"Chess is a form of intellectual productiveness, therein lies its peculiar charm. Chess, like love, like music, has the power to make men happy."

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Source : Siegbert Tarrasch (2012). “The Game of Chess”, p.11, Courier Corporation

Siegbert Tarrasch

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“It is in front of the the paper that the artist creates himself.”
“It is hard to hate what one has loved, and a half-extinguished fire is soon relit.”
“This art, born of genius and good taste, can become beautiful and varied to an infinite degree.”
“The world's history is a divine poem, of which the history of every nation is a canto, and every man a word. Its strains have been pealing along down the centuries, and though there have been mingled the discords of warring cannon and dying men, yet to the Christian philosopher and historian - the humble listener - there has been a Divine melody running through the song which speaks of hope and halcyon days to come.”
“Laws are to be enforced justly but firmly, with an iron hand. This is the case anywhere, even in a family.”
“Jacques Derrida is a very important thinker and philosopher who has made serious contributions to both philosophy and literary criticism. Roland Barthes is the one I feel most affinity for, and Michel Foucault, well, his writing influenced my novel, 'Middlesex.'”
“Psychology cannot tell people how they ought to live their lives. It can however, provide them with the means for effecting personal and social change.”

Source : Albert Bandura (1986). “Social foundations of thought and action: a social cognitive theory”, Prentice Hall
“...let us recognize that extreme poverty anywhere is a threat to human security everywhere. Let us recall that poverty is a denial of human rights. For the first time in history, in this age of unprecedented wealth and technical prowess, we have the power to save humanity from this shameful scourge. Let us summon the will to do it.”

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