Michael Stean quotes
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“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, Middlegame and especially Endgame. The primary constraint on a piece's activity is the Pawn structure”
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“The winner of the first point is the loser of the last.”
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“The psychological effects of having to hold a prospectless position for what might seem an infinite amount of time does nothing to aid the defender's concentration.”
-- Michael SteanSource : Michael Stean (2013). “Simple Chess: New Algebraic Edition”, p.55, Courier Corporation
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“Never in the history of chess have so many moves been repeated so often so quickly by so many people who didn't really understand them.”
-- Michael SteanSource : Michael Stean (2003). “Simple Chess”, p.141, Courier Corporation
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Source : Abby Sunderland, Lynn Vincent (2011). “Unsinkable: A Young Woman's Courageous Battle on the High Seas”, p.12, Thomas Nelson Inc
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Source : "Meet the Press" with Chuck Todd, www.nbcnews.com. July 3, 2016.
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“...mastery of the emotions is fundamental to a virtuous life.”
Source : A. C. Grayling (2004). “Life, Sex and Ideas: The Good Life Without God”, p.4, Oxford University Press, USA
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Source : Abraham Pais (2005). “Subtle is the Lord: The Science and the Life of Albert Einstein”, p.90, Oxford University Press
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“The fundamental premise of liberalism is the moral incapacity of the American people.”
Source : Alan Keyes' Speech at the Christian Coalition Dinner in Manchester, New Hampshire, www.keyesarchives.com. February 6, 1999.
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Source : Allen Tate (1999). “Essays of Four Decades”, Isi Books
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