Every chess game is like taking a five-hour final exam.

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

See life as if it is a miracle, and will find that it is indeed a miracle!

A wounded heart that loves even more is immortal, it only survives and blooms time after time. If you happen to live in it, there's no safer place in the world than its beating.

Beauty is a God-given talent that we should all conserve.

Sometimes, when you sleep with the enemy, waking up is the hardest part." ~ Muse

I often think that the prime directive for me as a teacher of writing is akin to that for a physician, which is this: do no harm.

You are not special. There is no plan for you. Nothing happens for a reason. Just try not to die and shut up.

The cruelest thing a man can do to a woman is to portray her as perfection.

Since retiring I have spent a lot of time with my family, on my boat, and playing football.

I always just made music that resonates with me emotionally.

Training and managing your own mind is the most important skill you could ever own, in terms of both happiness and success.