If you refuse to accept what is, and choose to see what could be, then you set a course for yourself that makes others take notice of you, respect you, revere you. It is then that they become objects of your destiny instead of you playing a support role in theirs.

The lion does not need the whole world to fear him, only those nearest where he roams.

The only way we succeed as a group is not simply following directions, but in keeping each other accountable for our actions.

Why spend your life working on defense when no defense can be made truly impenetrable? Take the offensive – learn the vulnerabilities of the world around you and be the change you wish to see rather than living in constant fear of what may happen to you instead.

Remain open-minded, even when you believe yourself to be a king among peasants. You never know what blessings can be gained or crises averted just by listening.

The strong will always rule the weak.

Sometimes the best way to learn a lesson isn't just hearing the words, but putting it into practice by experimenting with it and finding its truth for yourself instead of taking someone else’s word for it.

Being an authority on paper does not immediately grant you authority over a group until it is earned by you and given by them.

People respond more to the authority of status, than the authority of truth.