"Possibly, over the course of time, the brain capacity of ***** sapiens will have made such great progress, that complications as contained in this game can be fathomed instantly with a shrug and a smile. Then, not only will the game of chess have ceased to exist, but also will the remembrance of frequently missed objectives elicit pity, as a reaction to the shortcomings of a lower organized form of life."

-- Lodewijk Prins

#Games Quotes #Remembrance Quotes #Brain Quotes

“When people say, "I know God forgives me, but I can't forgive myself," they mean that they have failed an idol, whose approval is more important than God's.”
“We can't help being thirsty, moving toward the voice of water.”
“God has given us a gift in Jesus Christ. And people don't understand: it's for our benefit. One of the things that says, "For unto you is born this day a savior." They say, "Well, I don't need a savior." Believe me: if you didn't need one, God wouldn't have sent it. Because he wouldn't have wasted the time.”
“Time does nothing but hand you down shabbier and older things.”
“I love the new legal immigrants; they want their kids to be safe just like I do.”
“Entertainment has to come hand in hand with a little bit of medicine.”

Source : "The Curious Case of David Fincher". Interview with Brian Mockenhaupt, www.esquire.com. March 1, 2007.
“When we think we know we cease to learn.”

Source : Sir Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan (1952). “Radhakrishnan: An Anthology”
“You know how you smoke out a sniper? You send a guy out in the open, and you see if he gets shot. They thought that one up at West Point”

Source : "Fictional character: Zab". "The Big Red One", www.imdb.com. 1980.

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