Anatoly Karpov Quotes

In Gujarat, we had the world record of largest number of chess games in a single venue - 20,500 - and in Tamil Nadu, I have been emphasizing on the positives of chess to the authorities.

To what better purpose can a man's energy be devoted, and his talents, than the resuscitation of his country's language?

I call for the awakening of our people's ancient soul, capable of opposing a bloodthirsty barbarism.

I may now carry the sash of Miss Universe, but I'll forever be your Miss Philippines.

Calcutta is a very culturally-forward city. People encourage art, music, literature and I just feel like that's a city that looks for experiences over just retail.

I'm the black dude that loves old black culture. I also love old white culture. I just love history, but I'm the guy that wants to bring things back and push them forward.

It's very encouraging that the game of chess is growing in the U.S. and is becoming more popular.

The younger generation of filmmakers is concerned about our roots, rather than making films with characters plucked out of the cloud or some English DVD. Actually since 2000, Tamil cinema is going through some positive changes.

I love work where I can find out more about the world and its history.

Bengal's indigenous art and craft is widely popular throughout the world.

Everyone mentions the fact that I am the first African GM. I think it means nothing unless you impact people in Africa. That's what we're trying to try to continue to do - impact the game and make an impact on people over there.

For example, Taj Mahal is the first thing which comes to the minds of many foreigners who visit India, and how Eiffel Tower in Paris, but there is lot more to every country.

Haiti is not a world aside, a world apart. Culture and imaginations have always been part of our rebirth.

We must link Azamgarh to art and culture and not with terrorism and crime.

We have achieved tremendous success in Ireland and internationally on the strength of our creativity and design skills.

In the 21st century, there will probably be a reflex against the disintegration of traditional European culture. What started as a reaction will come full circle, and there will be a return to the roots.

I grew up in northern Nigeria.

We cannot blame globalisation for diluting our cultural heritage and music, as our music is respected more outside India than here.

It's certainly an honor to have kids who are looking up to me, but at the same time, I'm just trying to do what I can to raise the profile of chess.

For most of the twentieth century, a Minnesotan abroad could fix his home state in the cosmos by invoking for his hosts the name Charles Lindbergh or Bob Dylan, native sons who were claimed by the world and never really returned to the Gopher State.

People who want a different Pakistan have to find a way to go back into their own past and revive the vision of their founders, that was clearly a tolerant and diverse one, so that they can distinguish it from the one that has been imposed upon it. If they can do that, they can take back this city and their country.

I'm proud of Russia, that's true. And we have something to be proud of, but we do not have any obsession with being a superpower in the international arena.

It is not for us . . . to send out missionaries to foreign peoples; it is our task to build up our own Western culture.

The loss of the culture is one of the main reasons Ciro Guerra wanted to tell their story.

Chess is an effective means to educate and train the human intellect.