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Playing Chess Quotes

It's not that the Democrats are playing checkers and the Republicans are playing chess. It's that the Republicans are playing chess and the Democrats are in the nurse's office because once again they glued their balls to their thighs. Jon Stewart
The captain was a good chess player, and the games were always interesting. Yossarian had stopped playing chess with him because the games were so interesting they were foolish. Joseph Heller
Ralph... would treat the day's decisions as though he were playing chess. The only trouble was that he would never be a very good chess player. William Golding
But it's also because of something personal. My mother and father met while playing chess, so I've always had a fondness for the game. If it weren't for chess, I might not be here. Dorothy Dunnett
In our town there was a Gestapo officer who loved to play chess. After the occupation began, he found out that my father was the chess master of the region, and so he had him to his house every night. Bruno Schulz
Alexandra Kosteniuk quote: "It's a shame to be the face of chess and to play chess badly."
It's a shame to be the face of chess and to play chess badly. Alexandra Kosteniuk
Never having played Chess before, it was most interesting to be playing the game with no pieces in front of me. But I still knew how to stroke my hair when I won. Peter Mayhew
Kobe Bryant quote: "These young guys are playing checkers. I'm out there playing..."
These young guys are playing checkers. I'm out there playing chess. Kobe Bryant
I am convinced, the way one plays chess always reflects the player's personality. If something defines his character, then it will also define his way of playing. Vladimir Kramnik
Amy Tan quote: "Why do you have to use me to show off? If you want to show..."
Why do you have to use me to show off? If you want to show off, then why don't you learn to play chess."- Ch. 5 Amy Tan
Another time, he was playing [chess] with his equal, the Duchess of Bourbon, who made a move that inadvertently exposed her king. Ignoring the rules of the game, he promptly captured it. "Ah," said the duchess, "we do not take Kings so." Replied Franklin in a famous quip: "We do in America. Walter Isaacson
Clinging to any form of conservatism can be dangerous. Become too conservative and you are unprepared for surprises. You cannot depend on luck. Logic is blind and often knows only its own past. Logic is good for playing chess but is often too slow for the needs of survival. Frank Herbert
Charles Simic quote: "When you play chess alone it's always your move."
When you play chess alone it's always your move. Charles Simic
We all play chess with Fate as partner. He makes a move, we make a move. He tries to checkmate us in three moves, we try to prevent it. We know we can't win, but we're driven to give him a good fight. Isaac Bashevis Singer
John Turturro quote: "I play chess badly and I've been beaten by my 10-year old son."
I play chess badly and I've been beaten by my 10-year old son. John Turturro

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