Quotes from Books

I have always been a stranger, and I will always be a stranger.

I am not a man of the world, but I am a world of men.

The truth, however ugly in itself, is always curious and beautiful to seekers after it.

I do not argue with fools; I educate them.

There is nothing so comforting as a good cup of tea.

The conversation is the relationship.

A fierce conversation is one in which we come out from behind ourselves, into the conversation and make it real.

It’s not the conversation itself that matters; it’s how we show up in the conversation.

The only way to deal with the world is to take it seriously, but not too seriously.

Magic is not just what you do; it’s how you live your life.

Love is the one thing that can’t be taken away from you.

The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do nothing.

In war, there are no unwounded soldiers.

The enemy of my enemy is my friend.

The true measure of a man is what he would do if he knew he would never be caught.

In the world of espionage, the truth is often the first casualty.

You can’t have a world without death and destruction.

The world is a dangerous place, and it is not always easy to tell who the enemy is.

You can't change the past, but you can change the future.

In times of war, the rules are different, and so are the players.

The most dangerous enemy is always the one you underestimated.

The world is not a perfect place, and sometimes you have to make hard choices.

Courage is not the absence of fear, but the triumph over it.

You don’t close a sale; you open a relationship if you want to build a long-term, successful enterprise.

Every sale has five basic obstacles: no need, no money, no hurry, no desire, no trust.

You are what you are today because of your choices and decisions.

Happiness is not something to be pursued; it is something that must ensue.

The good life is one inspired by love and guided by knowledge.

To be happy in this world, you must be willing to take some risks.

The good life is one inspired by love and guided by knowledge.

What we believe is not as important as how we believe.

The greatest challenge to our beliefs comes not from the world around us, but from our own minds.

The only man who is really free is the man who can choose to be himself.

There is no greater joy than to be a human being, to be alive and to be aware of it.

To be sane in a world of madmen is in itself madness.

The good life is one inspired by love and guided by knowledge.

Philosophy is to be studied, not for the sake of any definite answers to its questions, but rather for the sake of the questions themselves.

To be able to be caught up into the world of thought—that is being educated.

The good life is one inspired by love and guided by knowledge.

One of the most important tasks of our time is to create a new social order that will enable people to enjoy their leisure.

Idleness is not a mere absence of activity; it is the presence of a certain kind of activity, which is more valuable than labor.

If you are afraid of loneliness, do not marry.

We shall see, we shall see; we shall see how the cherry orchard will bloom.

The past is a great source of comfort.

It is easier to write a tragedy than a comedy.

Sometimes your best investments are the ones you don’t make.

You have to think anyway, so why not think big?

I like thinking big. I always have. To me, it’s very simple: if you’re going to be thinking anyway, you might as well think big.

I learned that asking questions is an important part of faith.

Doubt is not the opposite of faith; it is an element of faith.

The beauty of faith lies in its messiness and complexity.

The lizard that jumped from the high iroko tree to the ground said he would praise himself if no one else did.

We cannot trample upon the weak to be able to stand.

A man who uses force is afraid of reasoning.

The heart and soul of a company is creativity and innovation.

You can’t be afraid to fail. It’s the only way you succeed.

In business, it’s not what you achieve, but who you become in the process.

The past is never dead. It's not even past.

In America, it is traditional to destroy the black body—it is heritage.

We were eight years in power, and we did not know what to do with it.

You can take the girl out of the mountains, but you can’t take the mountains out of the girl.

The thing about a memoir is that you get to write the ending.

Knowledge is not a thing that can be handed to you; you have to earn it.

Sometimes it’s hard to tell the difference between a bad decision and a good decision.

There’s no such thing as a perfect life.

If you don’t have a strong sense of self, you will be easily influenced by the opinions of others.

The conch exploded into a thousand white fragments and ceased to exist.

Maybe there is a beast… maybe it's only us.

We’ve got to make smoke up there—or die.

Maybe there is a beast… maybe it's only us.

The conch exploded into a thousand white fragments and ceased to exist.

We’ve got to make smoke up there—or die.

I’m not going to play any longer. Not with you.