“A joker is a little fool who is different from everyone else. He's not a club, diamond, heart, or spade. He's not an eight or a nine, a king or a jack. He is an outsider. He is placed in the same pack as the other cards, but he doesn't belong there. Therefore, he can be removed without anybody missing him.”
― The Solitaire Mystery
― The Solitaire Mystery
“ .. إننا جميعاً أمام رقعة شطرنج عالمية ، لن يربح فيها صاحب النوايا الطيبة فقط ، ولا صاحب العقيدة السليمة وحدها ، بل سيربح فيها من يمتلك كل هذا مع العقل والمنطق والقدرة على حساب الأمور ، دون إفساد حساباته بتعنتات أو انفعالات لا طائل منها . لقد انفعلنا وصرخنا وتعاطفنا ودعونا من أجل ( العراق ) ..
ثم انهزم ( العراق ) ..
وانهزم هزيمة ساحقة ..
ولا بد أن نتعلم درساً من هذا .. على رقعة الشطرنج .”
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ثم انهزم ( العراق ) ..
وانهزم هزيمة ساحقة ..
ولا بد أن نتعلم درساً من هذا .. على رقعة الشطرنج .”
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“It's not what you say out of your mouth that determines your life, it's what you whisper to yourself that has the most power!”
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“In school we learn that mistakes are bad, and we are punished for making them. Yet, if you look at the way humans are designed to learn, we learn by making mistakes. We learn to walk by falling down. If we never fell down, we would never walk.”
― Rich Dad, Poor Dad
― Rich Dad, Poor Dad
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