In times of war, skepticism can be just cause for execution.

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.

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

[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.

I felt my lungs inflate with the onrush of scenery—air, mountains, trees, people. I thought, "This is what it is to be happy.

you want to knowwhether i believe in ghostsof course i do not believe in themif you had knownas many of them as i haveyou would notbelieve in them either

Don't try to be the next J.K. Rowling. Just try to be the first you.

Rituals are missing nowadays

The first step in solving a problem is recognizing there is one

If America is the pursuit of happiness, the best way to pursue happiness is to help other people.

Ignore the people who advice you patience! There is no time for patience! Those who are patient for many years about anything are mad!

It's impossible that we're alone in the universe. Every time we think we're more special than others, we're proven wrong.

I love playing against Philip Rivers because he is so competitive, he is so fiery. You can just tell how he just gets his guys going.

The ideas gained by men before they are twenty-five are practically the only ideas they shall have in their lives.