Deception is a developed art of civilization and the most potent weapon in the game of power

The pyramid would start at the bottom: you don't know who you are or what you're intended to do in life. And so, the X factor - the ingredient that will make you powerful, that will make you successful is your energy and drive and your tenacity. If you've got that, there's nothing in the world that's going to stop you.

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

Never whine, never complain, never try to justify yourself.

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

Her lips are roses over-washed with dew, Or like the purple of Narcissus' flower; No frost their fair, no wind doth waste their power, But by her breath her beauties to renew.

Your unhappiness is a way of speaking to you, it's telling you something isn't right.