"It is a gross overstatement, but in chess, it can be said I play against my opponent over the board and against myself on the clock."

-- Viktor Korchnoi

#Play Quotes #Boards Quotes #Opponents Quotes

“One thing my parents always taught me was to maximize my options.”
“This 'one big plan' thinking leads to a lot of the problems we're facing.”
“I think probably kindness is my number one attribute in a human being. I'll put it before any of the things like courage or bravery or generosity or anything else.”

Source : Roald Dahl (2017). “The Roald Dahl Treasury”, p.601, Penguin UK
“That's one of the great thing about writing is that you get to be in someone's head.”
“I did that Grammys thing - I did a little freeform poem.”
“Edison failed 10,000 times before he made the electric light. Do not be discouraged if you fail a few times.”
“Secret bank accounts are for laundering dirty money. Heads of state at the UN should put an end them. That would be the best way of tracking down the drug traffickers.”
“I do a real analysis of who actually owns things - itâ€™s the Britishâ€¦the Dutchâ€¦then itâ€™s the Arabsâ€¦then itâ€™s the Frenchâ€¦then itâ€™s the Jewsâ€¦and then, on down the line.”

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