"Chess is a contributor to net human unhappiness, since the pleasure of victory is greatly exceeded by the pain of defeat."

-- William Hartston

#Pain Quotes #Victory Quotes #Chess Quotes

“I think any songwriter or record, no matter how good it is, can become tedious if it's the same person's point of view. After four tracks, you start to get worn down no matter how good it is. It can be relentlessly good, but it's still going to wear you out.”
“I don't want the 5 dollars in your pocket, I want your soul”
“Anger is an expensive luxury in which only men of certain income can indulge.”

Source : GEORGE WILLIAM CURTIS (1868). “PRUE AND I”, p.126
“I really, really want to go to Paris. I've never been.”
“Our leaders have asked for 'shared sacrifice.' But when they did the asking, they spared me. I checked with my mega-rich friends to learn what pain they were expecting. They, too, were left untouched.”
“For in my tradition, as a Jew, I believe that whatever we receive we must share.”
“I was born and raised in China, and my parents were missionaries.”
“Real sacrifice comes from self sacrifice.”

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