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title: "4 Ambitious Quotes By Garry Kasparov"
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> [We must be optimistic about the future because it's a self-fulfilling prophecy. If we are creative and ambitious, intelligent machines will liberate…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/garry-kasparov/we-must-be-optimistic-about-the-future-because-it-s-a-self-fulfilling/)

[Garry Kasparov](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/garry-kasparov/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ea9/garry-kasparov-910_ambitious_we-must-be-optimistic-about-the-future-b_162186.jpg)

> [If people are being left behind, impoverished economically or even culturally, they will always be easily targeted by demagogues of any stripe,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/garry-kasparov/if-people-are-being-left-behind-impoverished-economically-or-even/)

[Garry Kasparov](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/garry-kasparov/)

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> [Young people, especially young men due to culture and perhaps testosterone, dream about changing the world, making an impact, doing big things.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/garry-kasparov/young-people-especially-young-men-due-to-culture-and-perhaps/)

[Garry Kasparov](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/garry-kasparov/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/66b/garry-kasparov-910_ambitious_young-people-especially-young-men-due-to_2543115.png)

> [Many so-called pragmatists want nothing to do with space exploration or other kinds of ambitious endeavours that don't have a clear payoff.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/garry-kasparov/many-so-called-pragmatists-want-nothing-to-do-with-space-exploration/)

[Garry Kasparov](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/garry-kasparov/)

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## More by Garry Kasparov

> [It's interesting that the greatest minds of computer science, the founding fathers, like Alan Turing and Claude Shannon and Norbert Wiener, they all looked…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/garry-kasparov/it-s-interesting-that-the-greatest-minds-of-computer-science-the/)

[Garry Kasparov](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/garry-kasparov/)

> [If you don't take risks, you don't drink champagne.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/garry-kasparov/if-you-don-t-take-risks-you-don-t-drink-champagne/)

[Garry Kasparov](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/garry-kasparov/)

> [Karabakh conflict has a strong influence on the political climate both in Azerbaijan and Armenia. It is obvious, too, that the Azerbaijani leadership can…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/garry-kasparov/karabakh-conflict-has-a-strong-influence-on-the-political-climate/)

[Garry Kasparov](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/garry-kasparov/)

> [When your house is on fire, you cant be bothered with the neighbors. Or, as we say in Chess, if your King is under…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/garry-kasparov/when-your-house-is-on-fire-you-cant-be-bothered-with-the-neighbors-or/)

[Garry Kasparov](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/garry-kasparov/)

> [I would say, you have a unique chance of learning more about the game of chess with your computer than Bobby Fischer, or even…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/garry-kasparov/i-would-say-you-have-a-unique-chance-of-learning-more-about-the-game/)

[Garry Kasparov](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/garry-kasparov/)

> [I think Russians today have a distorted picture of capitalism, liberal democracy and market economy.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/garry-kasparov/i-think-russians-today-have-a-distorted-picture-of-capitalism-liberal/)

[Garry Kasparov](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/garry-kasparov/)

> [I'm not paranoid, but I am cautious. I don't drink tea with strangers, I don't fly Aeroflot and I avoid certain countries with close…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/garry-kasparov/i-m-not-paranoid-but-i-am-cautious-i-don-t-drink-tea-with-strangers-i/)

[Garry Kasparov](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/garry-kasparov/)

> [My opponent is Short and the match will be short.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/garry-kasparov/my-opponent-is-short-and-the-match-will-be-short/)

[Garry Kasparov](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/garry-kasparov/)

> [Russian Parliament today is a bunch of puppets that just fall in with the instructions from Kremlin.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/garry-kasparov/russian-parliament-today-is-a-bunch-of-puppets-that-just-fall-in-with/)

[Garry Kasparov](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/garry-kasparov/)

> [Barack Obama took over after Vladimir Putin's first aggression, in Georgia. In 2009, he did the reset policy because they had these stupid ideas…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/garry-kasparov/barack-obama-took-over-after-vladimir-putin-s-first-aggression-in/)

[Garry Kasparov](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/garry-kasparov/)

> [Inevitably the machines must win, but there is still a long way to go before a human on his or her best day is…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/garry-kasparov/inevitably-the-machines-must-win-but-there-is-still-a-long-way-to-go/)

[Garry Kasparov](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/garry-kasparov/)

> [In my opinion, using different kinds of epithets and adjectives in connection with the word democracy is a sign of mere hypocrisy, to put…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/garry-kasparov/in-my-opinion-using-different-kinds-of-epithets-and-adjectives-in/)

[Garry Kasparov](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/garry-kasparov/)

> [Chess strength in general and chess strength in a specific match are by no means one and the same thing.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/garry-kasparov/chess-strength-in-general-and-chess-strength-in-a-specific-match-are/)

[Garry Kasparov](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/garry-kasparov/)

> [Ratings are king and the money keeps flowing, and partisanship is so strong today that people rely on a few sources absolutely instead of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/garry-kasparov/ratings-are-king-and-the-money-keeps-flowing-and-partisanship-is-so/)

[Garry Kasparov](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/garry-kasparov/)

> [ At a certain point, the atmosphere in the West could change. But I don't see determined political will \[for that\] at the moment. ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/garry-kasparov/at-a-certain-point-the-atmosphere-in-the-west-could-change-but-i-don/)

[Garry Kasparov](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/garry-kasparov/)

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