Win through your actions, never through argument.

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.

but I am not here ironically; I am here sincerely.

I feel so agitated all the time, like a hamster in search of a wheel.

She stood in front of the mirror a long time, and finally decided she either looked like a sap or else she looked very beautiful. One or the other.

You are a cynical man, Mr. Pleasant." "We live in cynical times, Miss Cain.

Everything we call a trial, a sorrow, or a duty, believe me, that angel's hand is there.

Falling in love is like death... they are both facts

I drank my liver out.

It's almost like when you're young, your friends take on the romance role, and then guys take on the role of your friends later.

I feel the need to reaffirm all of it, the whole unhappy territory and all the things loved and unloveable in it, for it is all part of me.

Dreams are at the foundation of all religions.