Cigarette Smoking Man

"Change frightens those without vision."

"Friendship is often betrayal waiting to happen."

"Family obligations bind us, whether we wish it or not."

"Courage is recognizing the enemy and still standing firm."

"Success is measured in how many know your name."

"Happiness eludes those who seek it too earnestly."

"Death is not the end—it is the final audit."

"Freedom is the privilege granted by those in power."

"Peace is simply the interval between conflicts."

"Nature bends to those with sufficient will."

"Art serves a purpose—to document what we dare not speak."

"Science is our greatest tool and our greatest threat."

"Music is manipulation made beautiful."

"Faith without doubt is ignorance."

"Work gives purpose to those who would otherwise question."

"Dreams are distractions from reality."

"Beauty is the coin with which we purchase compliance."

"Perseverance separates the worthy from the forgotten."

"Gratitude is the opiate of the satisfied."

"Creativity without purpose is merely chaos."

"Education moulds the mind into proper shape."

"War shows us who we truly are beneath the veneer."

"Motivation through fear is the most effective kind."

"Inspiration often comes at a terrible price."

"Relationships are networks of mutual obligation."

"Solitude is where conscience meets consequence."

"Adventure is what the unprepared call courage."

"Imagination without discipline is delusion."

"History repeats because we never truly learn."

"Philosophy is the refuge of those seeking justification."