No strength within, no respect without.

Nearly all men can stand adversity, but if you want totest a man's character, give him power.

You'vegot to know when to hold 'em, know when to fold 'em know, when to walk away, know when to run.

Misfortuneis not that which can be avoided, but that which cannot.

Successdepends upon previous preparation, and without such preparation there is sureto be failure.

Freedom can only be real if it is freedom for those think differently.

The most important things are the hardest to say, because words diminish them.

Conflictisn't negative, it just is.

You cannot truly listen to anyone and do anything else at the same time.

Knowingthat everything's futile but still fighting, still raging against the dying ofthe light that's what motivates me all the time ... If you hold that sense offutility in your head for too long, it can begin to eat into you. You canstill be aware of it

Ifyou wish to make a man your enemy, tell him simply, 'You are wrong.' Thismethod works every time.

Power can be taken, but not given. The process of thetaking is empowerment in itself.