"Chess is only a recreation and not an…" — Vladimir Lenin

"Chess is only a recreation and not an occupation."

— Vladimir Lenin

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216 Quotes by Vladimir Lenin

Vladimir Lenin has 216 quotes on this site. A few more worth reading:

A democracy is a state which recognizes the subjection of the minority to the majority, that is, an organization for…
Three keys to success: read, read, read.
Authority poisons everybody who takes authority on himself.
Only an armed people can be the real bulwark of popular liberty.
All our lives we fought against exalting the individual, against the elevation of the single person, and long ago we…
Ideological talk and phrase mongering about political liberties should be disposed with; all that is just mere chatter and phrase…
Give me a child for the first 5 years of his life and he will be mine forever.
Autocracy cannot do without its twin agents: a hangman and a priest, the first to suppress popular resistance by force,…
We would be deceiving both ourselves and the people if we concealed from the masses the necessity of a desperate,…
But democracy is by no means a limit one may not overstep; it is only one of the stages in…
For the complete extinction of the state, complete Communism is necessary.
A system of licensing and registration is the perfect device to deny gun ownership to the bourgeoisie.

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More Chess Quotes

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I was a terrible father. The most I ever did for my children was to teach them chess. At least… — David Bailey
My problem with chess was that all my pieces wanted to end the game as soon as possible. — Dave Barry
These young guys are playing checkers. I'm out there playing chess. — Kobe Bryant
A lot of people think international relations is like a game of chess. But it's not a game of chess,… — Madeleine Albright
Chess first of all teaches you to be objective. — Alexander Alekhine
I believe that true beauty of chess is more than enough to satisfy all possible demands. — Alexander Alekhine
I look at improvising as a prolonged game of chess. There's an opening gambit with your pawn in a complex… — Steve Carell
I have always thought you could take the measure of a man by his sports manners - that is to… — Graydon Carter
Chess is as elaborate a waste of human intelligence as you can find outside an advertising agency. — Raymond Chandler
People are governed with the head; kindness of heart is little use in chess. — Nicolas Chamfort
Play the game for more than you can afford to lose... only then will you learn the game. — Winston Churchill
I failed to make the chess team because of my height. — Woody Allen

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