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Quote by William Ewart Napier

“In the laboratory the gambits all test unfavorably, but the old rule wears well, that all gambits are sound over the board.”

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William Ewart Napier

William Ewart Napier, born on January 17, 1881, and died on September 6, 1952, was a renowned chess master in the early 20th century. He was known for his unique playing style and exceptional chess skills. more

“Possibly, over the course of time, the brain capacity of homo sapiens will have made such great progress, that complications as contained in this game can be fathomed instantly with a shrug and a smile. Then, not only will the game of chess have ceased to exist, but also will the remembrance of frequently missed objectives elicit pity, as a reaction to the shortcomings of a lower organized form of life.”

Made Form Courses Games Brain Progress Capacity Chess Reactions Objectives Pity Organized Remembrance Shortcomings Homo Sapiens Complication Great Progress

Author:Lodewijk Prins

“Faulty execution of a winning combination has lost many a game on the very brink of victory. In such cases a player sees the winning idea, plays the winning sacrifice and then inverts the order of his fellow-up moves or misses the really clinching point of his combination.”

Ideas Play Moving Order Games Winning Lost Cases Player Sacrifice Missing Victory Fellows Combination Execution Invert

Author:Fred Reinfeld

“To use the image of Che Guevara to sell vodka is a slur on his name and memory. He never drank himself, he was not a drunk, and drink should not be associated with his immortal memory... As a supporter of the ideals for which Che Guevara died, I am not averse to its reproduction by those who wish to propagate his memory and the cause of social justice throughout the world.”

World Should Use Names Wish Social Causes Memories Justice Drink Ideals Died Social Justice Sells Drunk Immortal Supporter Drank Reproduction Vodka Slurs

Author:Alberto Korda

“Sometimes it’s not how much light you use to get an effect, it’s how little you use and still make it work. There are a lot of rules to be broken in photography, and you’ve got to have courage.”

Littles Stills Sometimes Use Light Effects Broken Photography Have Courage

Author:James Wong Howe

“Whether you're a cameraman or a director, you should ask yourself every now and then, 'What am I trying to do?' Be honest and keep things very simple.”

Should Trying Asks Simple Honest Directors Being Honest Now And Then Cameraman

Author:James Wong Howe

“Veggard Heggem, my word, he must have a Yamaha down his shorts.”

Shorts Yamaha

Author:Terry Butcher

“I can now rejoice even in the falsification of a cherished theory, because even this is a scientific success.”

I Can Theory Rejoice Falsification

Author:John Carew

“The emancipation of today displays itself mainly in cigarettes and shorts... painted lips and nails, and the return of trailing skirts and other absurdities of dress which betoken the slave-woman's intelligent companionship.”

Today Return Intelligent Dresses Slave Lips Display Cigarette Nails Absurdity Companionship Skirts Emancipation Shorts

Author:Sylvia Pankhurst

“Through His Atonement, He heals not only the transgressor, but He also heals the innocent who suffer because of those transgressions. As the innocent exercise faith in the Savior and in His Atonement and forgive the transgressor, they too can be healed.”

Suffering Exercise Forgiving Heal Innocent Savior Healed Atonement Transgression

Author:C. Scott Grow

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