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Be cautious of playing your Queen in front of your King and in subjecting yourself to a discovered check. It is better when check is given to your King to interpose a man that attacks the checking Piece than with one that does not. ↗

— Howard Staunton

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Politics as battle has given way to politics as spectacle. ↗

— Ronald Steel

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At the end of the day, I have one job requirement right now that's been given to me by the Republican Party and, I think, the American people, and that's to fire Nancy Pelosi. ↗

— Michael Steele

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I've given my memoirs far more thought than any of my marriages. You can't divorce a book. ↗

— Gloria Swanson

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I cannot even imagine where I would be today were it not for that handful of friends who have given me a heart full of joy. Let's face it, friends make life a lot more fun. ↗

— Charles R. Swindoll

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Doubts are like stains on a shirt. I like shirts with stains, because when I'm given a shirt that's too clean, one that's completely white, I immediately start having doubts. ↗

— Antonio Tabucchi

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It might seem paradoxical given my profession, but I'm not someone who likes to be in the limelight. ↗

— Audrey Tautou

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The question is what I wanted to do with the new life God has given me. This is the mission I want to take on. ↗

— Billy Tauzin

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And I do think that earlier in my career, I did make a very conscious decision to make sure that I was doing work that wasn't necessarily given to me, and that people didn't necessarily think that I would be able to do. ↗

— Charlize Theron

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The pleasure a reader gets is often equal to the pleasure a writer is given. ↗

— Paul Theroux

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