Cigarette Smoking Man

"Friendship is an alliance of mutual vulnerability."

"Perseverance is simply refusing to accept the truth."

"Happiness is the byproduct of ignorance."

"Gratitude makes you complicit in your own subjugation."

"Creativity is dangerous because it reveals truth."

"Beauty masks the machinery of control underneath."

"Peace is another word for submission."

"Nature is merely what we have not yet learned to exploit."

"Music is the manipulation of emotion through frequency."

"Faith is the religion of the desperate."

"Work is how we measure the value of a broken life."

"Dreams are the mind's way of processing what it refuses to accept."

"Humor is the defense mechanism of the doomed."

"Adventure is the luxury of those with nothing left to lose."

"Imagination is the only frontier left, and it must be conquered."

"Health is maintained only through constant vigilance and sacrifice."

"Kindness is exploitation wearing a human face."

"Solitude reveals truths that society conspires to hide."

"Relationships are negotiations between competing interests."

"Inspiration is the opiate of the masses."

"The question is not whether you can trust me, but whether you can afford not to."

"Control is not maintained through force, but through the illusion of choice."

"Wisdom is knowing that everyone has a price."

"The greatest victory is one the enemy never sees coming."

"A man's legacy is measured in how thoroughly he was erased."

"Knowledge shared is power diminished."

"Fear is the most reliable teacher."

"Those who seek truth often find only what they're meant to find."

"The machinery of state requires sacrifice, but not everyone can see the gears turning."

"Leadership is the burden of those who understand the weight of secrets."