I am more strongly confirmed than ever in the belief that the time devoted to chess is literally frittered away.

The ability to play chess is the sign of a gentleman. The ability to play chess well is the sign of a wasted life.

Help your pieces so they can help you

Chess is eminently and emphatically the philospher's game.

Checkers is for tramps

Freedom is never the ally of law. You can have freedom to choose whether you want to join or leave a society based on the rule of law. But as long as you live in such a society you must obey the law.

The master's tools will never dismantle the master's house. They may allow us temporarily to beat him at his own game, but they will never allow us to bring about genuine change.

Silence and invisibility go hand in hand with powerlessness.

We look our best in subdued colors, sophisticated cuts, and a general air of sleek understatement.

We are surrounded by God’s benefits. The best use of these benefits is an unceasing expression of gratitude.

I owe America more than she has ever owed me.

How can they beat me? I've been struck by lightning, had two back operations, and been divorced twice.

If we're being told to do stupid or cruel things, then it is morally correct to disobey.

So we die before our own eyes; so we see some chapters of our lives come to their natural end.

I'm not very good at resting on my laurels. I am a bit of a workaholic, and I like to keep busy and active, so I think that's what drives me.