I play honestly and I play to win. If I lose, I take my medicine.

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

There are many things which can not be expressed by words. There are many words which can not be spelled by human tongue. There are many tongues which utter one single truth.

Forgiveness is a comfort, but it doesn't bring back what you lost

Start each day with thoughts of gratitude and you will attract the power of love.

My life was a blank paper, until you came to rhyme with words & make it a poetry book. ❤ ❤

I asked her about life, and it was as if she rummaged around in a dusty chest to get me the answers.

Everybody wants to rule the world.

That is what literature offers—a language powerful enough to say how it is. It isn't a hiding place. It is a finding place.

I tried real hard to play golf, and I was so bad at it they would have to check me for ticks at the end of the round because I'd spent about half the day in the woods.

Attack is the proof that your enemy anticipates your success.

If someone tells you something cannot be done; it's just their way of saying they cannot do it