Magnus Carlsen Quotes
Some people think that if their opponent plays a beautiful game, it's okay to lose. I don't. You have to be merciless.
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There is a shortage of doctors, and the American Medical Association is aiming to keep it that way.
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I'm not an anti-capitalist, or anarchist. I want capitalism to work.
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I have a strong upper body; I'm an arms swimmer, and I always have been.
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My son's a West Point cadet.
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I think you need brains to do any Shakespeare with any authority. I could do Shakespeare, but not with any authority.
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Women are not all single-issue voters.
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Tragedy is like strong acid - it dissolves away all but the very gold of truth.
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Very ambitious startups often take a long time to work - or sometimes they take a very long time to look ambitious.
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The tempo is the suitcase. If the suitcase is too small, everything is completely wrinkled. If the tempo is too fast, everything becomes so scrambled you can't understand it.
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I work extremely hard to stay positive and happy. But I get sad and anxious, too, just like everyone.
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You ask any person in the U.S. and they know who Mary Lou Retton is.
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I'm lucky in some ways in that I really don't need more than five or so hours of sleep.
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There was a long time where I was an 'artist' in quotes, who had no money. But I guess back then I also never had a girlfriend.
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I don't expect to live forever, but I do intend to hang on as long as possible.
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As an actor, what I can do is tell the truth. At least, I hope I can tell the truth - a dramatic truth, but still an honest portrayal.
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Whenever I read a script, I start recasting the role that I might play. I'm like, 'God, this should be played by Domhnall Gleeson, not me.'
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When I was living in New York, there was a lot of screaming in my life. I would just get into these altercations all the time. Being in public, dealing with shopkeepers, just trying to cross the street - things like that.
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The soul has illusions as the bird has wings: it is supported by them.
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There are no extra pieces in the universe. Everyone is here because he or she has a place to fill, and every piece must fit itself into the big jigsaw puzzle.
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It's so important to have manners and treat people from all walks of life the way they should be treated.
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When you play in a band, you're in phase with people. When you're a DJ, you're totally off-phase. Your work time is 3 A.M. - 5 A.M. and I don't think you can connect. You're miserable the whole time. Whenever I see a DJ in the airport, they are always on the verge of crying.
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A true yogi may remain dutifully in the world; there, he is like butter on water and not like the easily-diluted milk of unchurned and undisciplined humanity.
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I think I tried to steal a Mars bar once from a shop but then I went and put it back.
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Some people think that if their opponent plays a beautiful game, it's okay to lose. I don't. You have to be merciless.
