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

To lack feeling is to be dead, but to act on every feeling is to be a child.

Can a woman not walk with her possessions down the street of a city?

Never throw the first punch. If you have to throw the second, try to make sure they don't get up for a third.

Authority doesn't come from a rank.," Kaladin said, fingering the spheres in his pocket. "Where does it come from?" "From the men who give it to you. That's the only way to get it.

Faith isn't about logic, son," Haddek said. "Perhaps that's your problem. You cannot 'disprove' the things you study, any more than we can prove to you that the Hero will save us. We simply must believe it, and accept the things Preservation has taught us.

There are two kinds of people in this world, son. Those who save lives, and those who take lives." "And what of those who protect and defend? Those who save lives by taking lives?" "That's like trying to stop a storm by blowing harder. Ridiculous. You can't protect by killing.