The attack is that process by means of which you remove obstructions.

When you see a good move, look for a better one.

Education in Chess has to be an education in independent thinking and judging. Chess must not be memorized.

On the chessboard, lies and hypocrisy do not survive long. The creative combination lays bare the presumption of a lie; the merciless fact, culminating in the checkmate, contradicts the hypocrite.

The hardest game to win is a won game

Without error there can be no brilliancy

I keep on fighting as long as my opponent can make a mistake.

By some ardent enthusiasts Chess has been elevated into a science or an art. It is neither; but its principal characteristic seems to be - what human nature mostly delights in - a fight.

The laws of chess do not permit a free choice: you have to move whether you like it or not.

The combination player thinks forward; he starts from the given position, and tries the forceful moves in his mind

I have added these principles to the law: get the Knights into action before both Bishops are developed

Satan is never your well-wisher. Get the pleasure of making him annoyed on you by doing good deeds

I'm not a fighter. I'm not a tough guy at all. I walk away from fights.

The publication of a book only brings very paltry results to its author.

There is a direct line between the communications work I did to protest tuition increases at my school and what I do today. Plus it had one other benefit...it got me kicked out of college!

I guess I'm going to fade into Bolivian.

I would get up in the morning and I would say, "How am I going to bother them today?"

The second is that the role of China trade in Japanese economy, important as it is, has often been exaggerated, as proven by our experience of the past 6 years.

You can only govern men by serving them.

The world has changed around Europe. It is not only the migration crisis that has shown Europe is not up for challenge.