“You must become your enemy to truly understand him.”

“The men history declares heroes are merely heroes because they failed to survive their benevolent acts.”

“Power is like a house of cards. Leave it alone and it will stand forever. But if you try to build it higher and higher, sooner or later it is bound to collapse.”

“Knowledge is power. The moment the masses acquire this power, control fades. And when control fades, chaos erupts.”

“Life is like riding a ship into the storm. For every wave you take up, you have to drop just as deep.”

“Sometimes we hold the world in our hands, but in our greed for more let it fall, losing everything that we once had.”

“Pain is not the same as suffering. Left to itself, the body discharges pain spontaneously, letting go of it the moment that the underlying cause is healed. Suffering is pain that we hold on to. It ...”

“In pleasant peace and security How suddenly the soul in a man begins to die He shall look up above the stalled oxen Envying the cruel falcon, And dig under the straw for a stone To bruise himself on.”

“It is amazing, though, what pains your subconscious will undergo in achieve sustainable peace.”

“Philosophers, for example, often fail to recognize that their remarks about the universe apply also to themselves and their remarks. If the universe is meaningless, so is the statement that it is so.”

“It is so difficult - at least, I find it difficult - to understand people who speak the truth.”

“When you perceive a truth, look for the balancing truth.”

“Have you ever dealt with people who have lost everything in just an hour? In the morning you leave the house where your wife, your children, your parents live. You return and you find a smoking pit...”

“Success is the best revenge.”

“Revenge sex is not something we seek, but once in your mouth it can be liberating if you just swallow.”