Alexander Kotov Quotes
My achievements in the field of chess are the result of immense hard work in studying theory.
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If you're in a hit movie, it's good to be in another hit movie straight away.
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I'm not a pin-up, thankfully. I'm not suggesting I feel unconfident. I am beautiful to my husband. I am beautiful to my friends. I feel sexy and all those things with the people I love.
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Today the arts exist in isolation, from which they can be rescued only through the conscious, cooperative effort of all craftsmen. Architects, painters, and sculptors must recognize anew and learn to grasp the composite character of a building both as an entity and in its separate parts.
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As far as the UFC, if they offer us a fair deal, then we would be open to fighting in the UFC.
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They're called 'angels' because they're in heaven until the reviews come out.
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Don't forget I'm from a military family. I was in special training in the army. I am tall, sporty and - how do you say - you can always protect yourself... I have very strong security.
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I'll say anything to live.
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I want to get comfortable with my insecurities until I am no longer insecure. I want to be comfortable in my skin so that I do not need to dump any of my discomfort onto someone else in the form of judgment.
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I thought 'The Well' was going to launch my career, but nothing happened.
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The longer you play, the better chance the better player has of winning.
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I've played so many jobs where I'm fearless, but it's far from me. I wish I were like that in real life.
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I don't watch a lot of T.V., and I hardly ever have time to keep up with series, though I do love reruns of old favorites from my childhood like 'Dr. Who', 'The Goodies', and 'Get Smart.'
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Life is constantly supporting us and giving us gifts. It's a matter of opening ourselves to that.
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It's a waste to not say anything with art.
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Look, I'm not a demon here. I don't eat babies or kick puppies. I just tell the truth." She shrugged. "Can I help it if that makes the liars of the world angry?
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I don't work with the younger players. That's the manager's department. What I can do is go out and play as hard as I can.
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How much fame, money and power does a woman have to achieve on her own before you can punch her in the face?
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I think part of it has got to be compensation, yes, for the fact that when I was a kid, I wasn't particularly attractive. But at the same time I don't remember ever thinking, Oh, my God, I'm such a mess; I'm the ugliest sod in the class.
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Backlock, a poet blind from his birth, could describe visual objects with accuracy; Professor Sanderson, who was also blind, gave excellent lectures on color, and taught others the theory of ideas which they had and he had not. In the social sphere these gifted ones are mostly women; they can watch a world which they never saw, and estimate forces of which they have only heard. We call it intuition.
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Being exposed to theory, stimulated by a basic love of concepts and mathematics, was a marvelous experience.
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When I saw Burke come in, I definitely felt like things were about to turn around for me a little bit. I'm sure he's a great player and everything but I think the refs let Kurt Thomas get away with a little more than Burke can.
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My achievements in the field of chess are the result of immense hard work in studying theory.
