All conceptions in the game of chess have a geometrical basis.

The middlegame I repeat is chess itself, chess with all its possibilities, its attacks, defences, sacrifices, etc.

Haste is never more dangerous than when you feel that victory is in your grasp.

It is not a move, even the best move that you must seek, but a realizable plan

Avoidance of mistakes is the beginning, as it is the end, of mastery in chess.

It would be idle, and presumptuous, to wish to imitate the achievements of a Morphy or an Alekhine; but their methods and their manner of expressing themselves are within the reach of all.

... though combinations are without number, the number of ideas are limited.

Haste, the great enemy.

We should praise, rather, the courage of the player who, relying only on his intuition, plunges into a brilliant combination of which the issue does not appear to him too clear.

Chess is a game of understanding and not of memory.

A defeatist spirit must inevitably lead to disaster.

Most friendship is feigning, most loving mere folly.

...there's nothing more depressing than bad capitalism.

We are wise to be cautious, but I suggest we prepare for the worst and hope for the best.

I just love bossy women. I could be around them all day. To me, bossy is not a pejorative term at all. It means somebody's passionate and engaged and ambitious and doesn't mind leading.

The State's your mother, your father, the totality of your interests. No discipline can be too severe for the man that denies thatby word or deed.

A player who makes a team great is more valuable than a great player. Losing yourself in the group, for the good of the group - that's teamwork.

If your dream requires patience, give it.

I only believe in those who can still blush.

You can walk out on me tonight, if you think that it ain't feeling right, but darling, there's no getting over me.

There should be no strife with the vanquished or the dead.