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“I can picture in my mind a world without war, a world without hate. And I can picture us attacking that world because they'd never expect it.”
Jack Handey2

Garry Kasparov
“Excelling at chess has long been considered a symbol of more general intelligence. That is an incorrect assumption in my view, as pleasant as it might be.”
Garry Kasparov

Ambrose Bierce
Alone, adj. In bad company.”
Ambrose Bierce, The Unabridged Devil's Dictionary

Ambrose Bierce
“AMATEUR, n. A public nuisance who mistakes taste for skill, and confounds his ambition with his ability.”
Ambrose Bierce, The Unabridged Devil's Dictionary

Emanuel Lasker
“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.”
Emanuel Lasker, Common Sense in Chess

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