I have never in my life played the French Defence, which is the dullest of all openings

Chess is intellectual gymnastics.

A win by an unsound combination, however showy, fills me with artistic horror

Unfortunately, many regard the critic as an enemy, instead of seeing him as a guide to the truth.

A sacrifice is best refuted by accepting it

Only the player with the initiative has the right to attack

The King is a fighting piece. Use it!

Fame, I have already. Now I need the money.

In the ending the king is a powerful piece for assisting his own pawns, or stopping the adverse pawns.

I may be an old lion, but I can still bite someone's hand off if he puts it in my mouth.

Chess is so inspiring that I do not believe a good player is capable of haviong an evil thought during the game.

It isnt for wantof something to say--something to tell you--something you should know--but to detain you--keep you from going--feeling myself hereas long as you are--as long as you are

Lend your light to the blind. Why should the wickedness of men irritate you, when it is only blindness?

Close the eyes, and focus on the third eye, the heart chakra, or the navel center. It is a good idea to alternate them.

I have been blessed to visit the Holy City of Mecca.

I decided to do a comedy. It's a good mind-set to go into work and be happy every day instead of being in a dark place.

I look at the textures, surfaces, colors, and the individual objects in the painting. And then I wonder: what are the relationships among them? Those relationships are everything.

I suppose an artist takes the elements of his life and rearranges them and then has them perceived by others as though they were the elements of their lives.

The White House press corps isn't there at a press briefing. It's not... They're not news gatherers there. There really isn't any media.

I have a sort of tactility about music. I go into record stores and just run my fingers over it, the spines.

If people want to make war they should make a color war, and paint each others’ cities up in the night in pinks and greens.