I'm not afraid of Spassky. The world knows I'm the best. You don't need a match to prove it.

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 wanted to change the world. But I have found that the only thing one can be sure of changing is oneself.

If it is to be It is up to me.

Our lives are not in the lap of the gods, but in the lap of our cooks.

You're right on the money with that. We're all like detectives in life. There's something at the end of the trail that we're all looking for.

Make-up can only make you look pretty on the outside but it doesn't help if your ugly on the inside. Unless you eat the make-up.

I rode fire trucks, slid down fire poles, wore a lot of red, and made a lot of appearances. I've always had a special place in my heart for fire fighters.

Writers of fiction, when they begin, are more likely to try the short form

When you know better you do better.

Beauty is indeed a good gift of God; but that the good may not think it a great good, God dispenses it even to the wicked.

I follow the universe; I follow G-d. G-d made the sun, and the sun shines on everyone.