Jacob Aagaard quotes

“Knights are cavalry, bishops are archers, rooks are cannons and queens are wizards.”
-- Jacob Aagaard

#Queens Quotes #Archer Quotes #Knights Quotes

“The choice of moves should not be made on an exact verdict of the final position, but on whether or not your position has improved or worsened.”
-- Jacob Aagaard

Source : "Excelling at Positional Chess". Book by Jacob Aagaard, 2001.

#Moving Quotes #Choices Quotes #Finals Quotes

“Whenever we see an unprotected piece we must keep our eyes peeled because this is one of the most important ingredients of a combination.”
-- Jacob Aagaard

Source : "Excelling at Positional Chess". Book by Jacob Aagaard, 2001.

#Eye Quotes #Important Quotes #Pieces Quotes

“We always say, one day we will laugh at this. I always try to make sure that this one day is today...”
-- Jacob Aagaard

Source : "Are Chess Players Intelligent?". Quality Chess Blog, www.qualitychess.co.uk. October 06, 2010.

#Laughing Quotes #Trying Quotes #One Day Quotes

“It is eerie being all but alone in Westminster Abbey. Without the tourists, there are only the dead, many of them kings and queens. They speak powerfully and put my thoughts into vivid perspective.”

“Everybody is entitled to believe. Churches have exactly the same right to exist as a football club, a trade union or a political party. But if you and I set up the Church of the Fairies of the Garden, then I don't think we should automatically be meeting the queen, be entitled to seats in the House of Lords or get public money for our fairy schools.”

“Layer upon layer, Italy's storied past unfolds in Robert Kaster's captivating journey along the venerable Queen of Roads. I cannot imagine a more perfect guide to such a rich trove of ancient and modern memories. Illuminating, erudite, entertaining, and evocative.”

“The Poet is a kinsman in the clouds Who scoffs at archers, loves a stormy day; But on the ground, among the hooting crowds, He cannot walk, his wings are in the way.”

“Booking an act for my Dad's 70th birthday, I wanted a great act and went straight to John Archer- his reputation in the magic world is among the very best. I was so pleased he was able to do it, and he absolutely brought the house down. It was brilliant, hysterically funny, and perfectly pitched for the occasion. He made the evening. I'd recommend him unreservedly.”

“The shot will go smoothly only when it takes the archer himself by surprise.”

“Generals think war should be waged like the tourneys of the Middle Ages. I have no use for knights; I need revolutionaries.”

“If, anywhere, brethren of a particular religious belief have been excluded from this Degree [18° Knight Rose Croix], it merely shows how gravely the purposes and plan of Masonry may be misunderstood. For whenever the door of any Degree is closed against him who believes in one God and the soul's immortality, on account of the other tenets of his faith, that Degree is Masonry no longer.”

“I have so many [on-set Glee BFFs]. I love Kevin (McHale). I love Amber (Riley); Amber and I are essentially the same person, even though one’s fiercer than the other—don’t tell her it’s me. I love Chris Colfer, he’s a gem. Melissa (Benoist) and Blake (Jenner), I love them. We’re such a tight-knight family because we spend so much time together.”

“I could give any woman in the world a piece and a move; to Gaprindashvili even, a knight.”