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"At some point he seemed to lose all confidence trying to break down the Berlin Wall. He was still fighting as only Kasparov can, but I could see it in his eyes that he knew he wasn't going to win one of these games."
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"You're not interesting in the least," she spat. "I don't need to be," I smiled. "That's what you need...And you're welcome to it."
"An amazing thing happens when you stop seeking approval and validation: You find it. People are naturally drawn like magnets to those who know who they are and cannot be shaken!"
"Well, I can throw a mean comeback, so there's that. I will crush them on wit."
"You've turned into quite a bossy little thing," Myrnin said. "I think I might like it."
"Just because everyone is behaving like a clown, it doesn't mean you have to join the circus."
"Be gentle, confident and action-oriented. Remember, your actions will make a difference."
"I'm playing one of the principal roles, which gives you more clout and more confidence."
"Perhaps a child who is fussed over gets a feeling of destiny; he thinks he is the world for something important, and it gives him drive and confidence."
"You are as the sun; the world is your stage; even without an audience, shine."
"You don't need to put on make-up to make you look pretty. All you need to do is put on a smile and that will make you pretty in anyone's book."
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"The strength of the playing ability is much more important. Only if the strength of the opponent's playing ability is comparable, does the game develop."
"For me art and chess are closely related, both are forms in which the self finds beauty and expression."
"No - I'm quite calm inside during the game for most of the time - not 100%, but generally very calm."
"Chess is an infinitely complex game, which one can play in infinitely numerous and varied ways."
"It made a big difference to my match stamina. I couldn't imagine I would have been so energetic during the match - it really gave me a welcomed extra boost!"
"I feel that my relationship with Kasparov now is much the same as it had been before the match - good. As for his reaction, well it can't be nice to lose your title after so long, but he was very generous."
"When I speak of the beauty of a game of chess, then naturally this is subjective. Beauty can be found in a very technical, mathematical game for example. That is the beauty of clarity."
"Once he had selected the path he was going down he really had to stick with it in a 16 game match. He had to try and hit in the one direction but unfortunately for him - though fortunately for me! - he hit in the wrong direction."
"I don't like to show my emotions at the board, not because they might give something away to an opponent, but because that's my style: I like to keep it to myself."
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