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Bobby Fischer Inspirational Quotes (84)

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I felt that chess... is a science in the form of a game... I consider myself a scientist. I wanted to be treated like a scientist.
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I don't believe in psychology. I believe in good moves
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Nobody has single-handedly done more for the US image than me...
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FIDE has decided against my participation in the 1975 World Chess Champion title.
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All that matters on the Chessboard is good moves.
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I was in Japan a couple of months ago, I saw a preview for the movie Pearl Harbor. And they showed the Japanese airplanes coming in to bomb Pearl Harbor, and I applauded. Nobody else in the theater applauded.
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My opponents make good moves too. Sometimes I don't take these things into consideration
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I add status to any tournament I attend.
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Every chess game is like taking a five-hour final exam.
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I prepare myself well. I know what I can do before I go in. I'm always confident.
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I don't like American girls. They're very conceited, you know. In Europe they're more pleasant.
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I don't listen to weakies.
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I was never invited to the White House.
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I usually never stay at the board after a game. Especially against Spassky. I made a dumb suggestion and he refuted it instantly! I know I'm going to have to play him some day and it was really stupid to look like such a jerk in front of him.
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I can remember times coming home from a chess club at four in the morning when I was half asleep and half dead and forcing myself to pray an hour and study an hour. You know, I was half out of my mind-stoned almost.
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My main interest right now is to expose the Jews. This is a lot bigger than me. They're not just persecuting me. This is not just my struggle, I'm not just doing this for myself... This is life and death for the world. These God-damn Jews have to be stopped. They're a menace to the whole world.
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When I was eleven, I just got good.
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The old chess is too limited. Imagine playing cards, black jack for example, and every time the dealer has the same starting hand you have the same starting hand. What's the point?
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Don't even mention losing to me. I can't stand to think of it
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I hope the Icelandic government grants me political asylum.
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Americans really don't know much about chess. But I think when I beat Spassky, that Americans will take a greater interest in chess. Americans like winners.
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Now my only income is a few royalty cheques from my books.
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The turning point in my career came with the realization that Black should play to win instead of just steering for equality.
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I know people who have all the will in the world, but still can't play good Chess
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