Glossary of Inspirational Quotes that Rekindle the Soul
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| Quote:Because of the level of my chess game, I was able - even against a weak opponent, such as my younger brothers or the dog - to get myself checkmated in under three minutes. I challenge any computer to do it faster.[Dave Barry] Quote:The reason gas stations sell food, of course, is that the supermarkets are busy cashing checks. The supermarkets have to cash checks because the banks are busy mailing unsolicited credit cards to everybody in the Western Hemisphere. The result is that very few people fix cars.[Dave Barry] Quote:It is never okay to throw away veteran underwear. A real guy checks the garbage regularly in case somebody - and we are not naming names but this would be his wife - is quietly trying to discard his underwear, which she is frankly jealous of, because the guy seems to have a more intimate relationship with it than with her.[Dave Barry] Quote:Far better it is to dare mighty things, to win glorious triumphs even though checkered by failure, than to rank with those poor spirits who neither enjoy nor suffer much because they live in the gray twilight that knows neither victory nor defeat.[Theodore Roosevelt] Quote:The two most beautiful words in the English language are 'check enclosed.'[Dorothy Parker] Quote:A man should not leave this earth with unfinished business. He should live each day as if it was a pre-flight check. He should ask each morning, am I prepared to lift-off? [Diane Frolov and Andrew Schneider] Quote:Far better it is to dare mighty things, to win glorious triumphs even though checkered by failure, than to rank with those poor spirits who neither enjoy nor suffer much because they live in the gray twilight that knows neither victory nor defeat. [Theodore Roosevelt] Quote:Far better it is to dare mighty things, to win glorious triumphs, even though checkered by failure, than to take rank with those poor spirits who neither enjoy nor suffer much, because they live in the gray twilight that knows neither victory nor defeat. [Theodore Roosevelt] Definitions of: checkDefinition: A word of warning denoting that the king is in danger; such a menace of a player's king by an adversary's move as would, if it were any other piece, expose it to immediate capture. A king so menaced is said to be in check, and must be made safe at the next move.Definition: A condition of interrupted or impeded progress; arrest; stop; delay; as, to hold an enemy in check. Definition: Whatever arrests progress, or limits action; an obstacle, guard, restraint, or rebuff. Definition: A mark, certificate, or token, by which, errors may be prevented, or a thing or person may be identified; as, checks placed against items in an account; a check given for baggage; a return check on a railroad. Definition: A written order directing a bank or banker to pay money as therein stated. See Bank check, below. Definition: A woven or painted design in squares resembling the patten of a checkerboard; one of the squares of such a design; also, cloth having such a figure. Definition: The forsaking by a hawk of its proper game to follow other birds. Definition: Small chick or crack. Definition: To make a stop; to pause; -- with at. Definition: To clash or interfere. Definition: To act as a curb or restraint. Definition: To crack or gape open, as wood in drying; or to crack in small checks, as varnish, paint, etc. Definition: To turn, when in pursuit of proper game, and fly after other birds. |
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