Every person you encounter, whom you interact with, is there to teach you something. Sometimes it may be years before you realize what each had to show you.

The world is much larger than I once dreamed, or perhaps my place in it is smaller than I once realized.

If you're going to risk dying, there's no sense doing it wet, cold and hungry unless absolutely necessary.

Altruism accrues little benefit to those lying cold in the gutter.

The brave man is not the one without fear but the one who does what he must despite being afraid. To succeed, you must be willing to risk total failure; you must learn this.

The real secret of magic is that there is no magic.

You can't succeed unless you're willing to risk failure