Never be put off by your target's anger; it is a sure sign of enslavement.

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.

No man will succeed unless he is ready to face and overcome difficulties and is prepared to assume responsibilities.

They are much to be pitied who have not been given a taste for nature early in life.

Something dies in us every time we change. To make space for the true, familiar well-worn habits must give way.

I'm usually a patient guy anyway.

Men have made an idol of luck as an excuse for their own thoughtlessness.

Be serious. Life hurts. Reflect what hurts. I don't mean that you can't also be funny, or have fun, but at the end of the day, stories are about what you lose.

There's a fundamental distinction between strategy and operational effectiveness.

I am an adult, but a damaged one.

Never try to pull someone up who doesn't want it...they'll just pull you down.

Im going to always rise above the doubt that may exist about me.