The art of war teaches us to rely not on the likelihood of the enemy's not coming, but on our own readiness to receive him; not on the chance of his not attacking, but rather on the fact that we have made our position unassailable.Sun Tzu
The universe doesn't owe us condolence or consolation; it doesn't owe us a nice warm feeling inside.Richard Dawkins
Power is of two kinds. One is obtained by the fear of punishment and the other by acts of love. Power based on love is a thousand times more effective and permanent then the one derived from fear of punishment.Mahatma Gandhi
I started writing - just generally - when I was 10, there, and started writing songs when I was maybe 11 turning 12.Michel de Montaigne