Board Quotes

755 Board quotes by 638 unique authors

Endings of one rook and pawns are about the most common sort of endings arising on the chess board. Yet though they do occur so… — Jose Raul Capablanca
When a chess player looks at the board, he does not see a static mosaic, a 'still life', but a magnetic field of forces, charged… — Arthur Koestler
Chess is war over the board. The object is to crush the opponents mind. — Bobby Fischer
Its just you and your opponent at the board and you're trying to prove something — Bobby Fischer
Chess is like war on a board — Bobby Fischer
Place the contents of the Chess box in a hat, shake them up vigorously, pour them on the board from a height of two feet,… — Unknown Author
Wilderness is an anchor to windward. Knowing it is there, we can also know that we are still a rich nation, tending our resources as… — Unknown Author
Well, back to the old drawing board. — Peter Arno
Here we have bishops, priests, and deacons, a Censorship Board, vigilant librarians, confraternities and sodalities, Duce Maria, Legions of Mary, Knights of this Christian order… — Sean O'Casey
You can't build a strong corporation with a lot of committees and a board that has to be consulted every turn. You have to be… — Rupert Murdoch
In this respect, I suppose I'm the total opposite of Garry [Kasparov]. With his very emotive body language at the [chess]board he shows and displays… — Vladimir Kramnik
Investors want to know how exposed a business is to climate change. The physical risks to Tesco are clear, but could be far-reaching. Freak weather… — Terry Leahy
What happens a lot with songwriting is that a melody or rhythm or something stays with you like catching a cold. And during that time… — Thom Yorke
There are several multiple-witnessed events where humans have been taken on board spacecraft. — Steven M. Greer
During depression the world disappears. Language itself. One has nothing to say. Nothing. No small talk, no anecdotes. Nothing can be risked on the board… — Kate Millett
We have, in this country, one of the most corrupt institutions the world has ever known. I refer to the Federal Reserve Board. This evil… — Louis Thomas McFadden
Geniuses are people who dash off weird, wild, incomprehensible poems with astonishing facility, & then go & get booming drunk & sleep in the gutter.… — Mark Twain
Em reminds me of one of my friends from back home. It was just so natural. I forgot in two seconds that he was the… — Unknown Author
Maybe life is a board game, but I never get to roll the dice. — Tim Wynne-Jones
White men make up 30% of America but they hold 70% of the board seats. — Mellody Hobson
I was really across-the-board, like a nutcase. I had no idea what I wanted to do with my life, so I just did everything. I… — Jayma Mays
Women in the public eye and on TV are often scrutinized for how they look so I know how easy it would be to fall… — Gabby Logan
I really have to thank Facebook ... I didn't know what Facebook was, and now that I do know what it is, I have to… — Betty White
This is how it is today: The teachers are afraid of the principals. The principals are afraid of the superintendents. The superintendents are afraid of… — Milton Berle
Elizabeth Taylor was so fat that whenever she went to London in a red dress, 30 passengers would try to board her. — Joan Rivers

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