When I win, I'll put my title on the line every year, maybe even twice. I'll give players a chance to beat me.

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

Think your best thoughts every moment, every day. You will be the best person on the way.

We have 99 reasons to say "NO" Only one reason we have to say "Yes"that is "YES"I'll do it.

Almost all of us long for peace and freedom; but very few of us have much enthusiasm for the thoughts, feelings, and actions that make for peace and freedom.

I'm a big comedy fan, and a fan of films.

Everyone is a threat, and anyone can be beat at any given moment. No one is invincible.

In my day, we didn't have self-esteem, we had self-respect, and no more of it than we had earned.

People forget facts, but they remember stories.

One thing that I would like to do that I've seen them not do that well is take women all through the process of the postpartum period in a more meaningful way. That would be my agenda.

Wild horses don't know the burning taste of the whips. Freedom protects us from the many evils!

There can be no doubt that distrust of words is less harmful than unwarranted trust in them.