In the middlegame, the king is merely an extra, but in the endgame, he is one of the star actors.

The passed Pawn is a criminal, who should be kept under lock and key. Mild measures, such as police surveillance, are not sufficient

The threat is stronger than the execution.

The beauty of a move lies not in its appearance but in the thought behind it.

First restrain, next blockade, lastly destroy.

Many men, many styles; what is chess style but the intangible expression of the will to win.

How can I lose to such an idiot?

Do not always be thinking of attack! Moves that safeguard your position are often far more prudent.

The isolated Pawn casts gloom over the entire chessboard

Strategically important points should be overprotected. If the pieces are so engaged, they get their regard in the fact that they will then find themselves well posted in every respect.

Even the laziest King flees wildly in the face of a double check!

We are in the process of finding out what filling billions of acres with electrified glass that emits electromagnetic intereference (EMI) does to the global environment.

Authentic kindness has a power greater than rock, paper and scissors combined.

The past is a work of art free of irrelevancies and loose ends.

There's never a better way of living than just improving our quality of life.

There are only two kinds of pain: too much love or too little.

Even if you didn't come to meet me, I'm just going to like you.

I'm a total nerd. I love fantasy.

I grew up in a culture in which it was a sin for a woman to speak out.

Winning children (who appear so guileless) are children who have discovered how effective charm and modesty and a delicately calculated spontaneity are in winning what they want.

Yankee pitchers have had great success this year against Cabrera when they get him out.