The fact that a player is very short of time is, to my mind, as little to be considered an excuse as, for instance, the statement of the law-breaker that he was drunk at the time he committed the crime.

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I believe that true beauty of chess is more than enough to satisfy all possible...

I believe that true beauty of chess is more than enough to satisfy all possible...

The purpose of human life and the sense of happiness is to give the maximum...

The purpose of human life and the sense of happiness is to give the maximum...

In my opinion, a master is morally obliged to seize every sort of opportunity and...

In my opinion, a master is morally obliged to seize every sort of opportunity and...

Oh! this opponent, this collaborator against your will, whose notion of beauty always differs from...

Oh! this opponent, this collaborator against your will, whose notion of beauty always differs from...

Chess first of all teaches you to be objective.

Chess first of all teaches you to be objective.

I have had to work long and hard to eradicate the dangerous delusion that, in...

I have had to work long and hard to eradicate the dangerous delusion that, in...

Chess for me is not a game, but an art. Yes, and I take upon...

Chess for me is not a game, but an art. Yes, and I take upon...

I think that for the highest achievements nowadays... need to have the stable as a...

I think that for the highest achievements nowadays... need to have the stable as a...

Chess is not only knowledge and logic.

Chess is not only knowledge and logic.

The chess-board is the world, the pieces are the phenomena of the universe, the rules...

The chess-board is the world, the pieces are the phenomena of the universe, the rules...

I failed to make the chess team because of my height.

I failed to make the chess team because of my height.

I'm like Bush, I see the world more like checkers than chess.

I'm like Bush, I see the world more like checkers than chess.

All women are inferior to men.

All women are inferior to men.

Daring ideas are like chessmen moved forward; they may be beaten, but they may start...

Daring ideas are like chessmen moved forward; they may be beaten, but they may start...

Litigation is the pursuit of practical ends, not a game of chess.

Litigation is the pursuit of practical ends, not a game of chess.

The ultimate camping trip was the Lewis and Clark expedition.

The ultimate camping trip was the Lewis and Clark expedition.

My problem with chess was that all my pieces wanted to end the game as...

My problem with chess was that all my pieces wanted to end the game as...

One cannot play chess if one becomes aware of the pieces as living souls and...

One cannot play chess if one becomes aware of the pieces as living souls and...

Chess is a foolish expedient for making idle people believe they are doing something very...

Chess is a foolish expedient for making idle people believe they are doing something very...