Lewis Strauss

"I have seen the future, and it belongs to those who understand power."

"Friendship is a luxury I could never afford."

"Money is simply concentrated power in a different form."

"Technology is the language through which God speaks to mankind."

"A man's health is his greatest asset, though I have always sacrificed mine to greater purposes."

"Adventure is what the mediocre call progress."

"Imagination without discipline is dangerous."

"War teaches you truths that peace will never reveal."

"The strongest relationships are built on mutual usefulness."

"Solitude is where I do my best thinking. The world cannot interrupt clarity."

"Gratitude is a sign of weakness. Achievement requires only acknowledgment."

"Creativity without control is anarchy."

"A man who shows kindness without purpose is showing stupidity."

"Faith in oneself is the only faith that matters."

"Death is the only true democracy. It treats all men equally."

"Hope is what we offer those we wish to keep docile."

"Life is a series of choices. Choose power."

"Love is a distraction from greater purposes."

"Happiness is the satisfaction of having won."

"Nature bends to the will of those with sufficient force."

"Art is the expression of those too weak for power."

"Music soothes only those who have not yet learned to see clearly."

"Philosophy is the luxury of the secure."

"Literature preserves the voices of the dead. They have no power here."

"I have made decisions that will echo through generations."

"The weak speak of morality. The strong speak of results."

"Security requires sacrifice of the many for the benefit of the few."

"To understand power, you must first understand yourself."

"Every great achievement requires a great price."

"I have stared into the abyss, and it did not frighten me."