"The lost glove is happy."

-- Vladimir Nabokov

#Gloves Quotes #Lost Quotes

“It is a well known fact that almost all the outstanding chess-players have been first-class analysts.”

Source : Mikhail Botvinnik (2012). “Botvinnik: 100 Selected Games”, p.11, Courier Corporation
“We can all change the people around us by changing ourselves.”
“Public intellectuals come from a range of areas and use their expertise to comment more widely than just their field. They want to make a contribution to public space, and they stick their necks out to do it.”
“We are not at the mercy of events that transpired in our childhood unless we believe we are.”

Source : Lynn Grabhorn (2011). “The Excuse Me, Your Life Is Waiting Playbook”, p.206, Hampton Roads Publishing
“I affirm my faith when I'm asked about it. But I always try to do so in a way that communicates absolute respect, not only for people who worship in a different way, but just as much respect for those who do not believe in God and who are atheists.”
“Under the urge of nature and according to the laws of development, though not understood by the adult, the child is obliged to be serious about two fundamental things ... the first is the love of activity... The second fundamental thing is independence.”
“I cannot think of any work that could be more agreeable and fun than making books for children.”
“Well, you know what they say: if you don't have anything nice to say about anybody, come sit by me!”

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