You are inexperienced. So was I, once. So is every man. The measure of a person is not how much they have lived. . . It's in how they make us of what life has shown them.

There's always another secret.' -Kelsier

The mark of a great man is one who knows when to set aside the important things in order to accomplish the vital ones.

The purpose of a storyteller is not to tell you how to think, but to give you questions to think upon.

Women? Women are like...thunderstorms. They're beautiful to look at, and sometimes they're nice to listen to-but most of the time they're just plain inconvenient.

If you're always on time, it implies that you never have anything better you should be doing. -Kelsier

Better to be the failure who nobly strived than the success who never really had to.

Mocking a woman is like drinking too much wine. It may be fun for a short time, but the hangover is hell.

But you can't kill me, Lord Tyrant. I represent that one thing you've never been able to kill, no matter how hard you try. I am hope.

This world, it is a tempest sometimes. But remember, the sun always rises again.

My dear, did you just try to prove the existence of God with your cleavage?

When you win a lot, you don't learn much. With my ups and downs, it's a lot of learning.

He's passing the ball like Idi Amin.

There are folks who will equivocate. They'll say, 'You know, I'm not a scientist.' Well, I'm not either. But the best scientists in the world know that climate change is happening.

If someone burgles your house, and you knock them out, are you gonna apologize for knocking them out? No you're not, you're gonna stomp on their head, just like any other normal person would.

There is at least as much eloquence in the voice, eyes, and air of a speaker as in his choice of words.

I have said publicly no option should be off the table, but I would certainly take nuclear weapons off the table.

The greats weren't great because at birth they could paint The greats were great because they paint a lot

In order to dominate the soul you must also learn to dominate the body. And in order to dominate the body you cannot fear pain.

Because there is a force that wants you to realize your Personal Legend; it whets your appetite with a taste of success

Up to 10% of childhood cancers are caused by radiological examination during pregnancy.