Michael Birch Quotes

When I was a kid, I really liked playing chess, which is pretty geeky; I just enjoyed it - thinking, exercising my mind. And I found computers to be like an eight-hour day chess game.

Michael Birch

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• The word processor is a better tool than a quill pen because you can do so much more with it, but on the other hand, what you have to say and how you say it is the ultimate determination.

  

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• The awareness that we are all human beings together has become lost in war and through politics.

  

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• Knowing there is a capable back-up willing to give it a try always makes you feel better.

  

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• There are many talented people who haven't fulfilled their dreams because they over thought it, or they were too cautious, and were unwilling to make the leap of faith.

  

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• The slapdash way producers used to assemble a show seems a little unbelievable when we talk about them now.

  

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• When I was a kid, I really liked playing chess, which is pretty geeky; I just enjoyed it - thinking, exercising my mind. And I found computers to be like an eight-hour day chess game.

  

  Michael Birch
  • Thinking
  • Games
  • Playing