Arthur Conan Doyle Quotes
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Chess is mental torture.
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I learned that fighting on the chess board could also have an impact on the political climate in the country.
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I started playing chess when I was five years old. I learned the moves from my mother, then worked with my father - and later trainers. My style became very technical. I sacrificed a lot of things. I was always hunting for the king, for the mate. I'd forget about my other pieces.
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There was one point in high school actually when I was on the chess team, marching band, model United Nations and debate club all at the same time. And I would spend time with the computer club after school. And I had just quit pottery club, which I was in junior high, but I let that go.
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I live in Ireland near the sea, only one mile from where I grew up - that's good, since I've known many of my neighbours for between 50-60 years. Gordon and I play chess every day, and we are both equally bad. We play chatty, over-talkative bad bridge with friends every week.
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Fencing is a game of living chess, a match where reflexes only work in combination with intent, and mind and body must work together at every moment.
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We aim above the mark to hit the mark.
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I grew up reading Shakespeare and Mark Twain.
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Maybe if I didn't have the talent in chess I'd find the talent in something else. The only thing I know is that I have talent in chess, and I'm satisfied with that.
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It's quite difficult for me to imagine my life without chess.
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'I have no fear of war,' said Arthur Stuart. 'That’s when kings get to show their mettle.''You’re thinking of chess,' said Margaret. 'In war, everyone has their chance to bleed.'
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The public must come to see that chess is a violent sport. Chess is mental torture.
Garry Kasparov
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In conclusion, if you want to unravel the multitude of secrets of chess then don't begrudge the time.
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In chess, bigamy is acceptable but monarchy is absolute.
Garry Kasparov -
I study chess eight hours a day, on principle.
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I am still a victim of chess. It has all the beauty of art - and much more. It cannot be commercialized. Chess is much purer than art in its social position.
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It would be three-dimensional chess with a million billion squares and a million pieces, and with the rules changing ever move.
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Chess is a sport. The main object in the game of chess remains the achievement of victory.
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Of taking what life gave her, she should take what she wanted from life.
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Comedy requires a lot of energy.
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I have the wherewithal to challenge myself for my entire life. That's a great gift.
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I don't know whether Jews can behave like good Christians, but Muslim Arabs certainly cannot.
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I think Anand Rai is one of the few brilliant directors we have.
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Amberley excelled at chess - a mark, Watson, of a scheming mind.
