Let's play. I'm willing to play anywhere.

I could give any woman in the world a piece and a move; to Gaprindashvili even, a knight.

I don't believe in psychology. I believe in good moves

I would rather be free in my mind, and be locked up in a prison cell, than to be a coward and not be able to say what I want.

I don't like American girls. They're very conceited, you know. In Europe they're more pleasant.

Chess is war over the board. The object is to crush the opponents mind.

The turning point in my career came with the realization that Black should play to win instead of just steering for equality.

Chess is a matter of delicate judgement, knowing when to punch and how to duck.

All I want to do, ever, is play chess.

America is totally under control of the Jews, you know. I mean, look what they're doing in Yugoslavia...

I give 98 percent of my mental energy to Chess Others give only 2 percent

As the Weaver, so is the Thread

You are prettier than you can imagine.

Freedom is the courage to resist anything, which obstructs your dream.

The movie industry places such importance on first-week numbers-which means what to people, I don't know. It's very strange. They hope to sell tons of records the first week, and then what?

Let my temptation be a book.

We could never verify that there was any Iraqi authority, direction and control, complicity with al Qaeda for 9/11 or any operational act against America. Period.

I've never met a bread basket that I didn't love. At the same time, it can make me tired.

It's a lot easier to think of an app and write it than it is to convince people to want it.

Don't you get tired of seeing so many "non-conformists" with the same non-conformist look?

To play great music, you must keep your eyes on a distant star.