“I try to finish a simul as quickly as possible and don’t worry if I lose a game or two along the way. It becomes a manic workout.”

— Jennifer Shahade

Gothamist interview (2006)
Context: The biggest challenge in a simul is finding the right shoes! I want to look good in front of fifty people, but really sneakers are the best bet. I try to finish a simul as quickly as possible and don’t worry if I lose a game or two along the way. It becomes a manic workout. I’m literally running around playing moves as fast as my fingers and legs will go. My brain usually follows.
The simul is a great chess illusion. It makes the simul-giver seem like a genius, when really they’re just speaking their language. Chessplayers rely so heavily on instincts developed from years of training and practice. Chess is not all about thinking, there’s a lot of feeling involved.

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Shantananda Saraswati (1934–2005) Hindu spiritual teacher

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“I guess that’s the beauty of books. When they finish they don’t really finish.”

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Tom Waits (1949) American singer-songwriter and actor

“I would walk along the quais when I had finished work or when I was trying to think something out. It was easier to think if I was walking and doing something or seeing people doing something that they understood.”

Ernest Hemingway book A Moveable Feast

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MS Dhoni (1981) Indian cricket player

Mike Hussey https://www.scoopwhoop.com/sports/dhoni-quotes/

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Lauren Duca (1991) American journalist

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