Her lips are roses over-washed with dew, Or like the purple of Narcissus' flower; No frost their fair, no wind doth waste their power, But by her breath her beauties to renew.

You must always be prepared to place a bet on yourself, on your future, by heading in a direction that others seem to fear.

Never waste valuable time, or mental peace of mind, on the affairs of others—that is too high a price to pay.

True genius, in strategy or anywhere, lies in self-control, self-mastery, presence of mind, fluidity of thought.

Mastery is not a function of genius or talent. It is a function of time and intense focus applied to a particular field of knowledge.

Mistakes and failures are precisely your means of education. They tell you about your own inadequacies.

Be Royal in your Own Fashion: Act like a King to be treated

It is in fact the height of selfishness to merely consume what others create and to retreat into a shell of limited goals and immediate pleasures.

The world wants to assign you a role in life. And once you accept that role you are doomed.

Lord, protect me from my friends; I can take care of my enemies.

No moment is wasted if you pay attention and learn the lessons contained in every experience.

I made my name”. What does this mean? It means that a man has successfully graduated through the process of inner self-development

If at first you don't succeed, find out if the loser gets anything.

It's exciting for people to define who they are in relation to what I write - whether it be by loving or hating it.

Fashion is free speech, and one of the privileges, if not always one of the pleasures, of a free world

They take the greats from the past and compare us. I wonder if they'd ever survive in this era. In a time where it's recreation, to pull all your skeletons out the closet like Halloween decorations.

Death is the vast perhaps.

We are all afforded our physical existence so we can learn about ourselves.

A lot of people measure a man by what he's got. I've decided to measure myself by what I can give up.

I am not a political figure, nor do I want to be one; but I come with my heart.

Therefore, a man ought to root himself so firmly in God that he will not need the consolations of men.