Magnus Carlsen

Norwegian chess grandmaster; World Chess Champion 2013–2023

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Not very well. I try to win the next one. I've always been told that you should win and lose with a smile, but since I became a professional, I've thought the best way of learning to deal with defeat is not to lose.

On-stage interview, Milken Institute Global Conference, Los Angeles, Chess.com, 5 May 2017 source ↗

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Muhammad Yunus Founder of Grameen Bank; Nobel Peace Prize laureate, 2006
I am in favor of strengthening the freedom of the market. At the same time, I am very unhappy about the conceptual restrictions imposed on the players in the market. This originates from the assumption that entrepreneurs are one-dimensional human beings, who are dedicated to one mission in their business lives − to maximize profit.
Recorded Nobel Peace Prize lecture, Oslo City Hall, The Nobel Foundation, 10 December 2006 source ↗
Dan Pallotta Founder of Pallotta TeamWorks; founder of the Charity Defense Council
This is what happens when we confuse morality with frugality. We've all been taught that the bake sale with five percent overhead is morally superior to the professional fundraising enterprise with 40 percent overhead, but we're missing the most important piece of information, which is: What is the actual size of these pies? Who cares if the bake sale only has five percent overhead if it's tiny?
Recorded TED2013, 1 March 2013 source ↗
Corazon Aquino President of the Philippines, 1986–1992
I held out for participation in the 1984 election the dictatorship called, even if I knew it would be rigged. I was warned by the lawyers of the opposition that I ran the grave risk of legitimizing the forgone results of elections that were clearly going to be fraudulent. But I was not fighting for lawyers, but for the people in whose intelligence I had implicit faith. By the exercise of democracy, even in a dictatorship, they would be prepared for democracy when it came.
Recorded U.S. Capitol Building, Washington, D.C., AmericanRhetoric.com, 18 September 1986 source ↗
Terence Tao Mathematician; Fields Medallist, 2006
AI without validation is too unreliable to be of use in any serious application.
Recorded Quanta Magazine reporter, Reported interview, Quanta Magazine, 13 April 2026 source ↗

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Question What does the first hour of your day look like? Daily life
I would want to be a role model. As you talk about an athlete who wakes up at seven every day, then you have two training sessions...for me, it's not like that. I definitely think about chess all the time. I work at chess every day but it's not like I have a routine. It's always been based on inspiration for me. Fortunately, I haven't run out of inspiration yet...Sometimes I play better when I haven't slept that much, because you kind of play more creative.
Recorded On-stage interview, Milken Institute Global Conference, Los Angeles, Chess.com, 5 May 2017 source ↗
Question What are you best at that nobody watching would notice? Craft & work
What kind of talent I had when I was really young was that I was able to concentrate on something for a really long time. My interest didn't really wane...That's been my main advantage. I've never been the one to grasp things the quickest, but I never stopped learning as soon as I became interested in a subject.
Recorded On-stage interview, Milken Institute Global Conference, Los Angeles, Chess.com, 5 May 2017 source ↗

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