Hans Gruber

"Relationships are transactions. Never forget this."

"Solitude teaches what society obscures."

"The motivated man needs no external reward."

"Inspiration strikes those prepared to receive it."

"Work gives structure to existence."

"Money follows competence like a shadow."

"Health is the foundation of all other pursuits."

"Adventure is the spice that makes life tolerable."

"Imagination without execution is daydreaming."

"Technology magnifies both human genius and folly."

"History is written by the victorious."

"Philosophy is the art of asking the right questions."

"The greatest pleasure is victory earned, not gifted."

"Now I have a machine gun. Ho-Ho-Ho."

"The more you know about the way the world works, the better equipped you are to navigate it."

"One thing I have learned is that survival belongs to those who plan."

"A man who does not appreciate fine art is a man who has lost his humanity."

"Money is simply a tool—what matters is what you do with it."

"Trust is a luxury I cannot afford."

"The moment you underestimate your opponent is the moment you lose."

"Education opens doors that force cannot."

"I am not a monster. I am a professional."

"Time waits for no man, so seize what you can when you can."

"A true gentleman conducts himself with dignity, even in the darkest moments."

"The world respects those who take what they want with style."

"Change is inevitable; adaptation is survival."

"One must always think two moves ahead in life."

"A man's word is his only true currency."

"Freedom is what you take, not what you are given."

"Peace comes to those who understand the nature of conflict."