The old chess is too limited. Imagine playing cards, black jack for example, and every time the dealer has the same starting hand you have the same starting hand. What's the point?

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

Before the constitution can protect the people it must first protect the person.

Learning to draw is really a matter of learning to see - to see correctly - and that means a good deal more than merely looking with the eye.

To think ill of mankind and not wish ill to them, is perhaps the highest wisdom and virtue.

You know, OK, I made a few jokes - and they killed 3000 Americans. Fair trade.

I have an exclusive gallery that takes care of the all of my artworks. I want to stay focused on the art and of creating and let my gallery take care of the more commercial aspects.

The mansion should not be graced by its master, the master should grace the mansion.

I like hurting little things that can't fight back

In a world that's ugly and a lie, it's hard to even want to try.

The one thing I could do was voices and impersonations and weird characters, and there was really no call for that, except on Saturday Night Live.