When my opponent's clock is going I discuss general considerations in an internal dialogue with myself. When my own clock is going I analyse conctrete variations.

If you are weak in the endgame, you must spend more time analysing studies; in your training games you must aim at transposing to endgames, which will help you to acquire the requisite experience.

Chess is the art which expresses the science of logic.

If Tal sacrifices a piece, take it. If Petrosian sacrifices a piece, don't take it.

Chess mastery essentially consists of analyzing Chess positions accurately

Chess cannot be taught. Chess can only be learned.

In short, we can see Karpov as an exploiter of other people’s ideas. His ability to use these ideas is not at issue, but he himself is about as fertile as a woman who has been sterilized is.

Chess is the art of analysis.

Every great master will find it useful to have his own theory on the openings, which only he himself knows, a theory which is closely linked with plans for the middle game.

Chess is a part of culture and if a culture is declining then Chess too will decline

The boy (then a 12 year old boy named Anatoly Karpov)doesn't have a clue about Chess, and there's no future at all for him in this profession

Well, young man, have you found anyone worthy of your respect?"Artemis smiled back. "Yes, " he said. "I believe I have.

Her biggest fear was that Flynn would walk away before she could even start to worry about him not coming home.

Houston has its largest crowd of the night here this evening.

The greatest gift you can give your children is to believe in them.

you can't deny they ever happened. You can't deny you ever loved them, love them still, even if loving them causes you pain

Let the scriptures refresh you.

The elective franchise, if guarded as the ark of our safety, will peaceably dissipate all combinations to subvert a Constitution, dictated by the wisdom, and resting on the will of the people.

I listen to other people's music now. I didn't for many years but now I am fascinated again as much as I was when I started out.

The ocean is a place of skin, rich outer membranes hiding thick juicy insides, laden with the soup of being.

It behooves us to avoid archaisms. Never use a long word when a diminutive one will do.