Alekhine's real genius is in the preparation and construction of a position, long before combinations or mating attacks come into consideration at all.

Strategy requires thought, tactics require observation

Whoever sees no other aim in the game than that of giving checkmate to one's opponent will never become a good Chess player

Chess is a sport. The main object in the game of chess remains the achievement of victory.

Poor Capablanca! Thou wert a brilliant technician, but no philosopher. Thou wert not capable of believing that in chess, another style could be victorious than the absolutely correct one.

Alekhine is a poet who creates a work of art out of something that would hardly inspire another man to send home a picture post card.

I honestly feel very humble when I study Capablanca's games.

The 'chess machine', by which admiring title he had been known, revealed the great drawback of a machine: it had not sufficient flexibility to adapt itself to altered circumstances.

The essence of Capablanca's greatness is his rare talent for avoiding all that can complicate or confuse the conflict.

Well, I'm about as tall as a shotgun, and just as noisy.

Love spills out of these people. That's what I want. Settling for anything less is a lie.

I like to be grounded by nature, go hiking... go to an isolated island that's not glamorous and touristy at all.

I think women should wear whatever makeup they want for themselves. Makeup should be fun.

Would you persuade, speak of interest, not of reason.

The idea of God holding a grudge against us and needing to be asked to forgive us is an outrage on the Fatherhood of God.

For thirty centuries, from her sacred seat the cat looked down, and crouching at her feet, beheld the race of conquering Pharaohs kneel.

There are no edges to my loving now.

I think my general disposition on life is finding what's funny about it. When something happens, the first thing in my mind is, "What's funny about it?"

Let the end try the man.