I like to say that Bobby Fischer was the greatest player ever. But what made Fischer a genius was his ability to blend an American freshness and pragmatism with Russian ideas about strategy

Fischer was a master of clarity and a king of artful positioning. His opponents would see where he was going but were powerless to stop him

I definitely miss the rush from wiping out an opponent.

To see what they see, sit where they sit.

We don't really know how the game was invented, though there are suspicions. As soon as we discover the culprits, we'll let you know

Chess reflects the real world in miniature. Endeavor, struggle, success, and defeat - they are part of each game ever played.

The two most important forms of intelligence are the ability to read other people and the ability to understand oneself.

Capitalism means that a few people will do very well, and the rest will serve the few.

I am glad my life is coming to an end. To think that it might last another five hundred years, now that would be terrible, in my case.

It is lawful and hath been held so through all ages for any one who have the power to call to account a tyrant or wicked king, and after due conviction to depose and put him to death.

Old sciences are unraveled like old stockings, by beginning at the foot.

At first, I thoroughly enjoyed being famous.

Keeping divine commandments brings blessings, every time! Breaking divine commandments brings a loss of blessings, every time!

Should I warm the oven and bake you a batch of hero cookies? - Zephyra

Let us respect even error when it has its source in virtue.

The measure of your life will not be in what you accumulate, but in what you give away.

I had absolutely no focus as a kid. I never paid attention at school, I never went to college. Not because we were too poor; we were. But if I wanted to go to college, I would have found a way.