Boldness makes even the smallest animal dangerous

Always say less than necessary.

Be as fluid as water, do not give your enemies anything solid to atack

True genius, in strategy or anywhere, lies in self-control, self-mastery, presence of mind, fluidity of thought.

Early on in life I knew that I was a writer, that I just wanted to write, I love books, I love literature and after graduating college, I kind of wandered around in Europe learning languages and writing novels and never led anywhere. And then I got into like journalism in New York as a way to kind of maybe find my way into the field and it wasn't a good fit. It just wasn't right for me.

Ethics and power are separate. Ethics and morality. I think life would be miserable if there weren't some kind of code that people operated by, but history is full of many, many people who have gotten power by very unethical means, and people who were very ethical, who get no power, people who have the most brilliant, lovely, wonderful, nice intentions and bring about horrible things in the world because they don't know how to play the power game.

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