“Chess only appeals to quite a small minority. It does not have the cac...” — Magnus Carlsen Quote

Chess only appeals to quite a small minority. It does not have the cachet of a mainstream popular sport.

If you want to get to the top, there's always the risk that it will isolate you from other people.

I don't look at computers as opponents. For me it is much more interesting to beat humans.

I was lucky enough to attend schools where they were understanding about when I needed to go abroad to play chess. Of course, socially it is important to go to school and interact with people your own age.

I got the travel bug when I was quite young. My parents took me and my sisters out of school and we travelled all over Europe. It was an eye-opening experience and, although I love Norway, I also enjoy visiting new countries. I don't get homesick.

The death penalty is ineffective as a deterrent, and the appeals process is expensive and cruel to the surviving family members.

Is it in the best interest of baseball to sell beer in the ninth inning? Probably not. The rule has got to be more clearly defined. And then some process should be set up where the judge is not also the appeals judge.

What appeals to me in a project is, I'll read the script, and I'll be like, 'Is this something that's new and something I haven't experienced before?' And if so, 'Am I gonna be able to handle it? Am I gonna be up to this challenge?' That's what I try to do.

Humanitarian appeals always help. They penetrate deeper than political tradeoffs.