"...One of the truest tests of integrity is its blunt refusal to be compromised."

- Chinua Achebe

"Nature is the source of all true knowledge. She has her own logic, her own laws, she has no effect without cause nor invention without necessity."

Leonardo da Vinci

"....The world is full of people with different characters and temperaments. We all have a dark side, a tendency to manipulate, and aggressive desires. The most dangerous types are those who repress their desires or deny the existence of them, often acting them out in the most underhanded ways."

- Robert Greene



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"...The underbelly of the human psyche, what is often referred to as our dark side, is the origin of every act of self-sabotage. Birthed out of shame, fear, and denial, it misdirects our good intentions and drives us to unthinkable acts of self-destruction and not-so-unbelievable acts of self-sabotage."

- Debbie Ford


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"...Exploring the dark side of my characters' personality is my forte."

- Vijay Deverakonda

Good things come to those who believe, better things come to those that are patient and the best things come to those who don't give up.

"...When you're in the muck you can only see muck. If you somehow manage to float above it, you still see the muck but you see it from a different perspective. And you see other things too. That's the consolation of philosophy."

- David Cronenberg



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"...I think the way I look at things gives me a different perspective. I'm most valuable when I work with a team of bright people who complement my weaknesses with their strengths."

- Craig McCaw

My therapist told me the way to achieve true inner peace is to finish what I start. So far I've finished two bags of M&Ms and a chocolate cake. I feel better already." - Dave Barry

"...Imagination was given to man to compensate him for what he is not; a sense of humor to console him for what he is."

- Francis Bacon

"The less you can read, the more you will be able to make a living. That's one thing about a little education. It makes you ready for the real world of work. The more you know, the more someone owes it to you."

"...You will become as small as your controlling desire; as great as you dominant aspiration."

- James Allen

The best way to counter-attack a hater is to make it blatantly obvious that their attack has had no impact on you." Timothy Ferris