No greater mischief could be wrought Than love united to a jealous thought.

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.

The forces of piety have always and everywhere been the sworn enemy of the open mind and the open book.

The reason I don't Kill Myselfis because I know I can.

Countries which are governed by the dabblers will undoubtedly turn into the miserable countries!

If everyone chose love, this world would be magnificent. Always choose love.

As human beings, everyone has stuff coming at them, and a certain kind of fear.

You have to be driven by the stories that you want to tell. You can't simply be responding, or there won't be any real heart to those stories anymore.

You have a huge amount of confidence when you're younger, which slowly ebbs away for the rest of your life. You think: 'No problem. I can do that. Why shouldn't I do it?'

To live life is to make a succession of errors. Understanding this can bring us great ease and forgiveness for ourselves and others.

Sin is what you do when your heart is not satisfied with God.

God enters the world through those of us who are willing to let God participate fully in our lives.