Chess Quote by Stanley Kubrick

Chess teaches you to control the initial excitement you feel when you see something that looks good and it trains you to think objectively…

— Stanley Kubrick

I get off on the interaction with people, and I love the chess of a movie and particularly - not only in preproduction or…

— Jake Gyllenhaal

Among a great many other things that chess teaches you is to control the initial excitement you feel when you see something that looks…

— Stanley Kubrick

We can compare classical chess and rapid chess with theatre and cinema - some actors don't like the latter and prefer to work in…

— Boris Spassky

Chess truly uncovers whether or not someone has imagination and takes initiative.

— Christian Morgenstern

Critical thinking is the most important factor with chess. As it is in life, you need to think before you make decisions.

— Hikaru Nakamura

Chess is a miniature version of life. To be successful, you need to be disciplined, assess resources, consider responsible choices and adjust when circumstances…

— Susan Polgar

The game of Chess is not merely an idle amusement; several very valuable qualities of the mind are to be acquired and strengthened by…

— Benjamin Franklin

Chess is so interesting in itself, as not to need the view of gain to induce engaging in it; and thence it is never…

— Benjamin Franklin

Chess is imagination.

— David Bronstein

I consider chess an art, and accept all those responsibilities which art places upon its devotees.

— Alexander Alekhine

I have frequently stated that I regard chess as an art form, where creativity prevails over other factors.

— Vasily Smyslov