Tal R Quotes

#1. I'm not sure I ever even liked Tal, much less loved him, and by the way, Tal, I believe the Palestinians should have their own state.

Rachel Cohn

#2. It is difficult to play against Einstein's theory -on his first loss to Fischer

Mikhail Tal

#3. I'm sorry," muttered Locke. "I was so keen to come to Tal fucking Verrar." "It's not your fault. We were both eager to hop in bed with the wench; it's just shit luck she turned out to have the clap.

Scott Lynch

#4. If you wait for luck to turn up, life becomes very boring.

Mikhail Tal

#5. Some sacrifices are sound; the rest are mine

Mikhail Tal

#6. I know who I am, and I know who you are, and nothing else matters. it's how we live our life.

Tal McThenia

#7. Young man, consider that the train has left, and all you can do is loudly slam the door in farewell.

Mikhail Tal

#8. Botvinnik's right! When he says such things, then he's right. Usually, I prefer not to study chess but to play it. For me chess is more an art than a science. It's been said that Alekhine and I played similar chess, except that he studied more. Yes, perhaps, but I have to say that he played, too.

Mikhail Tal

#9. Remember, never rely on one plan, Tal. Always have two or more in place when you undertake something perilous. If the first one fails, go to the second plan. If the second plan fails, go to the third." "If the third plan fails, Your Grace?" Kaspar laughed. "Then run like hell if you're still alive.

Raymond E. Feist

#10. Know something? I'd lay even odds that between the people following us and the people hunting us, we've become this city's principle means of employment. Tal Verrar's entire economy is now based on fucking with us.

Scott Lynch

#11. Many Chess players were surprised when after the game, Fischer quietly explained: 'I had already analyzed this possibility' in a position which I thought was not possible to foresee from the opening

Mikhail Tal

#12. Our behavior toward others is often a reflection of our treatment of ourselves.

Tal Ben-Shahar

#13. Fischer is Fischer, but a knight is a knight!

Mikhail Tal

#14. Quiet moves often make a stronger impression than a wild combination with heavy sacrifices.

Mikhail Tal

#15. I believe most definitely that one must not only grapple with the problems on the board, one must also make every effort to combat the thoughts and will of the opponent.

Mikhail Tal

#16. I had family and friends back home. Just because I could potentially feel alone in Los Angeles, that didn't mean I was alone.

Alona Tal

#17. Happiness is the overall experience of pleasure and meaning

Tal Ben-Shahar

#18. Because," Mischa whispered, not taking her eyes off him. "After Tal found me, I couldn't let him go. I didn't want to be lost anymore.

Stylo Fantome

#19. I tended to lean towards the guys who both sang and played, such as Ricky Skaggs, Vince Gill, Steve Wariner ... And at the other end of the spectrum, I had Eric Clapton in a rock and blues sense, jazz guys such as Tal Farlow and Les Paul ... Then Chet Atkins-type stuff.

Brad Paisley

#20. I'm not a real blond ... Shocking.

Alona Tal

#21. If Tal sacrifices a piece, take it. If Petrosian sacrifices a piece, don't take it.

Mikhail Botvinnik

#22. You must take your opponent into a deep dark forest where 2+2=5, and the path leading out is only wide enough for one

Mikhail Tal

#23. Tal accepted absolutely all the world champion's conditions with a smile, taking away a very important psychological trump card from him - the harsh, prickly relations with his opponent that were characteristic of all Botvinnik's matches.

Gennadi Sosonko

#24. As long as my opponent has not yet castled, on each move I seek a pretext for an offensive. Even when I realize that the king is not in danger.

Mikhail Tal

#25. When you appreciate the good, the good appreciates.

Tal Ben-Shahar

#26. Play the move that forces the win in the simplest way. Leave the brilliancies to Alekhine, Keres and Tal.

Irving Chernev

#27. Tal's combinations often exert a sort of paralysing influence on the opponent's play. It would seem that the element of surprise plays a big part in this.

Mark Taimanov

#28. Fischer is the greatest genius to descend from the chess heavens.

Mikhail Tal

#29. If I could, I want to take a page from the George Clooney-like actors of the world. They do things that are relevant, things that don't necessarily have huge box office appeal, but they matter.

Alona Tal

#30. I can go through life as a victim, blaming others for my misfortunes, and experiencing frustration over my condition. Or I can choose to be an active agent and do what I can do to bring about a positive change in my life.

Tal Ben-Shahar