No moment is wasted if you pay attention and learn the lessons contained in every experience.

Many a serious thinker has been produced in prisons, where we have nothing to do but think.

Playing with appearances and mastering the arts of deception are among the aesthetic pleasures of life. They are also key components in the acquisition of power.

To be strategic in life is like any skill whether it's basketball or learning a language, it takes effort and practice and I think most people don't think that it's something that they could just do, you know, naturally.

Still uncertain as to our identity, we think that what matters in the work world is gaining attention and making friends. And these misconceptions and naïveté are brutally exposed in the light of the real world.

You are facing death and danger and competition, but at any moment, you can decide to have a fearless mindset.

There's no more of an excuse for blaming other people or the world for at least not trying what you should be trying.