"Much time and money has gone into computer chess programs, and so far, no one's figured out how to crack the game, which I think speaks to chess's complexity."

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Source : "Post Magazine: The King of Dupont Circle". Live Q&As, www.washingtonpost.com. October 1, 2007.

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#Thinking Quotes #Games Quotes #Chess Quotes

“There's a oneness to showing yourself to an audience. They feel that. It's healthy. That's what acting is all about.”

Source : Personal Quote, www.imdb.com.
“Referring the matter to a committee' can be a device for diluting authority, diffusing responsibility and delaying decisions.”

Source : Antony Jay (2009). “How to Run a Meeting”, p.5, Harvard Business Review Press
“Before you try to convince anyone else, be sure you are convinced, and if you cannot convince yourself, drop the subject.”
“As for my voice, it cannot be categorized-and I like it that way, because I sing things that would be considered in the dramatic, mezzo or spinto range. I like so many different kinds of music that I've never allowed myself the limitations of one particular range.”
“Language is mankind’s greatest invention – except, of course, that it was never invented.”

Source : Guy Deutscher (2006). “The Unfolding of Language: An Evolutionary Tour of Mankind's Greatest Invention”, p.1, Macmillan
“After all these years, I am still involved in the process of self-discovery. It's better to explore life and make mistakes than to play it safe. Mistakes are part of the dues one pays for a full life.”
“I could tell you which writer's rhythms I am imitating. It's not exactly plagiarism, it's falling in love with good language and trying to imitate it.”
“The more emotion I put in to it the harder I rock.”

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