Howard Staunton Quotes

The Bishop and Knight, in contradistinction to the Queen and Rook, are called Minor Pieces. — Howard Staunton

The Bishop moves diagonally forwards or backwards, to the extent of the Board. — Howard Staunton

When a man hangs from a tree it doesn't spell justice unless he helped write the law that hanged him. — E.B. White

Everything about my teenage life was almost ideal. — Esther Williams

Sufism is the essence of all religions. — Idries Shah

For touching an adversary's man, when it cannot be captured, the offender must move his King. — Howard Staunton

The Chess-board must be placed with a white square at the right-hand corner. — Howard Staunton

When neither party can give checkmate, the game is drawn. — Howard Staunton

I can't impress enough upon people that if you tell an honest story that people relate to and people believe and invest in, you can do anything. — Paul Feig

The game of chess is the most fascinating and intellectual pastime which the wisdom of antiquity has bequeathed to us. — Howard Staunton

She was my person. My one person.We were growing into each other. Changing. Morphing into one soul. And I loved every second of it. — Marilyn Grey

Am I supposed to say something interesting here? — Michael Brandt

I live to love and I love to be happy. — Debasish Mridha

Art should offend people because art should challenge people. — Eriq La Salle

I wouldn't care about hurting myself or anybody else. Because I know now that doing things doesn't hurt you; you get hurt by avoiding them — Irvine Welsh

To play with correctness and skill the ends of games, is an important but a very rare accomplishment, expect among the magnates of the game. — Howard Staunton

The Queen is by much the most powerful of the forces. — Howard Staunton

It is smart to eat fish, — Jean Carper

After black's reply to 1.e4 with 1..e5, leaves him always trying to get into the game — Howard Staunton

The penalty for exceeding the time limit is the forfeiture of the game. — Howard Staunton

I do not think there is a woman in whom the roots of passion shoot deeper than in me. — Edna St. Vincent Millay

After white's reply to 1.e4 e5 with 2.f4 the game is in its last throes — Howard Staunton