You all know that each title in the Chronicles has a chess theme; that's partly because of the overall design of the Chronicles themselves - the game of chess as an analogue of the game of life. Dorothy Dunnett analoguechesschronicle Change image and share on social
You are always invested in a film, but there is always a different feeling you get when you are portraying a character that is based on real life and you are re-telling events that actually took place. Martin Henderson basecharacterevent share on social
Speakers who talk about what life has taught them never fail to keep the attention of their listeners. Dale Carnegie attentionfaillife Change image and share on social
The two most important things in life are good friends and a strong bullpen. Bob Lemon bullpenfriendgood Change image and share on social
My friends call me a 'pace-setter.' Sometimes I am impatient, I think, but you must be fast and flexible in business because uncertainty is the only certainty in life. Guler Sabanci businesscallcertainty Change image and share on social
It has been my fate in a long life of production to be credited chiefly with the equivocal virtue of industry, a quality so excellent in morals, so little satisfactory in art. Margaret Oliphant artchieflycredit Change image and share on social
There is no force like success, and that is why the individual makes all effort to surround himself throughout life with the evidence of it; as of the individual, so should it be of the nation. Marcus Garvey effortevidenceforce Change image and share on social
In the scope of a happy life, a messy desk or an overstuffed coat closet is a trivial thing, yet I find - and I hear from other people that they agree - that getting rid of clutter gives a disproportionate boost to happiness. Gretchen Rubin agreeboostcloset share on social
Digital texts are all well and good, but books on shelves are a presence in your life. As such, they become a part of your day-to-day existence, reminding you, chastising you, calling to you. Plus, book collecting is, hands down, the greatest pastime in the world. Michael Dirda bookcallchastise share on social
If my real life was half as exciting as what is reported, I would be thrilled. Gabrielle Union excithalflife Change image and share on social