Aesop Quotes

Look ere thou leap, see ere thou go.

The rest is a mere matter of detail, to be settled with judgment, discretion, and caution.

I wait and take on projects that I think can work.

Strategy is, at some level, the ability to predict what's going to happen, but it's also about understanding the context in which it is being formulated. And then you have to be open-minded to the fact that you're not going to get it right at the very beginning.

A finisher doesn't always mean you have to take the game deep and then bash to finish. It is all about understanding situations and then adjusting your game with the aim that you have to get the job done.

I have to make sure I'm making the right play at the right time.

Every GM will tell you it's an instinct. It's an instinct to be patient, to react, or act, or not to do anything at all. It just comes. What I can say is you must have a plan and a goal and a way to do things. At the end of the day, it's an instinct. Sometimes it's good. Sometimes it's bad.

As a chess player I learn to adapt to new situations and always try to make the best move without looking back or asking why and how I ended up in a situation I ended up in.

Survey and test a prospective action before undertaking it. Before you proceed, step back and look at the big picture, lest you act rashly on raw impulse.

By playing at Chess then, we may learn: First: Foresight... Second: Circumspection... Third: Caution...And lastly, we learn by Chess the habit of not being discouraged by present bad appearances in the state of our affairs, the habit of hoping for a favorable chance, and that of persevering in the secrets of resources

Some are weatherwise, some are otherwise.

I've kind of found out that when I do get into trouble, that when I do have people on base, sometimes the best thing is to throw a little bit more off-speed, back off a little bit.

Critical thinking is the most important factor with chess. As it is in life, you need to think before you make decisions.

The best leaders adapt and are flexible with their situations. I try to be the same.

I'm not a momentary decision maker. I like well-informed decisions.

You try to make the decisions that you think are best in realtime.

Time and again, players lose because they make rash decisions. Therefore, you always have to remind yourself - don't hurry. Embarking on a risky combination that cannot be calculated to the end is certainly not the right thing to do.

When you're dropping back and everything's going on, part of you wants to force it, but you have to make the right decision and not force the ball and sometimes throw it away.

By empowering players - not just players, but grown men - to think for themselves outside of the game, you hope that they will be more likely to adapt to a situation and seize the moment in a sporting contest.

You're able to see situations over and over again and just become comfortable in different decision-making situations. I think that comes with experience.

Those who are close to me know that I am a person who likes to analyse everything before making a decision.

People who are great at making decisions in the face of uncertainty have great judgment.

Do your worrying before you place your bet, not after the wheel stops turning.

Prudence is a presumption of the future, contracted from the experience of time past.

A master looks at every move he would like to make, especially the impossible ones