There are more possible ways to play a game of chess than the amount of atoms in the observable universe. So it gets very messy. And there is no right way to play; there are many ways. In chess, as in life, possibility is the basis of
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“Learning to fail well means learning to understand your mistakes, because unless you know what went wrong, you may do the wrong things to correct it.”
― The Up Side of Down: Why Failing Well Is the Key to Success
― The Up Side of Down: Why Failing Well Is the Key to Success
“You can't spend your whole life criticizing something and then, when you have the chance to do it better, refuse to go near it.”
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“This sentence has five words. Here are five more words. Five-word sentences are fine. But several together become monotonous. Listen to what is happening. The writing is getting boring. The sound of it drones. It’s like a stuck record. The ear demands some variety. Now listen. I vary the sentence length, and I create music. Music. The writing sings. It has a pleasant rhythm, a lilt, a harmony. I use short sentences. And I use sentences of medium length. And sometimes, when I am certain the reader is rested, I will engage him with a sentence of considerable length, a sentence that burns with energy and builds with all the impetus of a crescendo, the roll of the drums, the crash of the cymbals–sounds that say listen to this, it is important.”
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“Disagreement is not oppression. Argument is not assault. Words – even provocative or repugnant ones – are not violence. The answer to speech we do not like is more speech.”
― The Madness of Crowds: Gender, Race and Identity
― The Madness of Crowds: Gender, Race and Identity
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