Bobby Fischer Quotes

I am the army. You can negotiate with me. I represent the army. I represent the people.

I can't let it pass when you say: "You are the weak party." No, I am not the weak party. I am the man who is making the war. I am the man who is making the peace.

There is no area where experience matters more than in war and diplomacy.

It’s better to negotiate with a soft voice and a loaded gun, than to negotiate with just a soft voice.

Men love power.

The commander ought to lead every important movement.

His essence was force ... the relish of power, and command.

Fight the enemy with the weapons he lacks.

We are defined by how we use our power.

If you've got 'em by the balls, their hearts and minds will follow.

If a man means to be hard, let him keep in his saddle and speak from that height, above the level of pleading eyes, and with the command of a distant horizon.

People may oppose you, but when they realize you can hurt them, they'll join your side.

… dealing with and controlling men makes you stronger.

Control is the source of strategic power.

If I had to pick my greatest strength as a football coach, I say it would be innovation.

Those that start things have an advantage over those that follow.

I never say someone is powerful.

I'm dominant positionally, and my hands got power.

If I was to become a manager, I would not want someone else to be signing the players for the team that my job depended on.

You can't put an age on power.

Stack the cards in your favour, and in a casino, you'll get arrested and put in prison, but in business and in life, it's the right thing to do.

With experience also comes the understanding that you have to beat the rally before you can beat the competition.

It's a huge edge, sometime life-saving, to adopt a good idea early and put it into practice.

I like to keep teams off balance.

Power ... is not an end in itself, but is an instrument that must be used toward an end.