All I want to do, ever, is play chess.

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.

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

A strong memory, concentration, imagination, and a strong will is required to become a great Chess player

Life happens when you get lost in a dream.

There is something about the fifteen-year-old mind -- a kind of skin or veil or walling off from feelings not your own.

Marry somebody you love. That's the whole thing. And continue to love them.

I'd love to be able to write again, but I'm so repetitive. And it was all about fear. Never positive. Just indulgent about my sadness.

Writing is not hard work, it is simply an obsession.

In every person, even in such as appear most reckless, there is an inherent desire to attain balance.

Anyone who loves his opinions more than his teammates will advance his opinions but set back his team.

I like noise. It's always puzzled me why one of the goals of contemporary recording is to get rid of noise and to eliminate any element of a performance.

Reaching out to rescue one another under ANY condition is an eternal measure of love.

We shall have no better conditions in the future if we are satisfied with all those which we have at present.