Yeah, there are too many Jews in chess. They seem to have taken away the class of the game. They don't seem to dress so nicely, you know. That's what I don't like.

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

Love is being able to view a situation without adding duality to it.

Life is obsession and so is reading :D

Begin to think.

Honestly, if I stay on this gruelling path, I'm going to end up as another suicide statistic.

One man cannot hold another man down in the ditch without remaining down in the ditch with him.

They would wake me up when I was sleeping, and say sing a song for our friends. I had a sweet voice, I had a nice little tenor voice. God knows what I sang, but my whole family would admire me.

The more you know the less you understand.

All good activities which encourage people to learn how to live with one another pleasantly and to develop a sense of humor improve living.

The road recedes as the traveler advances, leaving a continuous present.

Life has never died, which is something that I think people ignore.