Mistrust is the most necessary characteristic of the Chess player

It cannot be too greatly emphasized that the most important role in pawn endings is played by the king.

When you see a good move, sit on your hands and see if you can find a better one.

He who fears an isolated Queen's Pawn should give up Chess.

I already came upon the world as a extraordinary human being; to my parents' great horror, I was equipped with a clubfoot which, however, did not hamper my rapid progress.

First-class players lose to second-class players because second-class players sometimes play a first-class game

Chess, like love, like music, has the power to make men happy.

It is not enough to be a good player... you must also play well

Chess is a terrible game. If you have no center, your opponent has a freer position. If you do have a center, then you really have something to worry about!

When you don't know what to do, wait for your opponent to get an idea; it is sure to be bad.

Weak points or holes in the opponent's position must be occupied by pieces not Pawns

God has specific plans and intentions for every man

Do you really want people to like you for something that you’re not? It takes a lot of energy to pretend to be someone else for the sake of pleasing others.

You'll never be able to really measure anything, right? Including teachers.

I do have a relationship with Putin, and I can tell you that he's very interested in what we're doing here today.

A despairing heart is the true prophet of approaching evil; his actions may weave the webs of Fortune, but not break them.

My energy level is very high ... how ambitious it all is depends on lots of different things. But pretty high energy level. I take on a lot of projects at the same time.

I never had a man come to me for advice yet, but what I soon discovered that he thought more of his own opinion than he did of mine.

Design job fell on me. I didn't want to do it. It was an accident. For the first 10 years I said, "Tomorrow I'm stopping."

For good or ill, your habits will make or break you.

People who have put money aside on the basis of a certain set of rules shouldn't have that money raided just because government has got a problem.