Chess, like other arts, must be practiced to be appreciated.

Psychology is the most important factor in chess.

During a chess tournament a master must envisage himself as a cross between an ascetic monk and a beast of prey.

You can become a big master in chess only if you see your mistakes and short-comings. Exactly the same as in life itself.

A lifetime in not enough to learn everything about chess.

I consider chess an art, and accept all those responsibilities which art places upon its devotees.

Playing for complications is an extreme measure that a player should adopt only when he cannot find a clear and logical plan.

Play on both sides of the board is my favourite strategy.

I study chess eight hours a day, on principle.

Deux fous gagnent toujours, mais trois fous, non!

I believe that true beauty of chess is more than enough to satisfy all possible demands.

There is strife (trouble) the moment one enters the worldly life and bliss the moment one enters the Self [the Soul].

We're all mad, the whole damned race. We're wrapped in illusions, delusions, confusions about the penetrability of partitions, we're all mad and in solitary confinement.

She had a destiny, and it was wonderful, every girl’s dream. Like Sleeping Beauty, awoken from a deep sleep by a charming vampire, Lena would have her very own fairy tale.

To destroy a people, you must first sever their roots.

They assembled from all sides, one after another, with arms and horses and all the panoply of war.

The economics of baseball are the big problem. The big clubs make a lot of money and the little clubs don't.

I wear makeup pretty much every day. For training, I usually do a lighter base, a lighter blush and I used the mascara and a little bit of the lip gloss.

After working for TV, you realise that the majority of the population still wonders where their next meal is coming from.

If you want to gnaw greenery in the morning for health reasons, do it in your own home with the curtains drawn.

To function efficiently, any group of people or employees must have faith in their leader.