"A word is dead when it is said, some say. I say it just begins to live that day."

“However, if a poem can be reduced to a prose sentence, there can't be much to it.”

Source : James Schuyler (2004). “Just the Thing: Selected Letters of James Schuyler, 1951-1991”

“Acting can be a really silly thing. It's like playing dress-up.”

Source : "Biography/ Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.

“We often hear the terms 'positional' and 'tactical' used as opposites. But this is as wrong as to consider a painting's composition unrelated to its subject. Just as there is no such thing as 'artistic' art, so there is no such thing as 'positional' chess.”

“You look at all the great players that they've had and the potential of playing in Yankee Stadium.”

“Some people don't even recognize real love when it comes without being called or sought.”

“The Four Noble Truths are pragmatic rather than dogmatic. They suggest a course of action to be followed rather than a set of dogmas to be believed. The four truths are prescriptions for behavior rather than descriptions of reality. The Buddha compares himself to a doctor who offers a course of therapeutic treatment to heal one’s ills. To embark on such a therapy is not designed to bring one any closer to ‘the Truth’ but to enable one’s life to flourish here and now, hopefully leaving a legacy that will continue to have beneficial repercussions after one’s death. (154)”

“In today's competitive business world, it is not enough to do your job well; no, to be truly effective, you have to develop skills and strategies for things you'll never have to do, and situations that will never come up.”

Source : "Working class zero". Book by Rob Payne, Chapter 4,, 2003.

“Its nice to have a catcher who knows my mechanics, too. That way if I get into trouble he can stop it before I get out of control.”