"Despite the documented evidence by chess historian HJR Murray, I've always thought that chess was invented by a goddess"

-- George Koltanowski

#Chess Quotes #Goddess Quotes #Evidence Quotes

“When times are tough and people are frustrated and angry and hurting and uncertain, the politics of constant conflict may be good, but what is good politics does not necessarily work in the real world. What works in the real world is cooperation.”
“If the majority culture know so little about us, it must be our problem, they seem to be telling us; the burden of teaching is on us.”
“Most people don't know this, but if you settle a debt for less than the amount you owed, you are potentially responsible for taxes on the forgiven debt. Look at it this way: You received goods and services for the full amount of debt, but you're only paying for a portion of it - sometimes less than 50%. Anything more than $600 is generally considered taxable, but the IRS will sometimes waive the tax if you can prove that your assets were less than your liabilities when the debt was settled.”

Source : Source: www.nbcnews.com
“So many of man's actions appear to have no immediate consequence but, concealed, do their work until finally all catches up and forms a complex web of cause and effect.”
“Good leaders must know how to reward those who succeed and know when to retrain, move, or fire ineffective staff.”
“I feel like a 1960s graduate student. I still work on note cards. I've never found a better system.”
“I'm from the theater. I never wanted to be a star.”
“So: see ya, and I wouldn't wanna be ya.”

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