I talk to myself because I like dealing with a better class of people.

Tactics is knowing what to do when there is something to do. Strategy is knowing what to do when there is nothing to do.

No one ever won a game by resigning.

The winner is the one who makes the next-to-last mistake.

Seize the outpost K5 with your knight, and you can go to sleep. Checkmate will come by itself.

The ability to create and to control the tension of battle is perhaps the principal attainment of the great player.

To avoid losing a piece, many a person has lost the game

A Chess game is divided into three stages: the first, when you hope you have the advantage, the second when you believe you have an advantage, and the third... when you know you're going to lose!

The tactician must know what to do whenever something needs doing; the strategist must know what to do when nothing needs doing

The mistakes are there, waiting to be made

A Queen's sacrifice, even when fairly obvious, always rejoices the heart of the chess-lover.

Balance eases the heart.

When you are making a success of something, it's not work. It's a way of life. You enjoy yourself because you are making your contribution to the world.

What's most interesting about some books is the question: How did this crap ever get published?

I wasn't always black... there was this freckle, and it got bigger and bigger.

They've tried to manufacture other Marilyn Monroes and they will undoubtedly keep trying. But it won't work. She was an original.

Television in the last few years has been where all the great writers are going. TV now is what indie film used to be.

When I think about greatness I just know Ayrton Senna. He was great.

Tender inner weaknesses, revolting at mild touches of censure, are like diseased parts of the body, recoiling before even delicate handling.

I work out, but not like I should.

All I know is that my best work has come out of being committed and happy.