If you don't want to be stabbed in the back you should be aware of who is standing behind you.

I thought I was playing the world champion, not some 27-eyed monster who sees everything in all positions.

I think I can safely conclude that there is not a lot to be said for playing chess while on Valium.

Chess is most certainly not my life.

Man is born to live, not to prepare for life. Life itself, the phenomenon of life, the gift of life, is so breath-takingly serious!

I suppose there is a certain crucial interval in everyone's life when character is fixed forever.

The belief that youth is the happiest time of life is founded upon a fallacy. The happiest person is the person who thinks the most interesting thoughts and we grow happier as we grow older.

Every St. Patrick's Day every Irishman goes out to find another Irishman to make a speech to.

Under any circumstance, simply do your best, and you will avoid self-judgment, self-abuse and regret.

Love me...I am not evil.

Three things cannot long be hidden: the sun, the moon, and the truth.

I'm blessed with a pretty good voice. So just sitting back there banging on the tubs wasn't enough.

Everyone tries to get you to dance at clubs. They come up to you and say "You gotta dance! you gotta dance!" And then I dance, and they're like, "Not like that!"

Vivid images are like a beautiful melody that speaks to you on an emotional level. It bypasses your logic centers and even your intellect and goes to a different part of the brain.