I just know who I am and what's comfortable for me and I don't personally do things in life because others do it or because that's what society tells me I should do.

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.

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

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.

Jan had always been a good pianist, and now he was the finest in the world.

Did I do anything last night that suggested I was sane?

A truly submissive woman is to be treasured, cherished and protected for it is only she who can give a man the gift of dominance.

Bigger people beat up little people.

I'm a really big homebody. If I had my way, a typical Saturday night would be staying home, ordering in, watching a movie or catching up on some shows.

The apathy of the modern voter is the confusion of the modern reformer.

Do you think they missed him terribly when he fell? Did God cry over his lost angel, I wonder?

Fear is the most valuable commodity in the universe.

I was like one of those people who is allergic to the twentieth century... I'd been brought up to think there was some order to things, but there was no safety net. Doctors accused me of being mad.

There are only a few people out there who can completely overcome their fears, and they all live in Tibet.