Magnus Quotes
I am not some sort of freak. I might be very good at chess but I'm just a normal person.
Chess only appeals to quite a small minority. It does not have the cachet of a mainstream popular sport.
Not winning a tournament is not an option for me, unless it's no longer theoretically possible - then of course winning becomes impossible. But up to that point, not winning is just not an option.
There are certainly loads of players that I admire; I try to learn from all of the great masters both of the past and contemporary as well.
I feel sorry for players who are always lying awake at night, brooding over their games.
I enjoy hiking and skiing, like most Norwegians. In winter, there will be snow for months on end. In the summer, there are the long evenings to enjoy.
If it squirms, it's biology; if it stinks, it's chemistry; if it doesn't work, it's physics; and if you can't understand it, it's mathematics.
Begin whatever you have to do: the beginning of a work stands for the whole.
Cycling is part of me, it's who I am. When you get injured, your whole identity is taken away from you, you're no longer yourself.
I realised there were no good role models for kids. Popeye eats spinach, but also smokes and hits people.
Begin: To have commenced is half the deed. Half yet remains; Begin again on this and thou wilt finish all.
A favor tardily bestowed is no favor; for a favor quickly granted is a more agreeable favor.
A pathological business, writing, don't you think? Just look what a writer actually does: all that unnatural tense squatting and hunching, all those rituals: pathological!
Every stage of life has its troubles, and no man is content with his own age.
Ausonius must be read to be believed! As poet, no subject is too trivial for him; as courtier, no flattery too excessive.
The biggest thing you can give a kid is self-esteem, so that they're not shy to do different things.
Move it along, teenagers. The only person who gets to canoodle in my bedroom is my magnificent self.
The reality in which a camera turns up is always posed, e.g., the moon landing.
Being injured is quite an awkward situation to be in mentally. Physically, it's quite good to have a bit of a rest, but mentally it's hell.
I really enjoy the experience of playing humans. The psychological game is so much more important.
Can we wonder that men perish and are forgotten when their noblest and most enduring works decay?
Like a lovely vase that someone has smashed. Only luck and skill can put it back together the way it was before.
My message with 'LazyTown' has always been really simple; I just want to get kids and families moving together.
At the weekends I usually have around 50 kids running around in my back garden. They are all friends of my kids. I know all their names. We have barbecues, put up tents, and play soccer. I love it.