I study chess eight hours a day, on principle.

Psychology is the most important factor in chess.

During a chess tournament a master must envisage himself as a cross between an ascetic monk and a beast of prey.

You can become a big master in chess only if you see your mistakes and short-comings. Exactly the same as in life itself.

A lifetime in not enough to learn everything about chess.

I consider chess an art, and accept all those responsibilities which art places upon its devotees.

Playing for complications is an extreme measure that a player should adopt only when he cannot find a clear and logical plan.

Chess, like other arts, must be practiced to be appreciated.

Play on both sides of the board is my favourite strategy.

Deux fous gagnent toujours, mais trois fous, non!

I believe that true beauty of chess is more than enough to satisfy all possible demands.

It gets kind of zen after awhile, life is a journey, time is a river, the door is ajar.

The term ‘fell in love’ is apt, because it implies there is pain in the discovery. I didn’t ‘land softly in love’.

Hating requires caring. In which case, I couldn't possibly hate you.

Mathematics knows no races or geographic boundaries; for mathematics, the cultural world is one country.

You don't insult American Muslims and religiously profile them the way that has been suggested by Ted Cruz.

I wasn't concerned about the hardships because I always felt I was doing what I had to do, what I wanted to do and what I was destined to do.

If your life is a leaf that the seasons tear off and condemn they will bind you with love that is graceful and green as a stem.

Never give up, no matter what.

The camera is a natural attraction for a politician. And if a camera is here, we're going to be here. And we're going to say something, even if we have nothing to say.

Because the good old rule Sufficeth them,-the simple plan, That they should take who have the power, And they should keep who can.