"Spying is a like a game of chess: Sometimes you have to withdraw, sometimes you have to sacrifice one of your pieces to win - preferably a knight rather than a king or queen."

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Source : "John Rhys-davies on Indiana Jones and Almost Passing on Lord of the Rings". Interview with Will Harris, www.avclub.com. September 18, 2012.

John Rhys-Davies

#Kings Quotes #Queens Quotes #Sacrifice Quotes

“Ninety-eight per cent of laughter is nothing to do with jokes, which do not deserve to bear the weight of all the funny stuff in the world.”

Source : "Culture" by Arthur Smith, www.theguardian.com. October 17, 2001.
“Every indifference to prejudice is suicide because, if I donâ€™t fight all bigotry, bigotry itself will be strengthened and, sooner or later, it will return on me.”
“I respect every opponent no matter their record, no matter their title belts. I approach each opponent the same way.”

Source : Source: www.boxinginsider.com
“It's always wise to raise questions about the most obvious and simple assumption”

Source : "The Systems Approach" by C. West Churchman, (p. ix), 1968.
“But I also know in standup, there's nowhere to hide. You get on stage and you deliver, or you are eviscerated and you are thrown into a pile of bodies at the bottom of a mountain.”
“Let no man grumble when his friends fall off, As they will do like leaves at the first breeze; When your affairs come round, one way or t'other, Go to the coffee house, and take another.”
“I feel, you know, empowered because I gave life. I have a son now. I feel like I'm stronger.”
“Normally when I'm sent a script I'll read it through to see how it hangs as a story and then I'll go back and read it through again and look at the character.”

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