It has always been the opinion and judgment of wise men that nothing can be so uncertain as fame or power not founded on its own strength.

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.

He who has a why to live for can bear almost any how.

Is there any one of us who doesn’t want to strike back at all the evil in this world?

I hope you will go out and let stories happen to you, and that you will work them, water them with your blood and tears and you laughter till they bloom, till you yourself burst into bloom.

Quality is everyone's responsibility.

I want to work as hard as I can. But I also want six kids! It takes a lot of courage as an actor to take time off for family. But family is everything.

I like to keep things simple. It's really about the wine, food and the beach view. Nothing can beat that.

Your gift is not a burden," she whispered. "But you must be brave, because it has more power than the sharpest claw.

The past is more than a memory.

I always have some way of putting the stories together that works for the book. I've always switched points of view in my books. I'm a Gemini.

There are two times in a man's life when he should not speculate: when he can't afford it, and when he can.