If a man does not strike first, he will be the first struck
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Korchnoi the counterattacker would let you strike first. And then he would kill you.
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He who dares wins!
Originally the motto of the British Special Air Service and spread to many military units worldwide.
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Stärke liegt nicht in der Verteidigung, sondern in Angriff. Only if this wasn't told by Hitler, this could have been a great chess quote.
AuthorsTopicsPicturesQuote Of The Day "The idea that a war can be won by standing on the defensive and waiting for the enemy to attack is a dangerous fallacy, which owes its inception to the desire to evade the price of victory." -Douglas Haig
- Athenagoras of Syracuse
I think the above quote sums up the nature of chess almost perfectly.
Do you guys know any other quotes you think do the same?