Always think at least two steps ahead [in everything, with everyone].

People fear what they do not understand.

Always hear others out and remain open-minded the day you think you know everything is the day you have the most yet to learn.

The more a mind thinks upon something, the deeper it will take root and affect all subsequent and related thought.

Most physical battles begin once mental ones have been lost, anyway. Conquer the mind, conquer the body.

The mind thinks upon, processes, and remembers what the senses forget.

The lion does not need the whole world to fear him, only those nearest where he roams.

Like tiny gods, all that we say and do holds a power so great that any one of us in any given moment can be responsible for the birth of a new civilization or the collapse of our own.

No army is comprised of all the same kinds of units or types of troops. There is power in diversity. If you always see only one choice, or use only one option, you will surely lose more than you win.

[Everything you write is] not simply a collection of words, but a means of influence not to be taken lightly. Let your recipient's emotions be the gondola, and your words, its gondolier.

When you give people a choice, they believe they have power.

Write with the door closed, rewrite with the door open.

This is everything I thought I didn't want. Or didn't need. But I'm here now and it's everything I need and the only thing I want.

I hope I can settle my internal conflicts without bloodshed.

And keeps the palace of the soul.

Genuine [economic] value lies in the power to sustain or enrich life

I have experienced some amazing food! Yet when I think about the most luxurious and exquisite meals I have had, visions of simple food made from a few natural ingredients are what most excite me.

Having to be different is the same trap as having to be the same.

You don't need money to look fabulous. There are so many awesome new designers, so many designers doing collections for mass retailers.

Pray always, and be believing, and all things shall work together for your good.

Hunger is a powerful persuader if it happens, and it's conceivable that it could happen. Country people have always known this.