It is astonishing how foolish humans can be in groups, especially when they follow their leader without question.
Let the future remain uncertain, for that is the canvas to receive our desires.
Facts mean nothing when they are preempted by appearance. Do not underestimate the power of impression over reality.
The first step in innovation is to know that a thing can be created. After that, the rest is a matter of detail.
There is no man so blind as one who has made up his mind.
An ignorant friend is worse than a learned foe.
The more tightly packed the group, the greater the need for strict social ranks and orders.
Freedom is an elusive concept. Some men hold themselves prisoner even when they have the power to do as they please and go where they choose, while others are free in their hearts, even as shackles restrain them.
The man who sees an opportunity and does nothing is asleep with his eyes open.
Opportunities are a tricky crop, with tiny flowers that are difficult to see and even more difficult to harvest.
How will I be remembered by my children? This is the true measure of a man.
Let pressure pass over and through you. That way you can’t be harmed by it.
Wounds make better lessons than lectures.
In the heat of battle, heroes emerge, sometimes from the most unlikely of sources.
Fear invites aggression – do not show it to a predator.
No person can ever know everything that is in the heart of another. We are all Face Dancers in our souls.
Humans are different in private than in the presence of others. While the private persona merges into the social persona in varying degrees, the union is never complete. Something is always held back.
A winner has more skills than a loser,” Vor said, “no matter how you define the competition.
The only guarantee in life is death, and the only guarantee in death is its shocking unpredictability.
As a human being, I was born on the brink of personal destruction, and I have spent my life dancing along the edge of that cliff.