I grew up with the concept of freedom of speech. So I’m too old, it’s too late for me to adjust to the new world, the new world order.
BOBBY FISCHERThey asked me what year it was, what month it was, etc. I easily answered these stupid questions.
More Bobby Fischer Quotes
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Genius. It’s a word. What does it really mean? If I win I’m a genius. If I don’t, I’m not.
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Americans like a winner. If you lose, you’re nothing. I’m going to win, though. It’s good for the match that Spassky has a plus score against me. We’ve met five times. He’s won three times and we’ve drawn twice. But I’m a stronger player and a long match favors me.
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I add status to any tournament I attend.
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Yeah, I used to dress badly until I was about sixteen. But people just didn’t seem to have enough respect for me, you know And I didn’t like that, so I decided I’d have to show them they weren’t any better than me, you know?
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I object to being called a chess genius because I consider myself to be an all around genius who just happens to play chess, which is rather different.
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I don’t care! I don’t have to show anybody my games just because they’re a big shot!
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I was never invited to the White House.
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To get squares you have to give up squares.
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I like the moment when I break a man’s ego.
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I don’t listen to weakies.
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I’d like to travel around, be an international playboy. They have all that money; they could really do it right. Look at (Errol) Flynn.
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I have never opened with the QP – on principle.
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I give 98 percent of my mental energy to Chess Others give only 2 percent
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People have been playing against me below their strength for fifteen years.
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The U.S. and Israel have been slaughtering the Palestinians, just slaughtering them, for years. Robbing them and slaughtering them.
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