"Morphy gained most of his wins by playing directly and simply, and it is simple and logical method that constitutes the true brilliance of his play, if it is considered from the viewpoint of the great masters."

-- Jose Raul Capablanca

#Winning Quotes #Simple Quotes #Play Quotes

“The best protection against rape, stalking, and domestic violence is to raise men who both understand that women are different, and would never dare take advantage of this difference.”

Source : Wendy Shalit (2000). “A Return to Modesty: Discovering the Lost Virtue”, p.44, Simon and Schuster
“Anyone who says he is not emotional is not getting what he should out of life.”
“when you're on the street, and, as you're walking along, a woman turns the corner going away from you, and for an instant you have a glimpse of the side of her face, of the gesture of her shoulder, the shape of her body, and you are committed... You are in love for an instant, or your senses are rocked for an instant. That person then disappears and is lost to you forever...”
“Whoâ€™s going to keep them from wiping us out species by species? Not me. We arenâ€™t prepared for a new demographic of magic-using humans who are sadistic, power hungry, donâ€™t like Inderlanders, and see genocide as an acceptable form of communication.”
“Don't blame Wall Street, don't blame the big banks. If you don't have a job and you are not rich, blame yourself!”
“To provide for the future is a part of one's responsibility in life; and the world has scant consideration for the man who neglects it.”
“A great biography should, like the close of a great drama, leave behind it a feeling of serenity. We collect into a small bunch the flowers, the few flowers, which brought sweetness into a life, and present it as an offering to an accomplished destiny. It is the dying refrain of a completed song, the final verse of a finished poem.”
“You know, I really miss sex scandals. They're generally colorful. They almost never mean anything over the long run. And while they're going on, the people who actually keep the government running are let alone to go about their business. Good old sex scandals.”

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