Wisdom, Niko thought as he leaned his cheek against his long-handled rake, cannot be had without price.

Gods have bloody hands.

There must be a corps that will battle for righteousness, for there are endless battalions who serve unrighteousness.

Generosity is never out of season.

You get what you expect. Expect to heal. Expect victory.

Nature has a surer plan than mortals can devise.

It was his soul's freedom that was in question. And that question was whether freedom was worth the price when it meant shirking the responsibilities of honor.

Tempus never left a problem for another to solve. Tempus never let the pain or difficulty of an undertaking persuade him not to pursue a resolution his heart thought was right. Tempus never gave up.

So well do I love you, I go to my god singing your praises. When I meet my father, I will tell him I fought beside you.

You three have done quite enough today: all of you and your feckless, treacherous god.

One man, one horse, one holocaust on demand.

What is wrong about me loving you, anyway? You make me better. You make me feel special. You make me feel like I can do anything.

The people naturally adhere most to doctrines which demand the least self-exertion and the least use of their own reason, and which can best accommodate their duties to their inclinations.

We may achieve climate, but weather is thrust upon us.

I even accept for the sake of argument that sexual orgies eliminate social tensions and ought to be encouraged.

The [Hillary] Clinton campaign was still operating with a White House mentality.

Creativity is not like the weather: You can do something about it. And you can measure it well enough to determine its effect on sales and profits.

Instead of focusing on that circumstances that you cannot change - focus strongly and powerfully on the circumstances that you can.

Sustainability is living on nature's income rather than living on its capital.

I don't want to work on stuff I don't like.

Meditation allows us to directly participate in our lives instead of living life as an afterthought.