There is nothing more intoxicating than victory, and nothing more dangerous.

Twere sin to stain fair Venus' courts with blood

You must always be prepared to place a bet on yourself, on your future, by heading in a direction that others seem to fear.

I have the point that everybody essentially have these unique set of DNA you have. There's something different about you genetically. You are unique is what I am trying to say - the combination of experiences and emotions you have felt are never repeated.

One person reads the book, and cannot help telling a friend. That is vastly superior to any kind of advertisement, or clever magazine article. That is also the great power of the internet, where people share their opinions without the annoying screen of the media, and so much of the presence of my books has come from the Internet. It's a new era, a new form of war, and I embrace it.

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

The quiet mind is richer than a crown....Such sweet content, such minds, such sleep, such bliss beggars enjoy when princes oft do miss.