Now my only income is a few royalty cheques from my books.

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

He loved her.He wanted her.He needed her.And he needed her now.

The trees that are slow to grow bear the best fruit.

The absolute dependence of a newborn infant inspired many things in me, but it did not activate any magical knowledge about what to do for the next twenty years.

For the Archivist, this role is a result of his obligation to preserve and assure timely and maximum access to our governmental records in the evolving historic saga of the American people.

Voidness is that which stands right in the middle between this and that.

It should be up to each bar owner and patron to decide if they want to smoke or not.

I think of myself as Special Forces, clearing the path for the infantry.

The common enemy is the white man.

Your thought is the parent that gives birth to all things.

Many of the good things would never have happened if the bad events hadn't happened first.