"There wasn't any particular player I modeled my game after. I tried to learn from everyone and create my own style. I studied past players. Truth be told I never had a favorite player. It's just not my nature to go around idolizing people. I just go try to learn."

-- Magnus Carlsen

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“Mankind's expectations have to be greater than ourselves and that the further out there we go, the more we find out that it's about you and me.”

Source : Source: collider.com
“Silence, when nothing need be said, is the eloquence of discretion.”
“Gone are the days when you'd have to tune in to a mad illegal radio station late at night to be able to hear the rapper of your choice. That's all changed now. That's all gone out of the window. And I feel like I represent that change. I represent the era of iPods and Shuffle and things like that.”
“If God were willing to sell His grace, we would accept it more quickly and gladly than when He offers it for nothing.”
“Glamour is an attitude-it's the expression of a certain kind of confidence. A glamorous woman is always elegant, but she also possesses an air of mystery and excitement. She's dramatic-almost untouchable.”
“The balls definitely carry a lot more. There should be some more home runs this year. Some of the guys on the team will have more home runs. On defense we'll have to cover some more ground.”
“Maybe it's not as clear-cut as that. Maybe it's the very presence of one thing - light or darkness - that necessitates the existence of the other. Think about it, people couldn't become legendary heroes if they hadn't first done something to combat darkness. Doctors could do no good if there weren't diseases for them to treat.”

Source : Jessica Shirvington (2011). “Embrace”, p.33, ReadHowYouWant.com
“Because I have success, it doesn't mean I'm part of the mainstream. I'm still an outsider.”

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