"[Chess] is eminently and emphatically the philosopher's game."
~Paul Morphy

"Life is a state of mind" [from: "Being There"]

On Chess...

It appears that chess is not about whom makes the best moves; but whom makes the least mistakes

Sacrifice what you have to achieve what you need

The aesthetically elegant game wins most gracefully and often

Chess is one big puzzle - composed of 3 parts - in which the goal is to mate in the fewest moves - while either inhibiting your opponent's mobility or forcing your opponent into futile responses

Current set of inspirations:
Robert James Fischer
Emanuel Lasker
Paul Charles Morphy
José Raúl Capablanca
Magnus Carlsen

"In chess, as it is played by masters, chance is practically eliminated."
~Emanuel Lasker

"The hardest thing in chess is to win a won game."
~Frank Marshall

"Nothing eases suffering like human touch."
~Bobby Fischer's last words