I have never opened with the QP - on principle.

I could give any woman in the world a piece and a move; to Gaprindashvili even, a knight.

I don't believe in psychology. I believe in good moves

I would rather be free in my mind, and be locked up in a prison cell, than to be a coward and not be able to say what I want.

I don't like American girls. They're very conceited, you know. In Europe they're more pleasant.

Chess is war over the board. The object is to crush the opponents mind.

The turning point in my career came with the realization that Black should play to win instead of just steering for equality.

Chess is a matter of delicate judgement, knowing when to punch and how to duck.

All I want to do, ever, is play chess.

America is totally under control of the Jews, you know. I mean, look what they're doing in Yugoslavia...

I give 98 percent of my mental energy to Chess Others give only 2 percent

I am the catalyst of change!

When you feel stuck in a hard time, jump-start a pro-change attitude by letting go of possessions that no longer work for you - like old clothes and old shoes.

The visionary is the only realist.

When people tell you to walk a certain way, it's like not thinking of a purple tomato. You can't not do it.

One achieves true human dignity only when one serves. Only he is great who subjects himself to taking part in the achievement of a great task.

I started playing jazz by slowing down Tal Farlow records and analyzing his runs

Even though I don't feel I need approval, it's still important to me to give a good performance. I'm hard on myself.

We in this House are role models. People all over the world watch us and study us. When we fall short, they lose hope. When we fail, they despair.

Hostility to art is also hostility to the new, to the unforeseen.

Coeur qui soupire n'a pas ce qu'il desire. The heart that sighs does not have what it desires.