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It's not enough to be talented. It's not enough to work hard and to study late into the night. You must also become intimately aware of the methods you use to reach your decisions.

Garry Kasparov

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Garry Kasparov
Age: 61
Born: 1963
Born: April 13
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Many so-called pragmatists want nothing to do with space exploration or other kinds of ambitious endeavours that don't have a clear payoff. This mentality is hugely damaging to our success as a civilization. Our desire to understand the universe is kindled by curiosity and wonder, and this has fuelled countless scientific breakthroughs.
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Moscow is simply unwilling to recognize the right of self-determination of nations.
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[Vladimir] Putin is more of a poker player. In poker, unlike chess, you can effectively compensate for a very weak hand by bluffing. There are fixed rules in chess, and no one knows how the game will end. Things are currently the other way around in Putin's realm. But it won't stay that way forever.
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In general there is something puzzling about the fact that the most renowned figures in chess - Morphy, Pillsbury, Capablanca and Fischer - were born in America.
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Ultimately, what separates a Winner from a Loser at the Grandmaster level is the Willingness to do the Unthinkable.
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I learned that fighting on the chess board could also have an impact on the political climate in the country.
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[Romans] never made any improvements on the cavalry. And amazingly, when you read the sources, they couldn't make it because stirrups were not known in Europe. For hundreds of years, the Romans couldn't make a cavalry which proved to be extremely effective.
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The biggest problem I see among people who want to excel in chess – and in business and in life in general – is not trusting their instincts enough.
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I'm looking forward to the day when my country is saved - and the current winner becomes a loser.
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Energy is connected to physical fitness. One of the reasons I stayed at the top so long is that I was tremendously fit. At 36, I was fitter than most opponents ten years younger.
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