"Chess is the most elaborate waste of human intelligence outside of an advertising agency"
- Raymond Chandler
About this Quote
This quote by Raymond Chandler is a funny method of expressing his viewpoint on the game of chess. He is suggesting that the amount of time and energy people take into playing chess is a waste of their intelligence, as it does not have any practical use. He is likewise indicating that the amount of time and energy people put into producing advertisements is likewise a waste of their intelligence, as it does not have any useful usage either. He is suggesting that both activities are a waste of human intelligence, which chess is the more sophisticated of the 2. This quote is an amusing way of revealing his viewpoint on the game of chess and the marketing industry.
This quote is written / told by Raymond Chandler between July 23, 1888 and March 26, 1959. He/she was a famous Writer from USA.
The author also have 32 other quotes.
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"The chess player who develops the ability to play two dozen boards at a time will benefit from learning to compress his or her analysis into less time"
