"I believe most definitely that one must not only grapple with the problems on the board, one must also make every effort to combat the thoughts and will of the opponent."

-- Mikhail Tal

#Believe Quotes #Effort Quotes #Boards Quotes

“A flock of sheep near the airport or a high voltage generator beside the orchard: these combinations open up my life like a wound, but they also heal it. That's why my feelings always come in twos.”

Source : Yehuda Amichai (2013). “The Selected Poetry of Yehuda Amichai”, p.152, Univ of California Press
“You know, back in the '70s â€” I remember the '70s, we were told there was global cooling. And everyone was told global cooling was a really big problem. And then that faded.”
“I think Atom Heart Mother was a good thing to have attempted, but I don't really think the attempt comes off that well.”
“Mr. Hillaire Belloc has pointed out that science has changed greatly, and for the worse, since it became popular. Some hundred years ago, or more, only very unusual, highly original spirits were attracted to science at all; scientific work was therefore carried out by men of exceptional intelligence. Now, scientists are turned out by mass production in our universities.”
“The method of scientific investigation is nothing but the expression of the necessary mode of working of the human mind. It is simply the mode in which all phenomena are reasoned about, rendered precise and exact.”
“When I looked into the mechanics of being a businessman, I found it wasn't rocket science.”
“Imagine if your success in life is determined only by your guts, your hard work, and your willpower, and not by the wealth of your parents. I think it'll be a much more interesting world. I think this could change the way the planet is run.”
“The imagination is one of the forces of nature.”

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