Accepting Quote by Alexander Alekhine

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“I consider chess an art, and accept all those responsibilities which art places upon its devotees.”

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I study chess eight hours a day, on principle.

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The purpose of human life and the sense of happiness is to give the maximum what the man is able to give.

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Never before and never since have I seen - and I cannot even imagine, such an amazing rapidity of chess thinking that Capablanca possessed…

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I did not believe I was superior to him. Perhaps the chief reason for his defeat was the overestimation of his own powers arising…

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The infallible criterion by which to distinguish the true from the would-be strategist is the degree of originality of his conceptions. It makes little…

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During a chess tournament a master must envisage himself as a cross between an ascetic monk and a beast of prey.

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Combination is a soul of chess.

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For my victory over Capablanca I am indebted primarily to my superiority in the field of psychology. Capablanca played, relying almost exclusively on his…

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You can become a big master in chess only if you see your mistakes and short-comings. Exactly the same as in life itself.

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Laughing, laughing, laughing, laughing! It is the jester! A voice from the Void, to cheer poor Cicero! I accept your gift, dearest Night Mother.…

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This duo inside of me causes the perfect opportunity to live and learn twice as fast as those who choose to accept simplicity.

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We only enter into the full life if our faith gives thanks. Because how else do we accept His free gift of salvation if…

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Don't be bitter. Everybody suffers. If you can accept your suffering then you will understand other people better. Be grateful for pain. Love life.

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It takes an unusually philosophic mind to accept that all one’s suffering might be to no end, really, in the larger scheme of things.

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No nation being under another nation can accept gifts, and kick at the responsibility attached to those gifts, imposed by the conquering nation.

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