"Chess is a part of culture and if a culture is declining then Chess too will decline"

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Mikhail Botvinnik

#Chess Quotes #Culture Quotes #Decline Quotes

“A crown, a throne could not be based on the not too very solid foundation of blood.”

Source : "The Shah Speaks". Interview with David Frost, January 1980.
“I'm one of these people who would rather show you than tell you through the performance.”
“Parent's job = Prepare the child for the world. Parent of autistic child's job = Prepare the world for the child.”
“It is culturally constructed, but not unnecessary. A crisis is a period in a person's life that lasts at least a year during which there is an unusual level of emotional instability, negativity, and crucially, major changes. This is important because right now, when you diagnose mental health problems, where you are in life doesn't really come into it. Psychologists are saying that it should.”
“We have to consciously build the elements of a world based on a culture of peace and disarmament. This is a task for everyone. It is multidimensional in scope, requiring meaningful participation of people at all levels.”
“The most complete human being is he or she who consciously or unconsciously obeys the profound physical laws of our being in such a way that the spirit receives as much help and as little hindrance from the body as possible.”

Source : Marie Carmichael Stopes (2015). “Married Love: A New Contribution to the Solution of Sex Difficulties”, p.12, the Pelican Press, London.
“There's room for a diversity of ages on television.”
“Ukraine announced plans to open Chernobyl, their nuclear disaster site, to tourists. They say it's just like Disneyland, except the 6-foot mouse is real.”

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