"One can imagine a world without essays. It would be a little poorer, of course, like a world without chess, but one could live in it."

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Source : Tobias Wolff (2004). “Old School”, p.129, Vintage

Tobias Wolff

#World Quotes #Littles Quotes #Chess Quotes

“There are two types of players: those who know and those who donâ€™t. The smartest ones usually play the longest and [are] usually the most successful.”
“Finally, let understand that when we stand together, we will always win. When men and women stand together for justice, we win. When black, white and Hispanic people stand together for justice, we win.”

Source : FaceBook post by Bernie Sanders from Oct 09, 2016
“A photograph doesn't gain weight or lose weight, or change from being happy to being sad. It's frozen. You can use it, then recycle it.”
“If you pick up a starving dog and make him prosperous he will not bite you. This is the principal difference between a dog and man.”
“Love is hope when reason despairs.”
“In the case of a state that is seeking not conquest but the maintenance of its security, the aim is fulfilled if the threat is removed - if the enemy is led to abandon his purpose.”
“And George Brett. I think most people know that George and I have become pretty good friends over the years.”
“Ever since I've become chairman, there have been profiles of me in People, George, The Washington Post, The Detroit News, and all of them could have been written by the same person”

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