Could we look into the head of a Chess player, we should see there a whole world of feelings, images, ideas, emotion and passion

The intelligence of an individual in not a fixed quantity.

Comprehension, inventiveness, direction, and criticism: intelligence is contained in these four words.

The scale, properly speaking, does not permit the measure of the intelligence, because intellectual qualities are not superposable, and therefore cannot be measured as linear surfaces are measured.

Heredity, to our understanding is not capable of giving to this illness (paraphilia) its characteristic form ... Heredity invents nothing, creates nothing anew; it has no imagination.

Teach the ignorant. Study the wise. Avoid the foolish. Embrace the enlightened.

Humble me so I do what is right. Break me so I cling to You. Expose me so my motives stay pure.

Optimism is the most important human trait, because it allows us to evolve our ideas, to improve our situation, and to hope for a better tomorrow.

If people keep stepping on you, wear a pointy hat.

Vulnerability is not weakness. And that myth is profoundly dangerous.

Self-centered leaders manipulate when they move people for personal benefit. Mature leaders motivate by moving people for mutual benefit.

Crying is you, plus tears

Feminists is something people hate above all. Nothing worse than being a woman in this [movie] business. I really believe that.

The great thing is that the funny side of getting old is fuel for my comedy.

Obviously I'm very confident, not only on the golf course, when I race. I've always backed myself. I'm a very confident sort of person.