In the ending the king is a powerful piece for assisting his own pawns, or stopping the adverse pawns.

Chess is intellectual gymnastics.

A win by an unsound combination, however showy, fills me with artistic horror

Unfortunately, many regard the critic as an enemy, instead of seeing him as a guide to the truth.

I have never in my life played the French Defence, which is the dullest of all openings

A sacrifice is best refuted by accepting it

Only the player with the initiative has the right to attack

The King is a fighting piece. Use it!

Fame, I have already. Now I need the money.

I may be an old lion, but I can still bite someone's hand off if he puts it in my mouth.

Chess is so inspiring that I do not believe a good player is capable of haviong an evil thought during the game.

Writing is the only way to change the world without leaving bed.

Vision is a romantic thing. We have got into 'talent identification'. I am much more interested in passion - finding people who are really excited about doing something.

The penalty for laughing in a courtroom is six months in jail; if it were not for this penalty, the jury would never hear the evidence.

If Obama's a tyrant, then he's pretty lame for a tyrant. How many tyrants do you know that really suffer because they can't get cloture? Very few.

I beg you to believe the most ridiculous superstition of all: that humanity is at the center of the universe, the fulfiller or frustrateor of the grandest dreams of God Almighty.

Our numbers have increased in Vietnam because the aggression of others has increased in Vietnam. There is not, and there will not be, a mindless escalation.

There is no greater fool than the man who thinks himself wise; no one is wiser than he who suspects he is a fool.

The real danger we face is not from terrorism but what is being done under the pretext of fighting it.

People figure because I'm blonde and was a model, I just waltzed into Los Angeles and got major roles in major films.

True inner joy is self-created It does not rely on any outer circumstances A river is flowing in and through you carrying the message of joy. This divine joy is the sole purpose of life.