Neil McDonald Quotes
If your opponent has an exposed king it is frequently worth sacrificing a pawn to be able to bring your rooks into the game, especially if your opponent's rooks are languishing in the corner. Kasparov has made a career out of such sacrifices.
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I don't get recognised that much in the street.
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So much of writing isn't the fun parts like we get to discuss. It is sitting there putting the words down.
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Justice is revenge.
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Retiring for good wasn't difficult. I knew at the time it was right. I was no longer capable of achieving the standards I'd set myself and there was no light at the end of the tunnel.
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The only people who never fail are those who never try.
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When I was 6, I opened my mouth and didn't stop singing. I had a voice and wanted to use it.
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I remain fascinated by where you go as a woman once you are a mother, and if you ever come back.
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I believe that leaders should inspire you to be more like them.
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I don't like traditions, I am very personal, very independent, I don't like intimate ladies, I mean in German lieder there's a lot of copy, a lot of imitation, a lot of tradition, and this I have put it aside.
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Letters have to pass two tests before they can be classed as good: they must express the personality both of the writer and of the recipient.
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There are downsides to implicitly trusting banks, as the 2008 financial crisis showed.
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We still need to be conscious of the fact that Russia has intercontinental ballistic missiles.
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I had wanted to be a sculptor throughout life, but to do so, I had to stop painting.
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Every woman should have four pets in her life. A mink in her closet, a jaguar in her garage, a tiger in her bed, and a jackass who pays for everything.
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Football games on Friday nights followed by field parties every weekend was how I spent my high school years.
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I take stuff because I'm inspired by it.
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I lost my faith in God when I lost my daughter to Cancer, the beast. I begged, I cried, I offered my life for hers, and day by day, I watched that beautiful little Angel slip off. So, excuse me for not taking my seat next to you on Sunday in Church, I feel too cheated to worship.
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We support about 5,000 non-governmental organizations (NGOs) with software, training, and technical support. We provide our software at virtually no cost to them, and they're lighting up the world with what they do.
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I haven't put an ounce of effort into my families. I never have.
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But the most important thing about that story, which is not often told, is that as a result after the Cuban missile crisis, immediate steps were taken to correct our inability to collect on the movement of nuclear material out of the Soviet Union to other places.
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I wanted to have a political career. I thought studying political science would be the best way to achieve it.
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My career has been defined by dominating every opportunity presented to me. I am excited for my newest opportunity representing WWE 2K17 as the franchise's ambassador and honoured to serve as the WWE 2K17 cover Superstar.
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What makes me happy is the appreciation of people around me.
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If your opponent has an exposed king it is frequently worth sacrificing a pawn to be able to bring your rooks into the game, especially if your opponent's rooks are languishing in the corner. Kasparov has made a career out of such sacrifices.
