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Boris Spassky

"The place of chess in the society is closely related to the attitude of young people towards our game."

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Donna Grant

"We...advance toward a state of society in which not only each man but every impulse in each man claims carte blanche."

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Donna Grant

"People are very busy; they are so busy that when they walk in the crowds they see no one, no one but themselves; they hear no voice, no voice but their own voice!"

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Donna Grant

"Probably the people on the street know better than the people at home."

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Donna Grant

"In a materialistic society, the dead body of a rich man's dog is regarded as a corpse; that of a poor man, a carcass."

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Donna Grant

"People on corporate conveyor belts, like animals in slaughter-chutes are all part of the same big massacre of joy."

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Donna Grant

"Poverty is like a crumb that sits at a table, and starves itself to death."

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Donna Grant

"The action or inaction of any government does not negate the Personal Responsibility of the citizens."

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Donna Grant

"If you have any hate in your heart, you will not be able to create a society that is just."

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Donna Grant

"Keep your finger on the pulse of society, take controversies with a grain of salt, lick your finger and then lift it to the wind; always know what is going on, my friend, so this world can never steer you wrong again."

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Donna Grant

"The journey of every ignorant and obedient society always ends up in the same place: In the desert!"

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Boris Spassky
"Time control directly influences the quality of play."

Time

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Boris Spassky
"I try to help developing junior chess. When I lived in USSR, I got a lot of free help from very good coaches - now I am trying to repay that debt."

Chess

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Boris Spassky
"The Soviet Union was an exception, but even there chess players were not rich. Only Fischer changed that."

Chess

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Boris Spassky
"Nowadays there is more dynamism in chess, modern players like to take the initiative. Usually they are poor defenders though."

Chess

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Boris Spassky
"We can compare classical chess and rapid chess with theatre and cinema - some actors don't like the latter and prefer to work in the theatre."

Work

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Boris Spassky
"I don't want ever to be champion again."

Want

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Boris Spassky
"Nowadays young people have great choice of occupations, hobbies, etc, so chess is experiencing difficulties because of the high competition. Now it's hard to make living in chess, so our profession does attract young people."

People

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Boris Spassky
"Nowadays it would be reasonable to have an annual world championship."

World

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Boris Spassky
"The place of chess in the society is closely related to the attitude of young people towards our game."

Society

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Boris Spassky
"When I am in form, my style is a little bit stubborn, almost brutal. Sometimes I feel a great spirit of fight which drives me on."

Fight

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