Garak

"Money is a language everyone understands, regardless of their accent."

"Health is precious only when you're about to lose it."

"Adventure is best appreciated in retrospect, from a safe location."

"Imagination is the difference between surviving and thriving."

"Technology is just another tool for those clever enough to use it."

"History doesn't repeat itself, but it certainly rhymes."

"Philosophy is the art of asking questions you already know the answers to."

"Literature allows us to visit worlds we'd never survive in reality."

"Politics is deception with parliamentary procedure."

"War makes monsters of men - I simply started with better material."

"Motivation comes from wanting something enough to compromise for it."

"Inspiration is the luxury of those who haven't yet been disappointed."

"Dreams are only worthwhile if you can profit from them."

"Hope is a dangerous commodity - it makes people careless."

"Peace is just war with better public relations."

"Nature is indifferent to our schemes - which is why I prefer civilization."

"Music soothes the savage breast, but profit soothes mine better."

"Faith is believing in something without evidence - I prefer evidence."

"Leadership is the art of making others believe your vision is theirs."

"Work is tolerable if you're stealing from someone while doing it."

"In love as in war, all is fair if you're clever about it."

"Solitude is where I do my best thinking, and my best scheming."

"The line between hero and villain is drawn by the victor's pen."

"I've learned that everyone has their breaking point - you just need to find it."

"Satisfaction comes from perfecting your craft, whatever that craft may be."

"I find the truth fascinating - not because it matters, but because most don't like it."

"A life without complications would be unbearably dull."

"The difference between a rogue and a hero is often just timing."

"I've never been one to let principles interfere with practicality."

"Happiness is a state of mind, but money certainly helps."