"I started playing chess when I was five years old. I learned the moves from my mother, then worked with my father - and later trainers. My style became very technical. I sacrificed a lot of things. I was always hunting for the king, for the mate. I'd forget about my other pieces."

-- Garry Kasparov

#Mother Quotes #Kings Quotes #Father Quotes

“I wrote these songs for a dying planet, I'm sorry, but I'm telling the truth.”

Source : Song: Song For A Dying Planet, Album: Songs for a Dying Planet, 1992
“None but the brave can live with the fair.”
“It really is understanding how to use money, and not let money use you.”
“Courses that you've had success on, all of a sudden your game turns around because you feel comfortable on your tee shots, you feel comfortable going to the greens, you know, all the reads on the putts. It's a feeling that's hard to describe, but it's certainly one that you get filled up with confidence more than anything else.”
“I always conceive a piece as a different set of challenges.”

Source : "The Gospel According To John Corigliano". Interview with Frank J. Oteri, www.newmusicbox.org. February 1, 2005.
“I believe in using words, not fists.”
“Crimes, like virtues, are their own rewards.”

Source : 'The Inconstant' (1702) act 4, sc. 2
“I see BOLD accessories as a woman's armor.”

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