"Chess is a test of wills."

-- Paul Keres

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“Iâ€™ve done all kinds of cool things as an actorâ€”Iâ€™ve jumped out of helicopters and done some daring stunts and played baseball in a professional stadium, but none of it means anything compared to being somebodyâ€™s daddy.”
“The most rewarding thing of my success has been the ability to use my music for many different causes that have become important to me.”

Source : "John Ondrasik Interview from Five For Fighting". Interview with Maranda Pleasant, www.marandapleasantmedia.com. September 1, 2013.
“Any chief executive who hires a consultant to give them strategy should be fired.”

Source : Duff McDonald (2014). “The Firm: The Inside Story of McKinsey, The World's Most Controversial Management Consultancy”, p.113, Oneworld Publications
“I am an amateur and I intend to stay that way for the rest of my life.”
“That's the nature of being a parent, Sabine has discovered. You'll love your children far more than you ever loved your parents, and -- in the recognition that your own children cannot fathom the depth of your love -- you come to understand the tragic, unrequited love of your own parents.”
“The foolish big boys who fight with their toys are so sadly silly.”

Source : "A Picnic of Poems: In Allah's Green Garden". Book by Dawud Wharnsby, 2011.
“It is important to recognize that behind the razzmatazz of consumerism, we all remain dependent on basic natural resources - land, air, water and biodiversity - for every product and service. There can be no free lunch on the environment.”
“We don't think about pilgrimage in this country. We don't think about meditation. The idea of taking a six-week walk is totally foreign to most Americans. But it's probably exactly what we need.”

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