"Nowadays grandmasters no longer study their opponent's games so much, but they study his character, his behaviour and his temperament in the most thorough fashion."

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Source : David Bronstein (1991). “200 Open Games”, p.97, Courier Corporation

David Bronstein

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“He's started anticipating what's going to happen before it's even happened.”
“The attacks of 9/11 came out of Afghanistan. It was a failed state, a rogue nation. That's why al Qaeda was there in the first place.”
“The Australian backyard was once built for tradesmen and outdoor toilets. As suburbs spread, it became a playground and source of pride...”
“If we really believe that animals have the same right to be free from pain and suffering at our hands, then, of course weÂ’re going to be, as a movement, blowing things up and smashing windows Â… I think itÂ’s a great way to bring about animal liberation Â… I think it would be great if all of the fast-food outlets, slaughterhouses, these laboratories, and the banks that fund them exploded tomorrow. I think it's perfectly appropriate for people to take bricks and toss them through the windows ... Hallelujah to the people who are willing to do it.”
“Unfortunately being born princess doesn't autimatically make a girl graceful or confident, a fact I've lamented for most of my fourteen years”

Source : E. D. Baker (2010). “The Frog Princess”, p.4, A&C Black
“Sometimes you don't want to be a slapstick clown in order to convey a funny perception of the world.”
“There is little difference in being lost and exploring.”

Source : Napoleon Hill, W. Clement Stone (1960). “Success Through a Positive Mental Attitude”, p.282, Simon and Schuster
“No one is in a more strategic position than you are to influence the people you are with.”

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