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'

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

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.

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.

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.

Positive impact, positive society.

Your mind is the most powerful wonder. It can be your greatest enemy or your closest ally.There are no limits to what you can achieve if only you believe.

A plop of rain hit me on the face, one of those early raindrops that turns up five minutes ahead of all the others to let you know it's time to get indoors.

As we grow better, we meet better people.

I might not remember how the sky looked on any given day. I do remember, though, what it was like to be a boy beneath a sky.

I think, men and women are different. We have different challenges.

We are all like one-winged angels. It is only when we help each other that we can fly.

Columbus did not seek a new route to the Indies in response to a majority directive.

I am in Boston right now, in fact, to do work at the New England Historical Genealogical Library, where I'm trying to finish up tracing my lineage back to the seventeenth century.

Women are jealous of cigars... they regard them as a strong rival.