Position Quotes

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Choking is being in a position to win, and then experiencing some critical failure of nerve or spirit. That never happened to me. And I… — Pete Sampras
The things I saw beggar description ... The visual evidence and the verbal testimony of starvation, cruelty, and bestiality were so overpowering as to leave… — Dwight D. Eisenhower
It is man's intrinsic and irreducible self-responsibility to humanize himself, to exercise his entire range of rational and moral resources to raise his mode of… — Kenny Smith
All I kin git out o' the Wickersham position on prohibition is that the distinguished jurist seems to feel that if we'd let 'em have… — Kin Hubbard
In this court the parties changed positions as nimbly as if dancing a quadrille. — Robert H. Jackson
Most political leaders acquire their position by causing large numbers of people to believe that these leaders are actuated by altruistic desires — Bertrand Russell
I will use whatever position I have in order to root out hypocrisy. Democrats have strong moral values. Frankly, my moral values are offended by… — Howard Dean
You are not barred from attaining greatness by heredity. No matter who or what your ancestors may have been or how unlearned or lowly their… — Wallace D. Wattles
These practices - non-killing, truthfulness, non-stealing, chastity, and non-receiving - are to be practised by every man, woman, and child; by every soul, irrespective of… — Swami Vivekananda
With our own shortcomings, we are in no position to judge anyone else. The best way to forget the faults of others is to remember… — Nicky Gumbel
My position now, especially in this town, adds an element of skepticism with people you meet - especially girls. I mean, it becomes a lot… — Jason Biggs
Here is a definition which correctly reflects the course of thought and action of a grandmaster: - The plan in a game of chess is… — Alexander Kotov
A chess player never has a heart attack in a good position. — Bent Larsen
Many Chess players were surprised when after the game, Fischer quietly explained: 'I had already analyzed this possibility' in a position which I thought was… — Mikhail Tal
The process of rating players can be compared to the measurement of the position of a cork bobbing up and down on the surface of… — Arpad Elo
I thought I was playing the world champion, not some 27-eyed monster who sees everything in all positions. — Tony Miles
You can permit yourself any liberty in the opening except the luxury of a passive position. — Grigory Sanakoev
I'll take my five positions per second any day, thank you — Viswanathan Anand
The delight in gambits is a sign of chess youth... In very much the same way as the young man, on reaching his manhood years,… — Emanuel Lasker
A lot of the difference between an IM and GM is a seriousness to the game. The GM is willing to go through all this.… — Nick de Firmian

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