Jennifer Echols (2012). “Forget You”, p.105, Simon and Schuster

“Although the Knight is generally considered to be on a par with the Bishop in strength, the latter piece is somehat stronger in the majority of cases in which they are opposed to each other.”

“In the game of cricket it has always been customary to accord more adulation to batsman than to bowlers.”

“Love dies in many different ways, and it's natural for the grass to seem greener on the other side. But it's not a competition; there's plenty of pain to go around.”

“Be obscure clearly! Be wild of tongue in a way we can understand.”