Zagorin Quotes & Sayings

How vain are our fears! I thought to myself. Sometimes we fear that which our opponent (or fate) had never even considered! After this, then, is it any longer worthwhile to rack one's brain to find new ghosts to fear? No, indeed: All hail optimism! - upon playing Hermanis Mattison after he overlooked an unusual knight manouevre. — Aron Nimzowitsch

Safety was not a big thing when I was growing up. A seat belt was something that got in the way: 'Ma, the seat belt is digging into my back.' 'Stuff it down into the seat. And roll those windows up, you're letting the smoke out' — Margaret Smith

It is possible to reason out the existence of God to a limited extent. — Mahatma Gandhi

Your life looks like a prison because you focus on the things you wish you had and thus don't appreciate what you already have.
So why don't you try to see the abundance in your life? Because, if you haven't noticed, you've got many things to thank for. Just look around. — Lidiya K.

When you want to be close to me, listen to the music. The love is stored there and will not die. — Michael Jackson

We can boost our immune systems by strengthening our social networks and decreasing stress. — Jane McGonigal

Jack the Orderly: I've come for your tv. You've been using too much juice. Another 10,000 kilowatts again this month. Beats me how an old, homicidal loony can use that much power. — Earl Mac Rauch

She raced for him, propelled by the strength of a thousand regrets. — Lisi Harrison

Every book changes you in some way, whether it's your perspective on the world or how you define yourself in relation to the world. — Mindy Mejia

You must never forget it if that's an important memory to you. Especially when a person dies, he can only live in the memories of others. — Gosho Aoyama

Don't ever tell people on Twitter that you're tweeting while you're driving, because they'll come unglued. It's worse than saying you're cutting up kittens. — Rob Gokee

Forever may it remain that way. And may God bless these now-found souls. — Robert Ballard

If authorities were well organized, there would not be an Unknown Warrior. — Joseph Joubert

The brilliance of enslaving the spirit is that it is an invisible prison from which the inmate appears to derive some comfort. — Alice Walker

I tell you one thing that makes me feel I haven't wasted my life, and that is I've got some grandchildren. You can't overestimate the kind of opening to the future that gives a person, I think. — Helen Garner