Cigarette Smoking Man

From: The X-Files

395 quotes

"Science reveals truth; wisdom knows how to conceal it."
Science
"Hope dies in the heart before it dies in the world."
Hope
"Courage is not the absence of fear but its profitable use."
Courage
"Adventure for the weak; calculation for the strong."
Adventure
"Imagination is the enemy of reality."
Imagination
"Friendship is leverage with a heartbeat."
Friendship
"Family teaches you the first lies you will ever believe."
Family
"Peace is merely the preparation for the next conflict."
Peace
"Nature exists to be conquered, not preserved."
Nature
"Music is mathematics with emotional consequences."
Music
"Solitude is where empires are built."
Solitude
"Gratitude is a chain forged by the manipulator."
Gratitude
"The only justice is the justice you seize for yourself."
Justice
"Inspiration without discipline is merely fantasy."
Inspiration
"Health is a means to an end, not an end itself."
Health
"Humor is the anesthetic before the blade."
Humor
"Literature documents the weakness of its era."
Literature
"Kindness is a debt the world will repay with interest."
Kindness
"In the end, everyone serves someone's purpose."
Motivation
"The truth is out there, but so are the lies we tell ourselves."
Truth
"Power is not given; it is taken by those willing to sacrifice everything."
Power
"In this world, trust is a luxury only the dead can afford."
Wisdom
"Knowledge without the will to use it is merely decoration."
Knowledge
"We are all smoking guns, burning away our own futures."
Life
"Success requires you to become someone others fear."
Success
"Time is the only currency that cannot be counterfeited or regained."
Time
"Love is the first casualty in any war worth fighting."
Love
"The greatest conspiracy is the one people willingly join."
Politics
"Hope is a terminal disease for the weak."
Hope
"Courage is simply the absence of the wisdom to be afraid."
Courage