Danican Philidor Quotes & Sayings

To all the women, and especially the young women, who put their faith in this campaign and in me, I want you to know that nothing has made me prouder than to be your champion. Now, I know we have still not shattered that highest and hardest glass ceiling, but some day someone will and hopefully sooner than we might think right now. — Hillary Clinton

Pawns: they are the soul of this game, they alone form the attack and defense — Francois-Andre Danican Philidor

Science in England, in America, is jealous of theory, hates the name of love and moral purpose. There's revenge for this humanity.What manner of man does science make? The boy is not attracted. He says, I do not wish to be such a kind of man as my professor is. — Ralph Waldo Emerson

The Pawns are the soul of the game — Francois-Andre Danican Philidor

The value of a well-made and well-used tool lies not only in what it produces for us but what it produces in us. — Nicholas Carr

A pawn, when separated from his fellows, will seldom or never make a fortune. — Francois-Andre Danican Philidor

Society tends to stick labels on everything and everyone. The label that is given to you will stick with you for a lifetime. — Kenneth Eade

The pawn is the soul of chess. — Francois-Andre Danican Philidor

Living means taking chances. Risks. Playing safe all the time is being dead inside, even if you happen to still be breathing. — Ellen Hopkins

I'll tell you what I like about Chinese people: they're hanging in there with the chop sticks, aren't they? You know they've seen the fork. They're staying with the sticks. — Jerry Seinfeld

It is always advantageous to exchange your king's bishop pawn for the king's pawn, since this leads to the seizure of the centre and, in addition, to the opening of a file for the rook. — Francois-Andre Danican Philidor