The artist is nothing without the gift, but the gift is nothing without work. (Emile Zola)

Never interrupt your enemy when he is making a mistake. (Napoleon Bonaparte)

Victory goes to the player who makes the next-to-last mistake. (Chessmaster Savielly Grigorievitch Tartakower)

I begin by taking.I shall find scholars later to demonstrate my perfect right. (Frederick (II) the Great)

The power of accurate observation is frequently called cynicism by those who don’t have it. (George Bernard Shaw)