| Power | |
 | One must therefore be a fox to recognize traps, and a lion to frighten wolves. — Niccolò Machiavelli, 1469-1527, Italian political philosopher 14 likes |
| Freedom | |
 | Everybody says they want to be free. Take the train off the tracks and it’s free but it can’t go anywhere. — Zig Ziglar, 1926-2012, American self-help writer 6 likes |
| Noncompliance | |
 | The reasonable man adapts himself to the world: the unreasonable one persists in trying to adapt the world to himself. Therefore all progress depends on the unreasonable man. — George Bernard Shaw, 1856-1950, Irish writer, Nobel 1925 9 likes |
 | In business or in life, don't follow the wagon tracks too closely. — H. Jackson Brown, Jr., 1940-2021, American self-help writer 2 likes |
 | Swimming against the current is not stupid, if the waters are flowing toward a waterfall. — Nicolas Gomez Davila, 1913-1994, Colombian writer 14 likes |
 | Without deviation from the norm, progress is not possible. — Frank Zappa, 1940-1993, American musician 7 likes |
| Army | |
 | When you surround an army, leave an outlet free. Do not press a desperate foe too hard. — Sun Tzu, c. 5th cent. BC, Chinese general & military strategist 5 likes |
| Crowds | |
 | Don't follow the crowd, let the crowd follow you. — Margaret Thatcher, 1925-2013, British Prime Minister 2 likes |
| War & Peace | |
 | In a battle, as in a siege, the art consists in concentrating very heavy fire on a particular point. — Napoleon, 1769-1821, French Emperor 3 likes |
| The supreme art of war is to subdue the enemy without fighting. — Sun Tzu, c. 5th cent. BC, Chinese general & military strategist 27 likes |
| Communication | |
 | The ability to express an idea is well nigh as important as the idea itself. — Bernard Baruch, 1870-1965, American businessman & statesman 4 likes |
| Information | |
 | As a general rule the most successful man in life is the man who has the best information. — Benjamin Disraeli, 1804-1881, British Prime Minister 6 likes |
 | The purpose of information is not knowledge. It is being able to take the right action. — Peter Drucker, 1909–2005, Austrian management guru 2 likes |
 | How you gather, manage and use information will determine whether you win or lose. — Bill Gates, 1955-, American businessman 4 likes |
| Imitation | |
 | It is always better to imitate a successful man than to envy him. |
| False Appearances | |
 | Look like the innocent flower, but be the serpent under it. — William Shakespeare, 1564-1616, English poet & playwright ‐ Macbeth 14 likes |
| Questions | |
| The most serious mistakes are not being made as a result of wrong answers. The true dangerous thing is asking the wrong question. — Peter Drucker, 1909–2005, Austrian management guru 2 likes |
| Revelations | |
 | Always act as if you were seen. |
| Truth & Lies | |
 | Sincerity is the surest road to confidence. — David Lloyd George, 1863-1945, British Prime Minister [1916-1922] 3 likes |
| Eloquence | |
| Action is eloquence. — William Shakespeare, 1564-1616, English poet & playwright ‐ Coriolanus 2 likes |
| Knowledge | |
 | Knowing is not enough; we must apply. Willing is not enough; we must do. — Wolfgang Goethe, 1749-1832, German poet & philosopher 13 likes |
 | Knowledge isn’t power until it is applied. |
| Painting | |
 | If you hear a voice within you say “you cannot paint,” then by all means paint, and that voice will be silenced. — Vincent Van Gogh, 1853-1890, Dutch painter 4 likes |
 | One must act in painting as in life, directly. — Pablo Picasso, 1881-1973, Spanish painter 3 likes |
| Imagination | |
 | Anything you can imagine you can make real. — Jules Verne, 1826-1905, French writer 5 likes |
| Books | |
 | Successful people have libraries. The rest have big screen TVs. — Jim Rohn, 1930-2009, American self-help speker 3 likes |
 | Not all readers are leaders, but all leaders are readers. — Harry Truman, 1884-1972, American President [1945-1953] 3 likes |
| Discovery | |
 | The true delight is in the finding out rather than in the knowing. — Isaac Asimov, 1920-1992, American Sci-Fi writer 11 likes |
| Logic & Reason | |
| People don’t buy for logical reasons. They buy for emotional reasons. — Zig Ziglar, 1926-2012, American self-help writer 7 likes |
| Thinking | |
| Nurture your mind with great thoughts, for you will never go any higher than you think. — Benjamin Disraeli, 1804-1881, British Prime Minister 7 likes |
 | Thoughts become perception, perception becomes reality. Alter your thoughts, alter your reality. — William James, 1842-1910, American philosopher 12 likes |
 | First, think. Second, believe. Third, dream. And finally, dare. — Walt Disney, 1901-1966, American businessman & cartoonist 5 likes |
| Morality | |
| Don't do anything that wouldn't make your Mom proud. — H. Jackson Brown, Jr., 1940-2021, American self-help writer 2 likes |
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