Right now I'm really happy with how things are going with my chess career, so I'm not thinking of doing anything else.

Some people think that if their opponent plays a beautiful game, it's OK to lose. I don't. You have to be merciless.

You need to have that edge, you need to have that confidence, you need to have that absolute belief that you're - you're the best and you'll win every time.

What I admired most about him [Bobby Fischer] was his ability to make what was in fact so difficult look easy to us. I try to emulate him.

Without the element of enjoyment, it is not worth trying to excel at anything.

You have to choose the move that feels right sometimes; that's what intuition is.

I am trying to beat the guy sitting across from me and trying to choose the moves that are most unpleasant for him and his style.

Maybe if I didn't have the talent in chess I'd find the talent in something else. The only thing I know is that I have talent in chess, and I'm satisfied with that.

I don't think there is a thing like overconfidence in chess. It's always better to be too confident than too reluctant.

People ask what my goal is. I don't have a goal.

When you have fun then you're more interested in learning.

A friend may be waiting behind a stranger's face.

With patient persistence, you will conquer any situation.

A hot lust for glory, gems, gold or mates, Leads reckless young drakes to the blackest of fates.

The first function of mythology is showing everything as a metaphor to transcendence.

The size and age of the Cosmos are beyond ordinary human understanding. Lost somewhere between immensity and eternity is our tiny planetary home.

Housework's the hardest work in the world. That's why men won't do it.

Without Scientology, I would be in an alley somewhere looking for dope.

You can do almost anything with soup stock, it's like a strong foundation. When you have the right foundation, everything tastes good.

I will say that I'm proud of my connection to DC comics because they are absolutely fabulous in sending reprint royalty checks.

I admire the way golfers handle themselves. But tennis players are a lot younger, as a rule. There aren't many teenagers on the golf tour.