The pleasure to be derived from a chess combination lie in the feeling that a human mind is behind the game, dominating the inanimate pieces ... and giving them breath of life.

The scheme of a game is played on positional lines; the decision of it, as a rule, is effected by combinations.

It is the aim of the modern school, not to treat every position according to one general law, but according to the principle inherent in the position

Those chess lovers who ask me how many moves I usually calculate in advance, when making a combination, are always astonished when I reply, quite truthfully, 'as a rule not a single one'

A knowledge of combinations is the foundation of positional chess.

The essential disadvantage of the isolated pawn ... lies not in the pawn itself, but in the square in front of the pawn.

Chess is a fighting game which is purely intellectual and includes chance.

In open positions the safety of the King should be the first consideration.

Chess was Capablanca's mother tongue.

No one has ever played these endgames with such elegant ease as Capablanca.

Old friends we say are best when some sudden disillusionment shakes our faith in a new comrade.

Doesn't that fool know I recorded that song because I like it?

The yoga of love is the yoga of acceptance. Love teaches us that which is most important is self-acceptance.

My philosophy, like color television, is all there in black and white.

Of course slavery and the Muslims were deeply implicated in the slave trade, Islam was an Imperialist religion which destroyed Christianity in the Near East, yet nobody mentions those facts.

The Brother's eyes narrowed. "But here's something to keep in mind. You ever hurt him on purpose and I will consider you my enemy.

[John] Belushi was an extreme experience even by my standards.

Because normally with Western cuisine, you'll serve vegetables separate from the meat, so kids will eat the meat and never touch the vegetables.

The element of harmony is super important.

But at school, I wasn't athletic, and if you're not athlete in high school, it's kind of hard to find your place, so play practice seemed perfect, especially if you were as uncoordinated as I was.