True genius, in strategy or anywhere, lies in self-control, self-mastery, presence of mind, fluidity of 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.

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.

Stop shallow water from running, it will rage; tread on a worm and it will turn.

If you dream of becoming perfect, you never will.Be satisfied with being imperfect and that will make you perfect.

We humans are different - our brains are built not to fix memories in stone but rather to transform them, our recollections in their retelling.

We should learn to savor some moments to let time feel worth existing

I still don't know what the film was about because all I remember is a whole lot of technical dialogue about a body in a suitcase.

Love is the strongest force in the world.

The idea of trying to create things that last-forever knowledge-has guided my work for a long time now.

Never judge a cover by its book.

A heavy progressive or graduated income tax.

Every President wants to do right.

Without great solitude no serious work is possible.