My philosophy is that not only are you responsible for your life, but doing the best at this moment puts you in the best place for the next moment.
The strongest principle of growth lies in human choice.
All that is human must retrograde if it does not advance.
A chess genius is a human being who focuses vast, little-understood mental gifts and labors on an ultimately trivial human enterprise.
People were still cramming down the stairs, and more were squeezing past the turnstiles and down the escalators onto the platforms, but it was clear to me that this wasn't going to have a happy ending.
Never rely on the glory of the morning nor the smiles of your mother-in-law.
Get away from the crowd when you can. Keep yourself to yourself, if only for a few hours daily.