The Daily Rant: Be The Player

Saturday, November 19, 2005

Be The Player

Avoid the crowd. Do your own thinking independently. Be the chess player, not the chess piece. ~ Ralph Charell

Photo taken at Eton Chagrin Boulevard in Woodmere, Ohio.

3 comments:

mdrock said...: Very good quote, and a rather timely one for me. You've been playing with that crystal ball agaiin, haven't you...; 11/19/2005 3:31 AM
he's dead, jim! said...: I become mesmerized by the chess board. It is a fertile playing field; a battle ground. But at the end of a match you can set up the pieces and play again.
Namaste.
~HDJ; 11/19/2005 11:31 AM
Lizzie said...: great quote. easier said than done sometimes but I try.; 11/19/2005 8:20 PM

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Saturday, November 19, 2005

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