No pawn exchanges, no file-opening, no attack.

The passed Pawn is a criminal, who should be kept under lock and key. Mild measures, such as police surveillance, are not sufficient

The threat is stronger than the execution.

The beauty of a move lies not in its appearance but in the thought behind it.

First restrain, next blockade, lastly destroy.

Many men, many styles; what is chess style but the intangible expression of the will to win.

How can I lose to such an idiot?

In the middlegame, the king is merely an extra, but in the endgame, he is one of the star actors.

Do not always be thinking of attack! Moves that safeguard your position are often far more prudent.

The isolated Pawn casts gloom over the entire chessboard

Strategically important points should be overprotected. If the pieces are so engaged, they get their regard in the fact that they will then find themselves well posted in every respect.

Patience Always Gives You The Best Reward When The Time Is Right....

Be kind, be all sympathy, For each and every human beingIs forced to fight against himself.

you’re gone andyour unfinished poemlies alone on my desk—empty of tears, I only hope it rains today

There are a lot of pretty girls. I am a tennis player first of all, that is why I am here, and if wasn't producing results no one would notice me.

I started when I was nine. Really, everything I know about color theory, composition, drawing, and painting, I learned when I was a kid.

There are no separate systems. The world is a continuum. Where to draw a boundary around a system depends on the purpose of the discussion.

I think denial's fascinating. It's a jokey word, but it really happens, and sometimes in enormous ways.

Gardens do offer a temporal tableau and certainly mean differently in different eras and indeed geographies (think of the formal gardens in France).

For early employees you want people that have somewhat of a risk-taking attitude.

Photography is no longer a love affair with the beauty of reality.