It is inevitable that those to whom is vouchsafed a long life of usefulness should outlive the friends of their read more

It is inevitable that those to whom is vouchsafed a long life of usefulness should outlive the friends of their youth.

I see myself more as an ambassador of the game. And I hope to bring chess to a higher level read more

I see myself more as an ambassador of the game. And I hope to bring chess to a higher level in the United States. Making bigger tournaments, more interesting events. Making it a respectable profession for young people to be able to pursue in the future.

The conception of worth, that each person is an end per se, is not a mere abstraction. Our interest in read more

The conception of worth, that each person is an end per se, is not a mere abstraction. Our interest in it is not merely academic. Every outcry against the oppression of some people by other people, or against what is morally hideous is the affirmation of the principle that a human being as such is not to be violated. A human being is not to be handled as a tool but is to be respected and revered.

No collection of people who are all waiting for the same thing are capable of holding a natural conversation. Even read more

No collection of people who are all waiting for the same thing are capable of holding a natural conversation. Even if the thing they are waiting for is only a taxi.

She's been pretty clear that we need to find a solution and need to look at what the problem is, read more

She's been pretty clear that we need to find a solution and need to look at what the problem is, and make sure we're not hurting good employers.

I have taught my students not to apply rules or mechanical ways of seeing.

I have taught my students not to apply rules or mechanical ways of seeing.

I like playing with those guys. We kind of have to find a balance -- we're very offensive minded with read more

I like playing with those guys. We kind of have to find a balance -- we're very offensive minded with those guys but we just have to work hard on defense and it pays off.

It's absolutely devastating, ... It's one
thing to see it on TV, and it's another to talk to a read more

It's absolutely devastating, ... It's one
thing to see it on TV, and it's another to talk to a mom and dad and
children who have lost everything.

When suffering knocks at your door and you say there is no seat for him, he tells you not to read more

When suffering knocks at your door and you say there is no seat for him, he tells you not to worry because he has brought his own stool.