It is the aim of the modern school, not to treat every position according to one general law, but according to the principle inherent in the position

The scheme of a game is played on positional lines; the decision of it, as a rule, is effected by combinations.

Those chess lovers who ask me how many moves I usually calculate in advance, when making a combination, are always astonished when I reply, quite truthfully, 'as a rule not a single one'

A knowledge of combinations is the foundation of positional chess.

The essential disadvantage of the isolated pawn ... lies not in the pawn itself, but in the square in front of the pawn.

Chess is a fighting game which is purely intellectual and includes chance.

The pleasure to be derived from a chess combination lie in the feeling that a human mind is behind the game, dominating the inanimate pieces ... and giving them breath of life.

In open positions the safety of the King should be the first consideration.

Chess was Capablanca's mother tongue.

No one has ever played these endgames with such elegant ease as Capablanca.

Silence is the room we create for the searching of God, where we hear His voice and follow.

Without passion there might be no errors, but without passion there would certainly be no history.

What's so great about TV is that you can get an opportunity to tell really rich stories, over the course of so many hours. It's like a novel of this type of medium.

It is difficult to attack me directly on religion because I never speak of it. Formally I am a strict observer of decorum and in public affairs it is my principle to uphold religion.

Human inventiveness is overwhelming human adaptiveness. Our ability to judge lags behind our ability to create.

I did not get on the bus to get arrested. I got on the bus to go home.

The word "down," is very musical. It just always comes.

Happy Hunger Games! And may the odds be ever in your favor.

There may be a million microbes of misery floating about us. Never mind! They dare not approach us, they have no power to get a hold on us, until the mind is weakened.

Film is a truly magical medium.