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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What I like to do is have an opportunity to talk with people in neighborhoods and answer their questions one-on-one. I think it's one of the places I have greatest strength.
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Let me tell you a story about when I was growing up in Spain. Many Sundays, we would invite 30, 40, 50 people to the countryside, and my father would make a big paella. He put me in charge of the fire and the 'stove' - the rocks that hold the pan. But he wouldn't let me cook. I got so unbelievably upset.
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Just as we teach our children how to ride a bike, we need to teach them how to navigate social media and make the right moves that will help them. The physical world is similar to the virtual world in many cases. It's about being aware. We can prevent many debacles if we're educated.
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When I die, I want it to say 'Short and Funny' on my tombstone.
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Any man in the company of two women is outnumbered four to one however amiable they may be.
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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.
