"He who has a slight disadvantage plays more attentively, inventively and more boldly than his antagonist who either takes it easy or aspires after too much. Thus a slight disadvantage is very frequently seen to convert into a good, solid advantage."

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Source : Emanuel Lasker (2013). “Lasker's Manual of Chess”, p.255, Courier Corporation

Emanuel Lasker

#Play Quotes #Psychology Quotes #Too Much Quotes

“Drama is a gun that doesn't go off.”
“Black people don't know what white people are talking about when they talk about a Sister Souljah moment. I tell them it's the moment you meet a proud, beautiful black woman you can never forget.”
“One can lie, but truth is more interesting.”

Source : Enid Bagnold (1970). “Four plays”
“The new rule says that the FBI has the right to go to public places on the same terms and conditions as other members of the public for counter-terrorism purposes.”
“Those who use religion for their own benefit are detestable. We are against such a situation and will not allow it. Those who use religion in such a manner have fooled our people; it is against just such people that we have fought and will continue to fight.”
“I wasn't sure what I was getting into when I signed on to work with a wrestler.”
“You are excrement. You can change yourself into gold.”
“What I said to them at half time would be unprintable on the radio.”

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