“You’ll lose it, if you talk about it.”

Never think that war, no matter how necessary, nor how justified, is not a crime.

Develop a built-in bullshit detector.

Critics are men who watch a battle from a high place then come down and shoot the survivors.

Where a man feels at home, outside of where he’s born, is where he’s meant to go.

There are worse places to be than on your own.

When people talk, listen completely. Most people never listen.

If the others heard me talking out loud they would think that I am crazy. But since I am not, I do not care.

There is nothing noble in being superior to your fellow man; true nobility is being superior to your former self.

We would be together and have our books and at night be warm in bed together with the windows open and the stars bright.

Never confuse movement with action.

I’m not brave any more darling. I’m all broken. They’ve broken me.

The rain will stop, the night will end, the hurt will fade. Hope is never so lost that it can’t be found.

No tears in the writer, no tears in the reader.

There is no friend as loyal as a book.

Never delay kissing a pretty girl or opening a bottle of whiskey.

All thinking men are atheists.

If a business does well, the stock eventually follows.

If a fear cannot be articulated, it can’t be conquered.

The ability for a group of people to do remarkable things hinges on how well those people can pull together as a team.

Be not dazzled by beauty, but look for those inward qualities which are lasting.

Never lose a chance: it doesn’t come every day.

A real businessman or entrepreneur has no enemies. Once he understand this, the sky’s the limit.

The first requisite for success is to develop the ability to focus.

The ultimate reason for setting goals is to entice you to become the person it takes to achieve them.