Gold will not always get you good soldiers, but good soldiers can get you gold.

The lion cannot protect himself from traps, and the fox cannot defend himself from wolves. One must therefore be a fox to recognize traps, and a lion to frighten wolves.

Everyone sees what you appear to be, few experience what you really are.

I desire to go to Hell and not to Heaven. In the former I shall enjoy the company of popes, kings and princes, while in the latter are only beggars, monks and apostles

Entrepreneurs are simply those who understand that there is little difference between obstacle and opportunity and are able to turn both to their advantage.

A government which does not trust its citizens to be armed is not itself to be trusted.

Men are so stupid and concerned with their present needs, they will always let themselves be deceived.

It is just as difficult and dangerous to try to free a people that wants to remain servile as it is to enslave a people that wants to remain free.

Any man who tries to be good all the time is bound to come to ruin among the great number who are not good.

A sign of intelligence is an awareness of one's own ignorance.

Power is the pivot on which everything hinges. He who has the power is always right; the weaker is always wrong.

I will be really happy once I have done my jail time. I can start fresh.

My mom still lives in Denver and some of my brothers are still in the area, so I still have strong ties there.

That my philosophy of life is, as far as possible, one of enjoyment. I'm not nihilistic.

The wise man is he who constantly wonders afresh.

Heroes and cowards feel exactly the same fear. Heroes just react to it differently.

All that matters is that you find a way to put the puck in the net. It doesn't matter how. I learned that from Mario.

Richmond has fallen - and I have no heart to write about it... They are too many for us. Everything lost in Richmond, even our archives. Blue-black is our horizon.

O Lord, I have never been eloquent, neither in the past nor since you have spoken to your servant. I am slow of speech and tongue.

I think when hundreds of thousands of lives are on the line, you might have to set aside some principles.

If God is the center of your life, no words are necessary. Your mere presence will touch hearts.