It must be clearly understood that Soviet players do not seek simple systems in the opening, but try to formulate opening systems in which everything is complicated, distinctive, or new.

If you are weak in the endgame, you must spend more time analysing studies; in your training games you must aim at transposing to endgames, which will help you to acquire the requisite experience.

Chess is the art which expresses the science of logic.

If Tal sacrifices a piece, take it. If Petrosian sacrifices a piece, don't take it.

Chess mastery essentially consists of analyzing Chess positions accurately

When my opponent's clock is going I discuss general considerations in an internal dialogue with myself. When my own clock is going I analyse conctrete variations.

Chess cannot be taught. Chess can only be learned.

In short, we can see Karpov as an exploiter of other people’s ideas. His ability to use these ideas is not at issue, but he himself is about as fertile as a woman who has been sterilized is.

Chess is the art of analysis.

Every great master will find it useful to have his own theory on the openings, which only he himself knows, a theory which is closely linked with plans for the middle game.

Chess is a part of culture and if a culture is declining then Chess too will decline

When you succeed, you become the professor of the world

I ain’t afraid to drown if that means I’m deep up in your ocean.

You know how sad your life is when you know the release date of DVDs.

Setting clear goals and finding measures that will mark progress toward them can improve the human condition.

President Obama invited John McCain to the White House to give his opinion on Egypt, specifically what it's like to be a mummy.

I am happy to donate funds to various organizations that help people in need.

I was unaware of the dispute in Brooklyn. I would never knowingly wear any clothes or support any company who produced clothing with alleged wage and labor violations.

Dogs have a lot of love.

It can't always be a honeymoon

To tell the truth, I don't read children's books. I'm an adult. I just write them.