Chess is an art and not a spectator sport.

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.

You have power over your mind - not outside events. Realize this, and you will find strength.

Every day we’re given opportunities, some of us see them and some are too busy to notice.

The sentence 'snow is white' is true if, and only if, snow is white.

Princes have big ears which hear far and near.

I think they're very attractive,' Abe agreed. 'I just don't think they're attractive, that's all.

One of the very important ideas of feminism for me has always been women helping and supporting each other.

Sons do not need you. They are always out of your reach, Walking strange waters.

You’ve got to visualize where you’re headed and be very clear about it. Take a polaroid picture of where you’re going to be in a few years.

I feel good about the decisions that I made and I'm happy. You know, I'm really happy.

Every team member who brings intelligence, experience and passion to their creations should be called an artist or designer.