“If your opponent is short (on time), play just as you played earlier in the game. If you are short keep calm, I repeat, don't get flustered. Keep up the same neat writing of the moves, the same methodical examination of variations, but at a quicker rate.” IfsWritingPlayMovingTimeGamesRateCalmChessOpponentsRepeatsExaminationVariationNeatMethodical Author:Alexander Kotov
“Even when the time control has been reached, there is one situation where you want to act as if it has not: when your position is absolutely lost.” IfsWantHas BeensTimeLostSituationPositionChess Author:Edmar Mednis
“Bobby Fischer started off each game with a great advantage: after the opening he had used less time than his opponent and thus had more time available later on. The major reason why he never had serious time pressure was that his rapid opening play simply left sufficient time for the middlegame.” ReasonPlayUsedTimeGamesLeftSeriousMajorsAdvantagePressureAvailableChessOpeningReason WhyOpponentsSufficientMore TimeRapidsFischer Author:Edmar Mednis
“Kortchnoi's heritage is many-faceted - over the decades he has several times corrected and changed his style. But the main thing has invariably remained his search for chess truth.” TruthStyleChangedDecadesChessHeritage Author:Garry Kasparov
“Truth derives its strength not so much from itself as from the brilliant contrast it makes with what is only apparently true. This applies especially to Chess, where it is often found that the profoundest moves do not much startle the imagination.” TruthMovingFoundImaginationBrilliantChessContrast Book:Common Sense in Chess Source: Common Sense in Chess
“I can't help thinking if she-the director of a government agency-is this ignorant about what funding is available and where the money comes from-how often lower-level bureaucrats must give wrong answers when people are looking for help to start a business.” PeopleIfsThinkingGivingI CanHelpingGovernmentAnswersLevelsBusinessDirectorsAvailableIgnorantAgencyFundingBureaucratsWrong AnswersGovernment AgenciesLooking For Help Author:Matthew Lesko
“Grow with discipline. Balance intuition with rigor. Innovate around the core. Don't embrace the status quo.” GrowsBusinessBalanceDisciplineEmbraceIntuitionCoreStatus QuoRigor Book:Onward: How Starbucks Fought for Its Life Without Losing Its Soul Source: Onward: How Starbucks Fought for Its Life Without Losing Its Soul
“I love what the Valley does. I love company building. I love startups. I love technology companies. I love new technology. I love this process of invention. Being able to participate in that as a founder and a product creator, or as an investor or a board member, I just find that hugely satisfying.” DoeAbleProcessBusinessCompanyTechnologyBuildingProductsMembersCreatorInventionBoardsValleysSatisfyingInvestorsFoundersNew TechnologyBoard Members Author:Marc Andreessen
“Entrepreneurs always pitch their idea as 'the X of Y,' so this is going to be 'the Microsoft of food.' And yet disruptive innovations usually don't have that character. Most of the time, if something seems like a good idea, it probably isn't.” IfsIdeasCharacterSeemsBusinessInnovationEntrepreneurGood IdeasMicrosoftDisruptiveDisruptive Innovation Author:Eric Ries
“Libraries function as crucial technology hubs, not merely for free Web access, but for those who need computer training and assistance. Library business centers help support entrepreneurship and retraining.” NeedsHelpingBusinessTechnologySupportComputerTrainingFunctionLibraryAccessEntrepreneurshipCrucialAssistanceHub Author:Scott Turow