"Life is really simple, but we insist on making it complicated." — Confucius

"My crown is called content, a crown that seldom kings enjoy." — William Shakespeare

"An important rule for the beginner is the following: if it were possible to develop the pieces without the aid of pawn moves, the pawnless advance would be the correct one, for, as suggested, the pawn is not a fighting unit until in the sense that his crossing of the frontier is to be feared by the enemy, since obviously the attacking force of the pawns is small compared with that of the pieces." — Aron Nimzowitsch

"A game played by men of equal strength, if played accurately, will end in a draw, and it is apt to be dull." — Emanuel Lasker

"Chess is a great game. It's a lot of fun, but sometimes you wonder what else is out there." — Hikaru Nakamura

"Books are the plane, and the train, and the road. They are the destination, and the journey. They are home." ― Anna Quindlen

"The moment we believe that success is determined by an ingrained level of ability as opposed to resilience and hard work, we will be brittle in the face of adversity." — Joshua Waitzkin

"Sometimes the hardest thing to do in a pressure situation is to allow the tension to persist. The temptation is to make a decision, any decision, even if it is an inferior choice." — Garry Kasparov

"There are two classes of men; those who are content to yield to circumstances and who play whist; those who aim to control circumstances, and who play chess." — Mortimer Collins

"It is better to keep your mouth closed and let people think you are a fool than to open it and remove all doubt." — Mark Twain

"I like colorful tales with black beginnings and stormy middles and cloudless blue-sky endings. But any story will do." ― Katherine Applegate, The One and Only Ivan

"The older I grow, the more I value Pawns." — Paul Keres

"The path to glory is rough, and many gloomy hours obscure it. May the Great Spirit shed light on your path, so that you may never experience the humility that the power of the American government has reduced me to. This is the wish of a man who, in his native forests, was once as proud and bold as yourself." — Chief Black Hawk

"Once you learn to read, you will be forever free." ― Frederick Douglass

"Nothing is dearer to a chess player's heart than his rating. Well, of course everyone knows he's under-rated, but his rating, its ups and downs, however miniscule, are his ego's stock-market report." ― Lev Alburt

"Counterattack is the soul of the game," wrote Vera Menchik. "In the times of need when we are faced with a very cramped or even a lost game, our best chance of recovering the balance is to introduce complications."

Q: What did the janitor say when he jumped out of the closet? A: "Supplies!"

Jack Be Nimble Lyrics
Jack be nimble, Jack be quick
Jack jump over the candlestick
Jack be nimble, Jack be spry
Jack jump over the apple pie
Jack be nimble, Jack jump high!
Jack fly up into the sky

Skipping skipping like a kite
Bouncing bouncing with delight
Every leap is leaping right

Jack is happy, Jack is spry
Jack be nimble, Jack jump high!
Jack fly up into the sky

Skipping skipping like a kite
Jack jump over the apple pie
Jack be nimble, Jack be quick
Jump jump Jack jump!
Jack is happy, Jack is spry
Every leap is leaping right
Jack be nimble, Jack be quick
Jump!

Jack be nimble, Jack be light
Way way up into the sky
Tumbles up and touches down
Landing like a butterfly
Jack be nimble, Jack jump high!

Jack fly up into the sky
Jump jump Jack jump!

Jack be nimble, Jack be quick
Jack jump over the candlestick
Jack be nimble, Jack be spry
Jack jump over the apple pie
Jack be nimble, Jack jump high!
Jack fly up into the sky

Jack be nimble, Jack be quick
Jack be nimble, Jack be quick
Jack be nimble, Jack be quick
Jack be nimble, Jack be quick

Jack be nimble, Jack be quick
Jack be nimble, Jack be quick
Jack be nimble, Jack be quick
Jack be nimble, Jack be quick

Jack be nimble, Jack be quick
Jack be nimble, Jack be quick

Q: What did the fish say when he swam into a wall? A: Dam.