No great player blundered oftener than I done. I was champion of the world for twenty-eight years because I was twenty years ahead of my time. I played on certain principles, which neither Zukertort nor anyone else of his time understood. The players of today, such as Lasker, Tarrasch, Pillsbury, Schlechter and others have adopted my principles, and as is only natural, they have improved upon what I began, and that is the whole secret of the matter.

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

The King is a fighting piece. Use it!

Chess is not for timid souls.

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

Only the player with the initiative has the right to attack

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