Become who you are by learning who you are.

Understand: you are one of a kind. Your character traits are a kind of chemical mix that will never be repeated in history. There are ideas unique to you, a specific rhythm and perspective that are your strengths, not your weaknesses. You must not be afraid of your uniqueness and you must care less and less what people think of you.

In the opening stage of most careers any attention is what you want, any attention is good attention, even if it's bad attention.

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

The human tongue is a beast that few can master.

The point of the adversity is to toughen your mind so that you can handle difficult circumstances in life. Your mind, toughen just like you toughen your body. So it really depends on what you need. It really depends on the individual.

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.