David Kane

"The family you're born into shapes everything. You never escape that."

"Peace is just the pause between wars. Nothing more."

"Courage is acting despite the cost. I've paid that price many times."

"Money is power's language. I became fluent young."

"Education means nothing if you don't have the will to act."

"Adventure is for those with nothing to lose. I had everything."

"Death is the only honest conclusion. Everything else is delay."

"I've learned that gratitude is weakness. You take what you earn."

"Creativity is just ordered destruction. I'm very creative."

"Technology is a tool. But tradition is a weapon."

"History is written by victors. I intend to be victorious."

"Music was always beneath me. Silence is more powerful."

"Faith is a disease of the weak-minded."

"Work is what separates the worthy from the waste."

"My dreams are prophecies. They don't change—reality does."

"Humor is a mask for cowardice. I don't wear masks."

"Art is irrelevant when empires crumble."

"Science explains the world. But power controls it."

"I've seen what kindness gets you in this world. Dead."

"Health is just preparation for greater conflicts ahead."

"Imagination is useless without the will to manifest it."

"Politics is warfare for the cowardly."

"Motivation comes from wanting something more than your rival does."

"Inspiration is a luxury. Discipline is a necessity."

"Relationships are transactions. Some cost more than others."

"Solitude taught me that I was better off alone."

"I didn't choose to be Atlantean. But I chose what to do with it."

"Revenge isn't a goal—it's just consequence."

"Every throne is built on the bones of rivals."

"I respect only those who refuse to bow."