Position Quotes

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Now Manchester United are 2-1 down on aggregate, they are in a better position than when they started the game at 1-1. — Ron Atkinson
It has been observed that a pure democracy if it were practicable would be the most perfect government. Experience has proved that no position is… — Alexander Hamilton
It is the aim of the modern school, not to treat every position according to one general law, but according to the principle inherent in… — Richard Reti
The most important feature of the Chess position is the activity of the pieces. This is absolutely fundamental in all phases of the game: Opening,… — Michael Stean
Good positions don't win games, good moves do — Gerald Abrahams
Tactics flow from a superior position — Bobby Fischer
The combination player thinks forward; he starts from the given position, and tries the forceful moves in his mind — Emanuel Lasker
Chess mastery essentially consists of analyzing Chess positions accurately — Mikhail Botvinnik
If your opponent cannot do anything active, then don't rush the position; instead you should let him sit there, suffer, and beg you for a… — Jeremy Silman
In complicated positions, Bobby Fischer hardly had to be afraid of anybody — Paul Keres
It was clear to me that the vulnerable point of the American Grandmaster (Bobby Fischer) was in double-edged, hanging, irrational positions, where he often failed… — Efim Geller
Weak points or holes in the opponent's position must be occupied by pieces not Pawns — Siegbert Tarrasch
I care so deeply about this matter that I'm willing to take on the legal penalties, to sit in this prison cell, to sacrifice my… — Mahatma Gandhi
When people are placed in positions slightly above what they expect, they are apt to excel. — Richard Branson
If you really look at hip-hop dance, it's really a rites-of-passage thing. You never see the arms release down. They're always up in fighting position.… — Rennie Harris
She later said: "If the Irish people vote in favour of gay marriage then I'll vote for gay marriage in the Oireachtas in order to… — Lucinda Creighton
I respect the Governor's position to veto SB1062, especially in light of the concerns brought up over the past week. I understand the concerns of… — Andy Tobin
If adjustment is necessary, it should be made primarily with regard to the position the homosexual occupies in present-day society, and society should more often… — Harry Benjamin
I recently read that Arnold Schwarzenegger collects Hummers. Now we know why Maria's face is frozen in that puckered position. — Brad Wilkerson
While money doesn't buy love, it puts you in a great bargaining position. — Christopher Marlowe

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