Perception is blind to the knowledge that you cannot understand.

People need to stop accepting the evidence of reality, and start questioning it.

Those who reach for the Sun, usually drop the world.

Sometimes, you have to step into oblivion, in order to paint success.

I am not a man of fear, but I am a man that knows how to fear. Without fear, we become lazy. Without fear, we become reckless. Fear doesn't limit a man, it keeps the man sharp.

A man who does not doubt the courage of a woman, is a man that is subjugated by her will and allure.

The mind is a universe, and it has the power to completely create any possibility.

Power is the gem of necessity. Without observing power, identity remains undiscovered.

The illusion is reality. The only contradiction is the observer.

Isn't it funny how ignorance is the source of strength of so many?

You only know of existence, once you rebel. You only know of life, once you die.

Trouble is you never knew her. Died too soon. It's always a pity when they die too soon, but maybe it's worse when they live too long.

Everyone dies alone, Eragon. Whether you are a king on a battlefield or a lowly peasant lying in bed among your family, no one can accompany you into the void.

The great opportunity belongs to him who can see it, to him who can grasp it. The better part of your chance is right inside of you.

My core goal is to dismantle, defeat, destroy al Qaeda and its allies that killed Americans and are still plotting to go kill Americans.

Sixty per cent of people entering prison today are illiterate.

Watch for the devil. When there’s a god, there’s always a legion of devils.

Stay away from drugs and alcohol. Listen to your moms and dads. In this great country of ours you do whatever you set your mind to. Make us proud of you.

What culture worth the name would deny women the right to safe motherhood? What value system would send young people ignorant into the world, when a little knowledge might save their lives?

Intuition is linear; our imaginations are weak. Even the brightest of us only extrapolate from what we know now; for the most part, we're afraid to really stretch.

It's not always easy growing up in an inner-city area, but in my music I want to show people that you can turn it into something positive.