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.
Quotes to Explore
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I don't get recognised that much in the street.
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When you've done a show that's as successful as 'Lovejoy' was, it hangs around for a few years, and people know you from it. I escaped the shadow when I stopped 'Lovejoy' by not doing any television for four years.
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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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If I were to meet the most incredible man, and he just so happened to not make as much money as I do, I wouldn't hold it against him.
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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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The Godhead consists of the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit. The Father is a material being.
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The hiatus you spoke about happened in 1998. I was somewhat numb from being out on the road every night. I had to stop because I was emotionally and physically drained.
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I knew rice and gravy would be a hit. Who grew up here and never ate rice and gravy? I'm glad no one ever thought about it before.
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Over the years, I learned that in my career, unlike in life, sometimes my wheelchair is its own automatic door opener. I was able to win the OWN competition by applying one simple principle: be funny, and admit you suck before anyone else can call you out on it. In other words, make the narrative of your failure a comedy.
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While everyone usually turns up late at Bollywood parties, I always reach these places on time and end up making a fool of myself.
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I learned at an early age that I was given something special when I was born, and that was the gift of music.
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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.
