We are not slaves of the past, nor servants of the present, but masters of the future.
When all seems hopeless and all has gone silent, that’s Destiny turning down the music so that all may hear our response to life’s great storms, giving our response the chance to echo throughout eternity with the level of greatness it deserves.
Trust is always a risk, but when placed in the right people after a trial period where they prove themselves worthy of it, it is a reward transcendent of all the emotional mire that bogs down a person’s potential.
You don’t have to keep living in a dystopia simply because you’re strong and noble enough to accept it.
There is immense power in an idea, because it unites people. It motivates them toward change. But the real power lies in their unity, in coming together – if enough can be rallied to a cause, no matter how ridiculous, it will be seen and heard.
Let your fear drive you to evolve into greatness.
When you give people a choice, they believe they have power.
Seek counsel; though we are all skilled and experienced in many ways, no one can experience all that life has to offer in the limited time we are given in this world.
Some people are born to hold keys, while others are born to use them.
Love is one of the most motivating and self-defining forces in our lives, whether we turn from it or allow ourselves to be drawn to it. If you allow romantic possibilities with others to consume all your time and energy, they will distract you from the things of interest that fill your life with passion and purpose.
Time doesn’t always heal all wounds.
The older you get, the faster time passes in your mind, so use your time according to what is most important.
People respond more to the authority of status, than the authority of truth.
Significant change requires significant sacrifice.
The world is changeable, and its ability to change is so fragile that a single person can be responsible for it.
Mistake this day as being like any other, and your deaths will go as unmourned as the insects of the field.
You believe stealing is wrong, but if your family was starving and could not afford bread, wouldn’t you say it’s okay to steal a loaf to feed them?
Emperors are not made from cowards; they are made from those who take great risk where there stands to be even greater gain.
We are creatures of habit more than we are creatures of change.
No matter where you go, there’s always something to deal with; if it’s not greed, it’s lust, or envy, or pride, or something else. You just have to live your life so uncorrupted that it offsets the corruption as much as possible.