"The task of the positional player is systematically to accumulate slight advantages and try to convert temporary advantages into permanent ones, otherwise the player with the better position runs the risk of losing it."

-- Wilhelm Steinitz

#Running Quotes #Player Quotes #Risk Quotes

“Order is manifestly maintained in the universe... governed by the sovereign will of God.”
“Now I've heard the phrase 'there's no such thing as an ugly baby' but that is an ugly baby!”
“If you sing honestly and sincerely to kids, they will respond with all their hearts.”
“It is absurd to entrust the defense of a country to people who own nothing in it.”
“Gentle words, quiet words, are after all the most powerful words. They are more convincing, more compelling, more prevailing.”

Source : Washington Gladden (1883). “Things New and Old in Discourses of Christian Truth and Life”
“We are not separate. Our sense of separateness is superficial and exist only in the physical dimension. In our human element, we are not separate; weâ€™re very much connected. Every other human being is just as precious as we are, and worthy of as much respect and love and consideration. This understanding needs to manifest in our conduct in each moment. This is the part of the Work that will transform you.”
“Tis a sad day when ye ha' t' pinch yerself t' see if ye're awake or in th' midst o' a night terror. 'Tis a really sad day when ye have t' pinch yerself twice." Old woman Nora to her three wee granddaughters on a cold winter's night”
“Either we're going to solve this by realistic negotiation or there will be blood on the border.”

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