"No other great master has been so misunderstood by the vast majority of chess amateurs and even by many masters, as has Emanuel Lasker."

-- Jose Raul Capablanca

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“So many times we're portrayed in ways that we don't want to be portrayed, in ways that make us seem so ridiculous.”

Source : Source: www.refinery29.com
“It's interesting, as I said on the last tour in America, the audience actually came out, they had to have been the kind of fans who listened to my music via their parents, you know what I mean?”

Source : "Interview: Joe Cocker lyric". AskMen Interview, www.askmen.com.
“Lots of companies don't succeed over time. What do they fundamentally do wrong? They usually miss the future.”

Source : "Computing is still too clunky: Charlie Rose and Larry Page in conversation". blog.ted.com. March 19, 2014.
“What do I think of Western civilization? I think it would be a very good idea.”
“You can teach an old dog new tricksif the old dog wants to learn.”
“We have a responsibility to carry the baton of faith to the next generation.”
“For me, it’s like playing the same instrument but in a different context. TV work – it’s really about getting it just right. You have a chance to try again if it’s not. Theatre is like playing a rock show. It doesn’t really matter if you make a tiny mistake. It’s the whole vibe and getting people to feel you. It’s about carrying the moment through all the way with you in an hour and 20 minutes of the narrative.”
“A person's character is what it is. It's a little like a marriage - only without the option of divorce. You can work on it and try to make it better, but basically you have to take the bitter with the sweet.”

Source : Hendrik Hertzberg (2005). “Politics: Observations and Arguments, 1966-2004”, p.49, Penguin

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