In my opinion, a master is morally obliged to seize every sort of opportunity and to try to solve the problems of the position without fear of some simplifications.

Psychology is the most important factor in chess.

During a chess tournament a master must envisage himself as a cross between an ascetic monk and a beast of prey.

You can become a big master in chess only if you see your mistakes and short-comings. Exactly the same as in life itself.

A lifetime in not enough to learn everything about chess.

I consider chess an art, and accept all those responsibilities which art places upon its devotees.

Playing for complications is an extreme measure that a player should adopt only when he cannot find a clear and logical plan.

Chess, like other arts, must be practiced to be appreciated.

Play on both sides of the board is my favourite strategy.

I study chess eight hours a day, on principle.

Deux fous gagnent toujours, mais trois fous, non!

It is those who injure women who get the most kindness from them.

True greatness is often unrecognized.

Telling someone to be confident in the abstract is not going to make it easier for the unconfident writer to actually get herself or himself to the point of being able to put in the upsetting stuff.

What you are aware of you are in control of; what you are not aware of is in control of you.

We are all are equal, but some pay higher tax rates than others.

It is good to view things as familiar or unfamiliar, rather than as difficult or easy.

Sports taught me that I can make a mistake one minute, let it go, and be brilliant the next.

The time is past when Christians in America can take a long spoon and hand the gospel to the black man out the back door.

When I start a movie, the first day, I feel like a duck.

Great leaders and great organizations are good at seeing what most of us can’t see. They are good at giving us things we would never think of asking for.