"Only the player with the initiative has the right to attack."

"I do not believe a good player is capable of having an evil thought during the game."

"A win by an unsound combination, however showy, fills me with artistic horror."

"A sacrifice is best refuted by accepting it."

"Chess is so inspiring that I do not believe a good player is capable of having an evil thought during the game."

"Chess is intellectual gymnastics."

"Fame, I have already. Now I need the money."

"I have never in my life played the French Defence, which is the dullest of all openings."

"Chess is not for timid souls."