"I was unbelievably lucky."

-- Wendy Hiller

“Ther is no newe gyse that it nas old.”
“I believe there is no source of deception in the investigation of nature which can compare with a fixed belief that certain kinds of phenomena are IMPOSSIBLE.”
“The fact my relationship with my son is so good makes me forgiving of my father and also appreciative.”
“If you want to enjoy the rainbow, be prepared to endure the storm.”
“When you believe you have a future, you think in terms of generations and years. When you do not, you live not just by the day â€” but by the minute.”
“In chess one cannot control everything. Sometimes a game takes an unexpected turn, in which beauty begins to emerge. Both players are always instrumental in this.”

Source : "Art, Chess, Beauty and Depth". Interview with Ugo Dossi, en.chessbase.com. December 21, 2005.
“Oh, pilot! 'tis a fearful night, There's danger on the deep.”

Source : Thomas Haynes Bayly (1844). “Songs and Ballads, Grave and Gay”, p.42
“If you have God on your side, everything becomes clear.”

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