"The psychological effects of having to hold a prospectless position for what might seem an infinite amount of time does nothing to aid the defender's concentration."

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Source : Michael Stean (2013). “Simple Chess: New Algebraic Edition”, p.55, Courier Corporation

#Psychology Quotes #Might Quotes #Doe Quotes

“You can make some inferences about a man's character if you know something about the conditions in which he has survived and prospered.”
“It's no wonder we don't defend the land where we live. We don't live here. We live in television programs and movies and books and with celebrities and in heaven and by rules and laws and abstractions created by people far away and we live anywhere and everywhere except in our particular bodies on this particular land at this particular moment in these particular circumstances.”

Source : Derrick Jensen (2011). “Endgame, Volume 2: Resistance”, p.242, Seven Stories Press
“It was nobodyâ€™s choice. It was a chemical reaction. I had to cut it. It basically fell out. Somebody had said to me that it was just because, you know, youâ€™re trying to make Gail, you know, because sheâ€™s just now coming out of the closetâ€¦Not even for 2 seconds would we ever do that. It literally was a really bad hair experience.”
“I'm a filmmaker, not a scientist.”
“Most British people are keen to remain in a European free trade zone; and most EU states are keen to keep us there, because we buy from them more than we sell to them to the tune of Â£40 million per day.”
“If I learned anything Downtown, it's this: the only real difference between an enemy and a friend is the day of the week.”
“In fall 1967, I was given leave of absence by the National Public Affairs Research Foundation to move to Redondo Beach, California, to work on a short-term research contract with TRW.”

Source : "The New Canada". Book by Preston Manning, 1992.
“If you have high IQ, you're really good at finding post-hoc arguments to support your feelings of truthiness.”

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