To see what they see, sit where they sit.

Fischer was a master of clarity and a king of artful positioning. His opponents would see where he was going but were powerless to stop him

I definitely miss the rush from wiping out an opponent.

We don't really know how the game was invented, though there are suspicions. As soon as we discover the culprits, we'll let you know

I like to say that Bobby Fischer was the greatest player ever. But what made Fischer a genius was his ability to blend an American freshness and pragmatism with Russian ideas about strategy

Chess reflects the real world in miniature. Endeavor, struggle, success, and defeat - they are part of each game ever played.

The two most important forms of intelligence are the ability to read other people and the ability to understand oneself.

We often cause ourselves suffering by wanting only to live in a world of valleys, a world without struggle and difficulty, a world that is flat, plain, consistent.

A killer with the manners of a rabbit - this is the most dangerous kind.

Yes there is a Nirvanah: it is in leading your sheep to a green pasture and in putting your child to sleep and in writing the last line of your poem.

I don't think it's good to say that you won't do certain things, but I don't necessarily have the natural urge to write.

My truths do not last long in me. Not as long as those that are not mine.

I do watch 'American Idol' sometimes. It's not really that pleasurable... I take that back. It is the epitome of a guilty pleasure. Sometimes there's some good singers on that show.

The stone that is thrown into the air is none the worse for falling down, and none the better for going up.

Worship is admiration becoming adoration.

Whatever their ideas or ideologies or religions are, always get along well with people!

It is not the critic who counts...The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena.