Chess was Capablanca's mother tongue.

The scheme of a game is played on positional lines; the decision of it, as a rule, is effected by combinations.

It is the aim of the modern school, not to treat every position according to one general law, but according to the principle inherent in the position

Those chess lovers who ask me how many moves I usually calculate in advance, when making a combination, are always astonished when I reply, quite truthfully, 'as a rule not a single one'

A knowledge of combinations is the foundation of positional chess.

The essential disadvantage of the isolated pawn ... lies not in the pawn itself, but in the square in front of the pawn.

Chess is a fighting game which is purely intellectual and includes chance.

The pleasure to be derived from a chess combination lie in the feeling that a human mind is behind the game, dominating the inanimate pieces ... and giving them breath of life.

In open positions the safety of the King should be the first consideration.

No one has ever played these endgames with such elegant ease as Capablanca.

A damaging email forwarded outside the organization is indicative of problems within the organization.

Social media has taken over in America to such an extreme that to get my own kids to look back a week in their history is a miracle, let alone 100 years.

I think I really produce my best work in Iran.

We always pay dearly for chasing after what is cheap.

My songs were always about the tone of voice rather than the words.

I often don't like seeing how different things are made. I'm not a big fan of behind the scenes stuff.

I'm a bit of a Doubting Thomas - always worrying about things.

Indeed, one perfect resister is enough to win the battle of Right against Wrong.

Judgment of the people in the situation is not helpful. How can you help them is the question.

Later works are better because it takes a lot of time in architecture to mature. And, it takes a lot of discipline to experience everything that is changing around you.