Ultimately chess is just chess - not the best thing in the world and not the worst thing in the world, but there is nothing quite like it.

A rich man is nothing but a poor man with money.

I spent half my money on gambling, alcohol and wild women. The other half I wasted.

The man in our society is the breadwinner; the woman has enough to do as the homemaker, wife and mother.

If you can't dazzle them with brilliance, baffle them with bull.

If at first you don't succeed, try, try again. Then quit. There's no point in being a damn fool about it.

I cook with wine, sometimes I even add it to the food.

I exercise strong self control. I never drink anything stronger than gin before breakfast.

Always carry a flagon of whiskey in case of snakebite, and furthermore always carry a small snake.

A woman drove me to drink and I didn't even have the decency to thank her.

How well I remember my first encounter with The Devil'ss Brew. I happened to stumble across a case of bourbon - and went right on stumbling for several days thereafter.

Every Human creates for another Human, So every Human has a 'Hope' for other Human, Try to recognize and never let it down because your 'Hope' is also in hand of another Human.

What is essential is to suddenly make a move totally unexpected by the opponent, pick up on the advantage of fright, and seize the victory right then and there.

Let go of the battle. Breathe quietly and let it be. Let your body relax and your heart soften. Open to whatever you experience without fighting.

I never wanted to be safe, I wanted to be good.

Because as much as she thought she wanted safety, wanted security and reliability, the kiss had shifted something in her.

Money has replaced the vote.

I had the sensation that I might always be running like this, that I would always have to run, and that I would always be able to run.

Robert E. Lee Prewitt. Isn't that a silly old name.

The phone company handles 84 billion calls a year-everything from kings, queens, and presidents to the scum of the earth.

The art of teaching is clarity and the art of learning is to listen.