Dazzling combinations are for the many, shifting wood is for the few.

There is nothing noble in being superior to your fellow man; true nobility is being superior to your former self.

Why did we spend years and years on the silly discussion of whether chess is an art, a sport or a science? Why dit it take us so long to discover that it’s a way of life?

A pessimist sees the difficulty in every opportunity; an optimist sees the opportunity in every difficulty.

Don’t be so modest, you’re not that great.