At a certain point, the atmosphere in the West could change. But I don't see determined political will [for that] at the moment.

I've met enough KGB colonels in my life.

If you wish to succeed, you must brave the risk of failure.

A grandmaster needs to retain thousands of games in his head, for games are to him what the words of their mother tongue are to ordinary people, or notes or scores to musicians.

It was not about losing my mental power; it's about not feeling good about my contribution to the game.

I think Russians today have a distorted picture of capitalism, liberal democracy and market economy.

Losing can persuade you to change what doesn't need to be changed, and winning can convince you everything is fine even if you are on the brink of disaster.

At the end of the day, it's all about money.

Excelling at chess has long been considered a symbol of more general intelligence. That is an incorrect assumption in my view, as pleasant as it might be.

Chess helps you to concentrate, improve your logic. It teaches you to play by the rules and take responsibility for your actions, how to problem solve in an uncertain environment.

When I was preparing for one term's work in the Botvinnik school I had to spend a lot of time on king and pawn endings. So when I came to a tricky position in my own games I knew the winning method.

If you write then you are reborn because by writing about the moment, you can relive it for a second time.

Whose empire did you just overthrow?" My own.

The Concept of Internal and External Stressor is a Misnomer. All Stress is Created Finally Through an Internal Mechanism Mediated by Our Thoughts.

That's where the fear comes from-from your uninvestigated thoughts.

God created woman. And boredom did indeed cease from that moment-but many other things ceased as well!

A rebellion is something that is developing as an explosion coming out of the righteous grievances of a community of people.

The dog that I was given on The Hills for Christmas is with my best friend's family.

To possess taste, one must have some soul.

A wanton waste of projectiles.

It isn't a given that the companies that provide mobility today will also be the ones to do so tomorrow. Every company has to work hard to make this happen.