"The essential disadvantage of the isolated pawn ... lies not in the pawn itself, but in the square in front of the pawn."

-- Richard Reti

#Lying Quotes #Squares Quotes #Chess Quotes

“Reality show? You can't find anything better than boxing because of the trials and errors, the ups and downs, the struggle when you get knocked down to get back up. Use it symbolically and interchangeably for life.”
“I still have in my memory, almost agonizing impressions of a serious illness which I had when I was about eight years old. Those about me called it scarlet fever, and its very name seemed to have a diabolical quality.”
“We have doomed the wolf not for what it is, but for what we deliberately and mistakenly perceive it to be â€“the mythologized epitome of a savage ruthless killer â€“ which is, in reality, no more than a reflected image of ourself.”

Source : Farley Mowat (2015). “Never Cry Wolf”, p.6, Open Road Media
“It reminded him that time was short, but that beautiful endings could still be found at the end of cold, dreary days.”

Source : Jamie Ford (2011). “Hotel on the Corner of Bitter and Sweet”, p.73, Allison & Busby
“I find that actors who are wanting to pursue tv or films don't seem to have much interest in classical theatre.”
“If you would reform the world from its errors and vices, begin by enlisting the mothers.”
“So far this spring, 59 American communities have been flattened by tornadoes. Nobody has helped.”
“Most single moms are very poor, uneducated, can't get a job. And if it weren't for government assistance, their kids would be starving to death and never have health care. And that's the story that we're not seeing. And it's unfortunate that we glorify and glamorize the idea of out of children wedlock.”

Source : Source: www.npr.org

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