Yuri Averbakh quotes

  • I am always struggling in finding time to daily grow in my faith. If you are not in the Word or focusing on Christ, or into prayer, you can't help but slip at times.

  • This human struggle and scramble for office, for a way to live without work, will finally test the strength of our institutions.

  • Winning the war on terrorism will also require a level of moral clarity that can provide a vision for struggling people and nations everywhere.

  • For me, the most important thing is the element of chance that is built into a live performance. The very great drawback of recorded sound is the fact that it is always the same. No matter how wonderful a recording is, I know that I couldn't live with it--even of my own music--with the same nuances forever.

  • Funerals are important rituals. They don't just recognize that a life has ended; they recognize that a life was lived.

  • When the news wants to tell you something is important, they put dramatic theme music behind it. They scare you into watching the story.

  • It's important to remember that, first and foremost, if not only, this is entertainment. 'The West Wing' isn't meant to be good for you.

  • What is the most important thing you could be working on in the world right now? ... And if you're not working on that, why aren't you?

  • Good isn't my thing but Sawyer's important to me. Please remember I've got my limits and you studying my mouth like you want a taste is pushing me dangerously close to the edge of those limits.

  • Once you get the right image the details aren't that important.