"Chess is a natural cerebral high."

-- Walter Browne

#Chess Quotes #Natural Quotes

“Are we to regard the world of nature simply as a storehouse to be robbed for the immediate benefit of man? ... Does man have any responsibility for the preservation of a decent balance in nature, for the preservation of rare species, or even for the indefinite continuance of his race?”
“You have a unique message to deliver, a unique song to sing, a unique act of love to bestow. This message, this song, and this act of love have been entrusted exclusively to the one and only you.”

Source : John Powell (1995). “A Life-Giving Vision: How to Be a Christian in Today's World”, Thomas More Press
“When I get angry, I start thinking about the people involved and they don't deserve my time.”
“I am not unique in my elegiac sadness at watching reading die, in the era that celebrates Stephen King and J.K. Rowling rather than Charles Dickens and Lewis Carroll.”
“The best way to learn to swim is to dive.”
“Rock music sounds like an octopus making love to a bagpipe.”
“In France, we have laÃ¯citÃ©, which means that atheism is almost our state religion. But I think a very important part of Western culture is in the centuries when Christianism was dominant and was present in almost all works of art - not only liturgical works, but also literature and music. Yes, it's important to have that in our present. It doesn't mean that people have to adhere to a dogma or practice a religion, but it's part of our heritage, and you have to at least try to understand it. Otherwise you can't be a modern person.”
“Generally speaking, life is so rich and full of variety; you have to remember all the time that there is a comical side to everything.”

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