When there's an important tournament going on, I try and stay in a bubble. It's easy that way because then you don't have to worry about anything else.

Carlsen will be ridiculously difficult to play against. (on the 2013 World Championship match)

Confidence is very important - even pretending to be confident. If you make a mistake but do not let your opponent see what you are thinking then he may overlook the mistake.

If revenge motivates you, go for it! But the main thing is to set your game in order.

Intuition in chess can be defined as the first move that comes to mind when you see a position.

You need to motivate yourself, no matter what-definitely when things are bad, but also when things are good. Or else, you risk becoming complacent.

In any match, there are few critical moments where there's no second best decision. The rest of the moves are intuitive.

I attend to my fitness. I go the gym every day and try to maintain my physical fitness; without that, it is tough to take challenges on the chess board.

For every door the computers have closed they have opened a new one.

For me, each game is a new challenge, which has to be dealt with rationally and systematically. At that time, every other thought fades into oblivion.

A win is a win, which is about that particular moment.

Are you a communist?""No I am an anti-fascist""For a long time?""Since I have understood fascism.

Many laws as certainly make bad men, as bad men make many laws.

You, Stan, are covered with dirt and leaves.''''I just applied for a job as a tree, '' I said. It made so little sense, he didn't even bother responding.

Never get close to your enemies, you might start liking them.

The plate tectonics of media have shifted where NBC had to become a new media company from an old media company.

The place of charity, like that of God, is everywhere.

Yes, I am going into the woods; I am going into the unity of all things.

It's a new day, a new beginning for your new life. With discipline you will be amazed at how much progress you'll be able to make. What have you got to lose except the guilt and fear of the past?

Given the events of even the 19th century, Zionism was inevitable. Given the events of the 20th century, Israel was inevitable.

An addict never stops growing. Stupider.