When you see a good move, sit on your hands and see if you can find a better one.

It cannot be too greatly emphasized that the most important role in pawn endings is played by the king.

He who fears an isolated Queen's Pawn should give up Chess.

I already came upon the world as a extraordinary human being; to my parents' great horror, I was equipped with a clubfoot which, however, did not hamper my rapid progress.

First-class players lose to second-class players because second-class players sometimes play a first-class game

Chess, like love, like music, has the power to make men happy.

It is not enough to be a good player... you must also play well

Chess is a terrible game. If you have no center, your opponent has a freer position. If you do have a center, then you really have something to worry about!

When you don't know what to do, wait for your opponent to get an idea; it is sure to be bad.

Weak points or holes in the opponent's position must be occupied by pieces not Pawns

If the defender is forced to give up the center, then every possible attack follows almost of itself.

Those who do not think bout the future cannot have one.

Sometimes I briefly touch the life I want. My hand brushes the surface as I pass it by.

The fact that we see something as evil may not necessarily make that thing evil. Evil cannot contest good

Progress means to be true to the world, If we need to make a change.

Tourists don't know where they've been, travelers don't know where they're going.

Getting on a plane is hard for me, but I do it, because travel is vital to me.

I've seen lots of Halloween people dressed up like me and they'll send me pictures. And I found that very rewarding to know that I've reached anyone.

At least for the people who send me mail about a new language that they're designing, the general advice is: do it to learn about how to write a compiler

Change the world today. Start with the next person you meet.

There will always be somebody more successful, more beautiful, more talented. You have to realize, you're not running their race. You're running your race.