Maybe God created the desert so that man could appreciate the date trees

Life can seem short or life can seem long, depending on how you live it.

A man has to choose. This is where lies his strength: in the power of his decisions. If you choose to follow the path of your dreams, commit yourself to it. Accept your path.

He remembers the five rules of combat set down by Chuan Tzu - faith, companions, time, space and strategy.

That is what marks out the warrior: the knowledge that willpower and courage are not the same thing. Courage can attract fear and adulation, but willpower requires patience and commitment. Men and women with immense willpower are generally solitary types and give off a kind of coolness. Many people mistakenly think that (they) are cold (people) when nothing could be further from the truth.

I'm like everyone else—I see the world in terms of what I would like to see happen, not what actually does.

When we're focused on what we want, things begin to slot perfectly into place.