Most people are sheep, and they need the support of others.

Tactics flow from a superior position

Sometimes girls write me. One girl in Yugoslavia sent me a whole slew of love letters. I don't know how she got my address. She was in a crowd watching me play. She says when I left there the stars fell out of the sky over Yugoslavia, or something like that.

Psychologically, you have to have confidence in yourself and this confidence should be based on fact.

There's no luck involved in chess. You just have to work at it.

I add status to any tournament I attend.

I hate ready-made suits, button-down collars, and sports shirts.