#person

But it's also because of something personal. My mother and father met while playing chess, so I've always had a fondness for the game. If it weren't for chess, I might not be here. ↗

— Dorothy Dunnett

#always #because #chess #father #fondness

For a person who is dying only eternity counts. ↗

— Friedrich Durrenmatt

#dying #eternity #only #person #who

When a sinister person means to be your enemy, they always start by trying to become your friend. ↗

— William Blake

#become #enemy #friend #means #person

To me, the Seventies were very inspirational and very influential... With my whole persona as Snoop Dogg, as a person, as a rapper. I just love the Seventies style, the way all the players dressed nice, you know, kept their hair looking good, drove sharp cars and they talked real slick. ↗

— Snoop Dogg

#dressed #drove #good #hair #i

Maybe Obama was not even the person he was waiting for. ↗

— Maureen Dowd

#maybe #obama #person #waiting

I'm not going into personal details of meetings I have with anybody, be it John Howard or President Bush or President Putin or President Yeltsin, in years gone by, whoever it may be, I'm not going into that. ↗

— Alexander Downer

#bush #details #going #gone #howard

Yes, I don't think I shall ever become Prime Minister. Hard as that is to swallow, I tell you one person who is very happy always to see me say that, and that's my wife. ↗

— Alexander Downer

#become #ever #happy #hard #i

To some degree. I think that I've always been very much of a chordal person. The chords are the foundation of everything. Some of Yes' stuff is very linear, albeit complex, but it's single-line melodic stuff. So I kind of had to wear a different cap working with Yes. It's not so much chord-based. ↗

— Geoff Downes

#always #been #cap #chords #complex

I have the soul of a singer and do splendidly in the shower but the world will never hear it. Basically, I'm the only Irish person who can't carry a tune. ↗

— Roma Downey

#carry #hear #i #irish #never

As for ABC you can't take it personally. We had three good years. ↗

— Sela Ward

#good #had #personally #take #three