This man has conquered the world! What have you done?" The philosopher replied without an instant's hesitation, "I have conquered the need to conquer the world.

It may be that the human race is not ready for freedom. The air of liberty may be too rarefied for us to breathe... The paradox seems to be, as Socrates demonstrated long ago, that the truly free individual is free only to the extent of his own self-mastery. While those who will not govern themselves are condemned to find masters to govern over them.

Stay stupid. Follow your unconventional crazy heart.

On the field of The Self stand a knight and a dragon. You are the knight. Resistance is the dragon.

It’s not the writing part that’s hard. What’s hard is sitting down to write.

It’s better to be in the arena, getting stomped by the bull, than to be up in the stands or out in the parking lot.

The professional conducts his business in the real world. Adversity, injustice, bad hops and rotten calls, even good breaks and lucky bounces all comprise the ground over which the campaign must be waged. The field is level, the professional understands, only in heaven.