The laws of Chess do not permit a free choice: you have to move whether you like it or not

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"Chess is above all, a fight!"

- Emanuel Lasker

Courage

"The hardest game to win is a won game."

- Emanuel Lasker

Adversity

"Without error there can be no brilliancy"

- Emanuel Lasker

Growth

"When you see a good move, look for a better one."

- Emanuel Lasker

Focus

"The combination player thinks forward; he starts from the given position, and tries the forceful moves in his mind"

- Emanuel Lasker

Focus

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"We have raised the bar. … But that doesn’t raise it just for the youth. That raises it for the parents, who have the primary responsibility for teaching their children principles. That raises it for the leaders. That raises it for the teachers. We’ve all got to take a step up in a world that is unraveling as fast as this one is."

- President M. Russell Ballard

Responsibility

"Obstacles can’t stop you. Problems can’t stop you. People can’t stop you. Only you can stop you."

- Unknown

Responsibility

"Life comes at a cost. Wouldn’t it be arrogant to die before you’ve repaid that debt?"

- Yuuji Kazami

Responsibility

"You can’t win a game by doing nothing. And if someone else wins it for you then you haven’t accomplished anything. Life is the same way."

- Junichirou Kagami

Responsibility

"Ask not what your country can do for you — ask what you can do for your country."

- John F. Kennedy

Responsibility