"The laws of chess do not permit a free choice: you have to move whether you like it or not."

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Source : Emanuel Lasker (2013). “Lasker's Manual of Chess”, p.77, SCB Distributors

Emanuel Lasker

#Moving Quotes #Law Quotes #Choices Quotes

“Be who you are and say what you feel, because those who mind don't matter and those who matter don't mind.”
“Sinatraâ€™s idea of paradise is a place where there are plenty of women and no newspapermen. He doesnâ€™t know it, but heâ€™d be better off if it were the other way around.”
“And you know, these things don't last forever.' I know, Mandy. Nothing does.' That's the spirit.”
“And, to be honest, if weed is a gateway drug, then I really did hop the fence, but sometimes I can't help but miss the sticky-sweet warmth of a good old fashioned hot box.”
“Despite all the boosterish talk of globalization breaking down barriers, most writers in Anglo-America are still working within the nationalist assumptions of their traditionally powerful societies.”
“It may well be that some composers do not believe in God. All of them, however, believe in Bach.”
“The secret of flight is this -- you have to do it immediately, before your body realizes it is defying the laws.”

Source : Michael Cunningham (2010). “A Home at the End of the World: A Novel”, p.24, Macmillan
“I was on a soap opera before that for three years, where I was the nicest guy on earth.”

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