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Steal a loaf of bread and they hang you, steal a land and they'll make you king.


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Nothing of real worth can ever be bought. Love, friendship, honour, valour, respect. All these things have to be earned.

Nothing of real worth can ever be bought. Love, friendship, honour, valour, respect. All these things have to be earned.



Old age is not as honorable as death, but most people seek it.

Old age is not as honorable as death, but most people seek it.



Do not speak badly of yourself, for the warrior that is inside you hears your words and is lessened by them.

Do not speak badly of yourself, for the warrior that is inside you hears your words and is lessened by them.



A warrior feeds his body well; he trains it; works on it. Where he lacks knowledge, he studies. But above all he must believe. He must believe in his strength of will, of purpose, of heart and soul.

A warrior feeds his body well; he trains it; works on it. Where he lacks knowledge, he studies. But above all he must believe. He must believe in his strength of will, of purpose, of heart and soul.



May all your dreams but one come true, for what is life without a dream?

May all your dreams but one come true, for what is life without a dream?



There's no shame in fear. But understand this - the coward is ruled by fear, while the hero rides it like a wild stallion.

There's no shame in fear. But understand this - the coward is ruled by fear, while the hero rides it like a wild stallion.



We make choices everyday, some of them good, some of them bad. And - if we are strong enough - we live with the consequences.

We make choices everyday, some of them good, some of them bad. And - if we are strong enough - we live with the consequences.



I may be stupid, as you say, to believe in honour and friendship and loyalty without price. But these are virtues to be cherished, for without them we are no more than beasts roaming the land.

I may be stupid, as you say, to believe in honour and friendship and loyalty without price. But these are virtues to be cherished, for without them we are no more than beasts roaming the land.



Fear is an aid to the warrior. It is a small fire burning. It heats the muscles, making us stronger. Panic comes when the fire is out of control, consuming all courage and pride.

Fear is an aid to the warrior. It is a small fire burning. It heats the muscles, making us stronger. Panic comes when the fire is out of control, consuming all courage and pride.



A man with wife and daughters has no place losing his temper.

A man with wife and daughters has no place losing his temper.





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Everyone has this perception that the bloggers, they say horrible things about you and they hide behind their computers where you can't see them.

Everyone has this perception that the bloggers, they say horrible things about you and they hide behind their computers where you can't see them.



When people say "the people" or "the public" as though it's the final repository of all morality, I sometimes flinch.

When people say "the people" or "the public" as though it's the final repository of all morality, I sometimes flinch.



The world is on fire, and I'm doing my best to help steer the firetruck.

The world is on fire, and I'm doing my best to help steer the firetruck.



The safest way to get what you want is to deserve what you want.

The safest way to get what you want is to deserve what you want.



I'm a committed Christian. I worship in my own way. That's my business. That's not the business of the pharisees who are going to preach to me about what I do and then do something else.

I'm a committed Christian. I worship in my own way. That's my business. That's not the business of the pharisees who are going to preach to me about what I do and then do something else.



I am an incredibly strong person and an incredibly fast person.

I am an incredibly strong person and an incredibly fast person.



I look at racism as one of the social demons. And, in its worst, it's violent and it's a systemic commitment to oppression.

I look at racism as one of the social demons. And, in its worst, it's violent and it's a systemic commitment to oppression.



Socialism failed because it couldn't tell the economic truth. Capitalism may fail because it couldn't tell the ecological truth.

Socialism failed because it couldn't tell the economic truth. Capitalism may fail because it couldn't tell the ecological truth.



Real eyes, realize, real lies.

Real eyes, realize, real lies.




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