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554 Humour quotes by 412 unique authors

I played like a child. — Magnus Carlsen
Nowadays tournaments are for nurseries. Look at those kiddies. — Miguel Najdorf
It will be cheering to know that many people are skillful chessplayers, though in many instances their brains, in a general way, compare unfavorably with… — Unknown Author
If one would cancel all traffic rules and switch off all traffic lights, watching city traffic on TV would be also awfully interesting! — Oleg Romanishin
Campo, as everyone in chess recognized, had a 2600 rating as a politician. — Raymond Keene
Now I have the pawn and the compensation. — Unknown Author
Shall we ever live to see the following wise prohibition - the audience is forbidden to smoke and the masters are forbidden to 'smoke out'… — Savielly Tartakower
In 1996, the players at the VSB tournament in Amsterdam sent me a card for my wedding with this dedication, 'Anand congrats on your wedding.… — Viswanathan Anand
Once I asked Teichman what he thought of Bird's chess: "Same as his health," he replied, "always alternating between being dangerously ill and dangerously well." — William Ewart Napier
But alas! Like many another consummation devoutly to be wished, the actual performance was a disappointing one. — Fred Reinfeld
What we need are lots of girls who aren't as good as us, who'll treat us with the proper respect and reverance. — Unknown Author
Life is short. Eat dessert first. — Jacques Torres
My humour has always come from anger, but I have to make sure I don't just get angry and jump on a soapbox. — Carl Hiaasen
I knew the man up until our divorce - after that I didn't know the man, but it didn't stop me caring about him and… — Cynthia Lennon
When you say to yourself, 'I am going to have a pleasant visit or a pleasant journey,' you are literally sending elements and forces ahead… — Prentice Mulford
Comedy is the most difficult. Comic timing is something which you either have it in you, or you don't. You have to have a good… — Deepika Padukone
The establishment irritates you - pull your beard, flick your face - to make you fight because once they've got you violent they know how… — John Lennon
The Almighty in His infinite wisdom did not see fit to create Frenchmen in the image of Englishmen. — Winston Churchill
I tend to play characters that I can infuse with certain kinds of humour. Even the baddest guy can be funny in his own particular… — Samuel L. Jackson
What is really important to me is a sense of humour and a mischief about life. Life is just too boring otherwise. — Mira Nair
Humour is the shortest road from one person to another. — Georges Wolinski
Prudent people are very happy; 'tis an exceeding fine thing, that's certain, but I was born without it, and shall retain to my day of… — Mary Wortley Montagu
But to the particular species of excellence men are directed, not by an ascendant planet or predominating humour, but by the first book which they… — Samuel Johnson
I've always been an optimist and I believe laughter is a wonderful thing — Alice Herz-Sommer
What is done cannot be undone, but one can prevent it happening again — Anne Frank

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