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Anton Chekhov

"Everything on earth is beautiful, everything -- except what we ourselves think and do when we forget the higher purposes of life and our own human dignity."

Source : Anton Chekhov (2015). “The Collected Works of Anton Chekhov: Novellas, Short Stories, Plays, Letters & Diary: Three Sisters, Seagull , The Shooting Party, Uncle Vanya, Cherry Orchard, Chameleon, Tripping Tongue, On The Road, Vanka, Ward No. Six, Swedish Match, Nightmare, Bear, Reluctant Hero, Joy…”, p.3226, e-artnow

Anton Chekhov

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“Writing is like everything else: the more you do it the better you get. Don't try to perfect as you go along, just get to the end of the damn thing. Accept imperfections. Get it finished and then you can go back. If you try to polish every sentence there's a chance you'll never get past the first chapter.”
“The real death of America will come when everyone is alike.”
“Is being an idiot like being high all the time?”
“Women politicians take their job seriously and accomplish their duties diligently and sensitively. Only they can understand the problems of women and act as a sounding board for their concerns.”
“What is the U.S. government looking for? And the elite governing this country? They're looking for oil.”
“It's less about the physical training, in the end, than it is about the mental preparation: boxing is a chess game. You have to be skilled enough and have trained hard enough to know how many different ways you can counterattack in any situation, at any moment.”

Source : "Interview with a dedicated Chess Parent in South Africa, Pearl Kander-Moodley". "Africa Chess Net" Interview, africachess.net. April 12, 2015.
“There's no disgrace in failure, the disgrace is not to try.”
“Could a man's heart, his soul, perish and yet leave him walking and talking as if alive?”

"Everything on earth is beautiful, everything -- except what we ourselves think and do when we forget the higher purposes of life and our own human dignity."

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