You have to be a prince to understand the people, and you have to belong to the people to understand the princes.

The lion cannot protect himself from traps, and the fox cannot defend himself from wolves. One must therefore be a fox to recognize traps, and a lion to frighten wolves.

Everyone sees what you appear to be, few experience what you really are.

I desire to go to Hell and not to Heaven. In the former I shall enjoy the company of popes, kings and princes, while in the latter are only beggars, monks and apostles

Entrepreneurs are simply those who understand that there is little difference between obstacle and opportunity and are able to turn both to their advantage.

A government which does not trust its citizens to be armed is not itself to be trusted.

Men are so stupid and concerned with their present needs, they will always let themselves be deceived.

It is just as difficult and dangerous to try to free a people that wants to remain servile as it is to enslave a people that wants to remain free.

Any man who tries to be good all the time is bound to come to ruin among the great number who are not good.

A sign of intelligence is an awareness of one's own ignorance.

Power is the pivot on which everything hinges. He who has the power is always right; the weaker is always wrong.

Love is not maximum emotion. Love is maximum commitment.

Usually she ordered a cup of coffee and a cup of tea, as well as a brownie, propping up her sadness with chocolate and caffeine so that it became an anxiety.

There is no magic move or secret that creates victory but lots of little items that, when added together, can make you victorious.

Looking for pleasure is the best way to ensure you won't find it.

It was a reaction from the old idea of "protoplasm", a name which was a mere repository of ignorance.

I haven't really reached my peak yet.

A pessimist says all women are loose. An optimist does not, but he has hopes.

Unix is like a toll road on which you have to stop every 50 feet to pay another nickel. But hey! You only feel 5 cents poorer each time.

I always train like a family. Antonio Rodrigo is like my mentor. He helped me a lot. He's always there with me. My coaches and I have made a strategy for this fight.

I think it is absolutely essential in a democracy to have competition in the media, a lot of competition, and we seem to be moving away from that.