"Once upon a time supporters of the Steinitz-Tarrasch school had a very high opinion of a queen-side pawn majority. Modern strategy on the other hand categorically denies that such a majority is an independent factor of any importance."

-- Alexander Kotov

#Queens Quotes #School Quotes #Independent Quotes

“My first favorite band that made music important to me was the Beatles. I was a little kid. I didn't know who was singing what song or who wrote what song.”
“The UK downgrade will come as little surprise to many. It does not appear to be occurring because the UK is cutting its deficit too far and too fast.”

Source : "UK growth depends on tax rates that people are prepared to pay" by John Redwood, www.theguardian.com. July 18, 2012.
“The many are more incorruptible than the few; they are like the greater quantity of water which is less easily corrupted than a little.”
“Prometheus heretofore went up to Heaven, and stole fire from thence. Have not I as much Boldness as he?”

Source : Cyrano de Bergerac (2015). “A Voyage to the Moon: Souls Needed for You”, p.12, 谷月社
“[H]istory is seen in a rear-view mirror while the future is the dark, foggy road ahead, filled with unknown trouble.”
“Bank of America is to sweetheart loans and Democratic Party payoffs as Paula Deen is to sugar and bacon grease.”
“To have no time for philosophy is to be a true philosopher.”
“When the function of libraries is put in terms of their contributions to the community, people see their centrality. The challenge to us is to continue to help them see it in those terms to describe our larger purposes. We must assert that libraries are central to the quality of life in our society; that libraries have a direct role in preserving democratic freedoms. Free access to information and the opportunity of every individual to improve his or her mind, employment prospects, and lifestyle are fundamental rights in our society.”

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