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"The quality of decision is like the well-timed swoop of a falcon which enables it to strike and destroy its victim."

"The tears of the world are a constant quality. For each one who begins to weep, somewhere else another stops. The same is true of the laugh."

"Charm is the quality in others, that makes us more satisfied with ourselves."

"Unlimited economic growth has the marvelous quality of stilling discontent while maintaining privilege, a fact that has not gone unnoticed among liberal economists."

"What is easy is seldom excellent."

"It is not how fast a tree grows, but how well. It is not how big a fruit is, but how sweet."
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"Nowadays the dynamic element is more important in chess - players more often sacrifice material to obtain dynamic compensation."

"For example, computer defends well, but for humans its is harder to defend than attack, particularly with the modern time control."

"When I played Bobby Fischer, my opponent fought against organizations - the television producers and the match organizers. But he never fought against me personally. I lost to Bobby before the match because he was already stronger than I. He won normally."

"I try to help developing junior chess. When I lived in USSR, I got a lot of free help from very good coaches - now I am trying to repay that debt."

"When you play Bobby, it is not a question if you win or lose. It is a question if you survive."

"On the other hand, chess is a mass sport now and for chess organisers shorter time control is obviously more attractive. But I think that this control does not suit World Championship matches."

"We can compare classical chess and rapid chess with theatre and cinema - some actors don't like the latter and prefer to work in the theatre."

"In my country, at that time, being a champion of chess was like being a King. At that time I was a King - and when you are King you feel a lot of responsibility, but there is nobody there to help you."
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