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I didn't know so well chess theory, the theory of chess openings. And so, of course I knew the theory, but not on the level of the best players, so this was my... this was always my weakness. Anatoly Karpov
Best Weakness Knew Openings Know Well Course Always Chess Theory Level Players
I was world champion. For me, chess is my life. It is everything. Anatoly Karpov
Life Me Champion World My Life Everything Chess World Champion
Russia is a state within a state. To understand the population of Russia, you need to know the areas of the country; you need an understanding of the people and their interests. Anatoly Karpov
You People Country Understanding State Russia Area Know Within Understand Interests Population Need
Putin needs strong moves to keep the country as one. There is some criticism that he is centralizing power, but in Russia, if you don't centralize power, you have the risk of losing the country. Anatoly Karpov
Needs You Strong Losing Criticism Power Country Some Russia Risk He Putin Moves Keep
If, in our first match for the world champion's title, I had managed to make the score 6-0, there would have been no Kasparov as a good chess player at all. Anatoly Karpov
Good Champion World First Our Would Had Make Match Chess Been Score Title Player
I have won Russia at least 16 world championships. I have fought for my country. Anatoly Karpov
World Country Russia Least Won Fought Championships
A writer's main tool is his memory - his own memory, the collective memory of his people. And the strongest memory is the one that is created by a wound to the heart. Anatoly Rybakov
Heart Memory People Collective Own Tool Wound Strongest Writer Main His Created
Everybody should have his personal sounds to listen for - sounds that will make him exhilarated and alive or quiet and calm. Andre Kostelanetz
Will Calm Everybody Alive Make Him Sounds His Quiet Personal Listen Should
The conductor has the advantage of not seeing the audience. Andre Kostelanetz
Seeing Advantage Audience Conductor
I lived and languished. Andrei Platonov
Lived
My body gets weak without truth. Andrei Platonov
Truth Weak Without Gets Body
Without truth I feel ashamed to be alive. Andrei Platonov
Truth Alive Feel Without Ashamed
Does the world have nothing inside but sorrow? Andrei Platonov
World Nothing Inside Sorrow Does
If kids can forget their own mothers but still have a sense of comrade Lenin, then Soviet power really is here to stay! Andrei Platonov
Power Own Sense Kids Stay Comrade Mothers Still Forget Soviet Lenin Then Really Here
What if we all suddenly get carried away thinking - who will be left to act? Andrei Platonov
Will Thinking Carried Left Get What If Act Who Suddenly Away
A man who's never seen war is like a woman who's never given birth - soft in the head. Andrei Platonov
War Man Woman Seen Birth Given Never Head Like Soft
I want my word to be up to the scale of the feat of arms performed by the Russian soldier. Andrei Platonov
Word Soldier Scale Russian Feat Performed Arms Up Want
At the time of the Revolution, dogs howled day and night all over Russia. Andrei Platonov
Time Day Revolution Russia Day And Night Over Dogs Night
My present work concerns the problems connected with the theory of elementary particles, the theory of gravitation and cosmology and I shall be glad if I can manage to make some contribution to these important branches of science. Andrei Sakharov
Work Science Problems Important Some Cosmology Shall Glad Particles Make Concerns Branches Contribution Manage Theory Connected Elementary Gravitation Present
In 1947 I defended my thesis on nuclear physics, and in 1948 I was included in a group of research scientists whose task was to develop nuclear weapons. Andrei Sakharov
Physics Research Group Weapons Develop Scientists Task Included Thesis Whose Nuclear Nuclear Physics Nuclear Weapons Defended
All has been looted, betrayed, sold; black death's wing flashed ahead. Anna Akhmatova
Death Black Sold Has-Been Betrayed Wing Been
Who will grieve for this woman? Does she not seem too insignificant for our concern? Yet in my heart I never will deny her, Who suffered death because she chose to turn. Anna Akhmatova
Death Woman Heart Will Too Our Insignificant Seem Never Concern She Because Does Deny Grieve Turn Who Chose Suffered Her
The world believes all blondes are stupid and brunettes are smarter. Well, I disagree. Anna Kournikova
World Disagree Stupid Smarter Well Blondes Believes
I just play for fun. Anna Kournikova
Just Fun Play
Judgment is judgment, whether you're obese, or too skinny, or not athletic enough. Anna Kournikova
You Judgment Too Enough Athletic Obese Whether Skinny
I have a lot of boyfriends, I want you to write that. Every country I visit, I have a different boyfriend. And I kiss them all. Anna Kournikova
You Kiss Country Every Visit Dating Write Boyfriend Lot Different Want Them
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