"A game of chess is not an examination of knowledge; it is a battle of nerves."

-- David Bronstein

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“Life in freedom is not easy, and democracy is not perfect.”
“You gotta look beyond the mainstream... the mainstream'll drown you, you know? There's always a pulse in the underground that I love. And the pulse in the underground is what keeps heavy metal alive.”

Source : "Biography/ Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.
“Those presents are the most acceptable which are enhanced by our regard for the donor.”
“One of the things about me is that I actually had marginally middle-class living from writing. For years and years, I actually wrote so much through the '70s and '80s that I made a living. And very rarely have I had to take another job. And now it's impossible for anybody coming up to make such a living. They've pissed in the temple, you know?”

Source : Source: therumpus.net
“When you're dealing with serious subjects, there is a pressure to be absolutely sure that you know what you're doing.”
“Like apples in a barrel infected by one rotten one, the corruption of Greece would infect Iran and all to the east. It would also carry infection to Africa through Asia Minor and Egypt, and to Europe through Italy and France, already threatened by the strongest domestic Communist parties in Western Europe. The Soviet Union was playing one of the greatest gambles in history at minimal cost. It did not need to will all the possibilities. Even one or two offered immense gains. We and we alone were in a position to break up the play.”

Source : "Present at the Creation: My Years in the State Department". Book by Dean Acheson, 1969.
“I think it is easy to be a doctor. There are a hell of a lot more doctors than there are guys riding big Pipeline.”
“To me, natural, healthy looking skin is really beautiful. With a little concealer, eyeshadow, liner, gloss and bronzer, I love my lighter makeup look. I've saved so much money on facials!”

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