Rhett Butler

"True courage is knowing you'll lose and fighting anyway."

"I don't believe in God, but I respect those who do."

"A man's word is his bond—if he gives it at all."

"Success is walking over the bodies of your competitors."

"Education teaches you what to think, not how to think."

"The passage of time reveals what vanity conceals."

"Freedom without responsibility is merely slavery to desire."

"Peace is achieved by accepting what we cannot change."

"Nature is indifferent to human morality and suffering."

"Art is the lie that makes us understand the truth."

"Love is a beautiful disaster for the unprepared."

"Happiness is the privilege of the willfully blind."

"I've learned that desire is the root of all human action."

"A man of action is worth ten men of contemplation."

"Dreams are the currency of the desperate."

"Humor is truth wrapped in acceptable clothing."

"Beauty without brains is merely decoration."

"Death comes to all, but legacy lives forever."

"Perseverance separates the victor from the vanquished."

"Gratitude is love expressed through action."

"Creativity is rebellion against the mundane."

"Justice is written by the victors, not the righteous."

"Patience is the weapon of the strategist."

"Kindness is courage disguised as weakness."

"Fear is the only honest counselor in times of uncertainty."

"Power is the currency that never depreciates."

"A healthy body houses a sharp mind."

"Adventure awaits those brave enough to seek it."

"Politics rewards those willing to compromise their principles."

"War is where gentlemen discover if they truly are."