The Pawn moves only one square at a time, and that straight forward, except in the act of capturing, when it takes one step diagonally to the right or left file on to the square occupied by the man taken, and continues on that file until it captures another man. ~Howard Staunton
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Everything is negotiable. Whether or not the negotiation is easy is another thing. ~Carrie Fisher
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Any fiction is bound to be transposed autobiography. ~Elizabeth Bowen
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Man unites himself with the world in the process of creation. ~Erich Fromm
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To tell a woman everything she may not do is to tell her what she can do. ~Spanish Proverb
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Everything I say is true. ~Laura Schlessinger
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Winning is everything in Hollywood. ~Olympia Dukakis
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Sometimes you need to distance yourself to see things clearly. ~John Spence
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There is no such thing as bad weather, only different kinds of good weather. ~John Ruskin
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It is better to know as little as possible of the defects of the person with whom you are to pass your life. ~Jane Austen
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Brilliant. A very funny and concise explanation of why we men are as we are. If you are male, you should read it and then make your partner read it, so they will no longer hate you but pity you instead. ~Harry Enfield
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Nature does not hurry, yet everything is accomplished. ~Taoist Proverb
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You already possess everything necessary to become great. ~Native American Proverb
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I have no pity! I have no pity! The more worms writhe, the more I yearn to crush out their entrails! It is a moral teething, and I grind with greater energy, in proportion to the increase of pain. ~Emily Bronte
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If you believe everything you read, better not read. ~Japanese Proverb
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Even if I had expected it, even if I had known what I was going to do with my life, it would have knocked the wind out of me. When something that violent hits you, you can't help but lose your balance and fall. And after you pick yourself up, you realize you can't trust anybody to save you, not your husband, not your mother, not God. So what can you do to stop yourself from tilting and falling all over again? ~Amy Tan
#quotes #amy-tan #family

Embrace the faith that every challenge surmounted by your energy; every problem solved by your wisdom; every soul stirred by your passion; and every barrier to justice brought down by your determination will ennoble your life, inspire others, serve your country, and explode outward the boundaries of what is achievable on this earth. ~Madeleine Albright
#quotes #madeleine-albright #change

I always had this energy level that made me want to come to New York. ~Roy Ayers
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They speak of my drinking, but never think of my thirst. ~Scottish Proverb
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Working with the likes of Joseph Fiennes was just an incredible experience. ~Alice Eve
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Nakata is empty inside. Do you know what it means to be completely empty? Being empty is like a vacant house. An unlocked, vacant house. Anybody can come in, anytime they want. That is what scares me the most. ~Haruki Murakami
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At some point preoccupation with safety can get in the way of living full lives. ~Alan Hirsch
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A thorn defends the rose, harming only those who would steal the blossom. ~Chinese Proverb
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I just enjoy translating, it's like opening one's mouth and hearing someone else's voice emerge. ~Iris Murdoch
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Tigers die and leave their skins; people die and leave their names. ~Japanese Proverb
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