Emanuel Lasker Quotes
By some ardent enthusiasts Chess has been elevated into a science or an art. It is neither; but its principal characteristic seems to be - what human nature mostly delights in - a fight.
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Chess is mental torture.
Garry Kasparov -
It belongs to human nature to hate those you have injured.
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You must not fight too often with one enemy, or you will teach him all your art of war.
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If you love things or ideas or people that contradict each other, you have to be prepared to fight for every square inch of intellectual real estate you occupy.
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I learned that fighting on the chess board could also have an impact on the political climate in the country.
Garry Kasparov -
The wiser you get, the more experience you have, and the more you see people for who they are as human beings, as opposed to figures you have to fight against.
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'Fight Master' is a proving ground for young, aspiring fighters who want a chance to play on a bigger stage. That's something it has in common with 'The Ultimate Fighter,' which has always been like a farm league for the UFC, a place to develop new talent.
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If I don't fight McGregor, I still have a good life.
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2016 is going to be a fight. A fight between conservatism and a Democrat Party that is undermining the very character of our nation.
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Colonialism deprives you of your self-esteem and to get it back you have to fight to redress the balance.
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New drugs and surgical techniques offer promise in the fight against cancer, Alzheimer's, tuberculosis, AIDS, and a host of other life-threatening diseases. Animal research has been, and continues to be, fundamental to advancements in medicine.
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As a champion and one of the best fighters in the world, guys should always step up to the plate and want to fight Jon Jones.
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I have never supported amnesty, and I led the fight against Chuck Schumer's gang of eight amnesty legislation in the Senate.
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He will fight a rattlesnake and give it the first two bites too.
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I try to cancel out every possibility of losing the fight, and this runs through my head all day long. I'm seeing myself become smashed in the face, cut, or being submitted or being knocked out in so many different ways all day long.
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I want to fight the best guy. I always want to fight the best guy.
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Once you're a chess player, you spend a lot of time thinking about the game and you can't get it completely out of your head.
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It's just kinda irritating to me that we're awarding people in mixed martial arts for trying to move away and not finish the fight.
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I loved my start. I'm proud of my spots. I don't feel embarrassed by anything that I did... It definitely helped me more than hurt me.
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For me, the music dictates the melody. Give me a riff to sing over, you know?
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If Paris is a city of lights, Sydney is the city of fireworks.
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Struggle is the father of all things. It is not by the principles of humanity that man lives or is able to preserve himself above the animal world, but solely by means of the most brutal struggle.
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By some ardent enthusiasts Chess has been elevated into a science or an art. It is neither; but its principal characteristic seems to be - what human nature mostly delights in - a fight.
