Boris Spassky Quotes
Nowadays the dynamic element is more important in chess - players more often sacrifice material to obtain dynamic compensation.
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The reason for not getting married was that I just didn't have a partner to get married to. Climbing mountains was more attractive to me than marriage, or other fun things like that.
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We continue to be bullish on China.
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I do Athlete Devotion throughout all my fight camps. I am a Christian, so I fight with God first, and I have my devotions with me everywhere I go.
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I have an inner satisfaction of having done what I thought was right at the time which I thought was propitious.
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If there were only one truth, you couldn't paint a hundred canvases on the same theme.
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He that climbs the tall tree has won right to the fruit, He that leaps the wide gulf should prevail in his suit.
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I don't harp on the negative because if you do, then there's no progression. There's no forward movement. You got to always look on the bright side of things, and we are in control. Like, you have control over the choices you make.
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A committee is organic rather than mechanical in its nature: it is not a structure but a plant. It takes root and grows, it flowers, wilts, and dies, scattering the seed from which other committees will bloom in their turn.
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I'm a big believer in the power of visualizations. And so are neuroscientists. Numerous studies have proven how merely imagining positive circumstances sends blood flowing from negative brain regions to positive ones.
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Make yourself comfortable in everything you do.
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When you're bad in the NBA, you're in the lottery. When you're great in college, you get multiple lottery picks.
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It's amazing how much trouble you can get in when you don't have anything else to do.
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If you can tune into your purpose and really align with it, setting goals so that your vision is an expression of that purpose, then life flows much more easily.
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Gardening is how I relax. It's another form of creating and playing with colors.
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I went to Vietnam during the Vietnam War to visit all the troops. We would fly into a hospital and serve mess to the guys, and we ate whatever they were eating. Then we slept there and flew out the next day to little bases where there were maybe 10 or 20 guys. Then we flew to another hospital.
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I think, for me, I'm a player that wants the puck, and I'm a better player when I have it.
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You still slightly down that you're ever going to work again, every time you finish something. That's the territory of being an actor. It's like anything that's competitive. It takes a lot of determination. I just feel lucky to be able to do something that I really love.
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My philosophy was, if I just do good work, someone will like it enough to employ me. It never made me famous. And I'm way, way too old now, mate. That boat's sailed.
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If you're a public figure, people have the right to speculate and gossip.
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The role of money in politics is a major problem and particularly the role of unchecked anonymous money.
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I do no writing while I'm in Belgrade visiting my grandma.
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There are lots of come-from-behind wins, games getting tied in the last period, teams going on to win. That, I think, tells the best story. Whether or not some teams have more grit, better chemistry, or more luck or more skill, it's still within the parameters. I think that makes for great storytelling and great interest for our fans.
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Nowadays the dynamic element is more important in chess - players more often sacrifice material to obtain dynamic compensation.
