For me art and chess are closely related, both are forms in which the self finds beauty and expression. – Vladimir Kramnik
Even if you play perfectly, a fault of your opponents can destroy the entire beauty of the game. – Vladimir Kramnik
Okay, when you start to fight for equality, like Anand did in 1995, you could end up losing game 10, like he did, without putting up any kind of fight. – Vladimir Kramnik
The strength of the playing ability is much more important. Only if the strength of the opponents playing ability is comparable, does the game develop. – Vladimir Kramnik
Even though I have a nice house, nice family, the rest of my generation is still in South Central L.A. My cousins, my brothers, my sisters, they dont wanna move out. They dont want to and they dont have the means to sustain it. Thats where my heart is and thats what I think about all the time. – Ice Cube