If once a man delays castling and his king remains in the center, files will open up against him, bishops sweep the board, rooks will dominate the seventh rank, and pawns turn into queens.

Every Chess master was once a beginner

The sign of a great Master is his ability to win a won game quickly and painlessly

On the chessboard, if nowhere else, justice does triumph.

Play the move that forces the win in the simplest way. Leave the brilliancies to Alekhine, Keres and Tal.

The greatest compliment one can pay a master is to compare him with Capablanca.

The best initial move for white is 1. P-K4.

Chess is not for the timid.

Leadership is Art

Political correctness' as 'over-sensitivity' is code for saying the privileged shouldn't have their unearned privileges questioned.

There are moments that define a person's whole life. MOMENTS in which everything they are and everything they may possibly become hinge on a single decision.

Be with Allah, You will find Allah with you.

Life has taught me to be very cautious of a man with a dream, especially a man who has teetered on the edge of life. It gives a fire and recklessness inside that is hard to quantify.

I have hope. I have no expectations.

When I was a nurse I never had much money, and I was still happy then.

I'm not in it for my health. I'm a musician and I wanna live the way I do.

Three kinds of souls, three prayers: 1) I am a bow in your hands, Lord. Draw me, lest I rot. 2) Do not overdraw me, Lord. I shall break. 3) Overdraw me, Lord, and who cares if I break.