Dominic Lawson famous quotes

Nothing excites jaded Grandmasters more than a theoretical novelty
-- Dominic Lawson

#Chess #Novelty #Theoretical

Share prices follow the theorem: hope divided by fear minus greed.
-- Dominic Lawson

#Greed #Share #Minus

There are very few self-made millionaires, if any, who have not taken risks which would make the rest of us unable to sleep at night, or keep our food down.
-- Dominic Lawson

#Taken #Sleep #Night

When Garri Kasparov wrestles with his conscience, he always wins. It's what he's best at.
-- Dominic Lawson

#Winning #Chess #Conscience

No one ever felt sorry for a banker.
-- Dominic Lawson

#Sorry #Bankers #Felt

In a boom, envy; in a bust, anger.
-- Dominic Lawson

#Envy

Attack! Always Attack!

During a chess tournament a master must envisage himself as a cross between an ascetic monk and a beast of prey.

Deux fous gagnent toujours, mais trois fous, non!

Capablanca was snatched too early from the chess world. With his death we have lost a great chess genius, the like of whom we will never see again.

We do not innovate anything ... How is it that novelties are introduced which were never even thought of by our predecessors?

Survival prospects are poor for an animal that is not suspicious of novelty.

I don't set trends. I just find out what they are and exploit them.

The major novelty of my theory was its claim that the most rapid evolutionary change does not occur in widespread, populous species, as claimed by Most geneticists, but in small founder populations.

I don't call myself an 'industrial designer,' because I'm other things. Industrial designers want to make novel things. Novelty is a concept of commerce, not an aesthetic concept.

I am now convinced that theoretical physics is actually philosophy.