The Grandmaster

"I've collected enough memories to fill several eternities."

"The weak call it destiny; the strong call it entertainment."

"Music is the only language that never requires translation."

"My only faith is in the power of a perfectly executed performance."

"Leadership means everyone else exists for your amusement."

"Work is what you call labor when you're too proud to admit slavery."

"Dreams are the rehearsals for a show that may never open."

"Laughter is the sound of control."

"Beauty is most apparent when you're destroying it."

"I have transcended mortality through the power of narrative."

"Perseverance is just stubbornness with better publicity."

"I am grateful only to those who entertain me sufficiently."

"Creation and destruction are lovers who dance together."

"Justice is theater staged by the powerful for the masses."

"Patience is a virtue of those waiting for something better."

"Kindness is the mask worn by the truly dangerous."

"Strength is knowing which battles to choreograph."

"Fear is the audience's gasp before the finale."

"I am not just powerful—I am poetically so."

"Wealth without style is just hoarding."

"Health is secondary to having an interesting life."

"The greatest adventure is becoming your own legend."

"I imagine, therefore I conquer."

"Technology is merely a glorified entertainment system."

"History is just a collection of old stories I've lived through."

"The difference between philosophy and nonsense is an audience."

"All literature is autobiography if you read it correctly."

"Politics is simpler when you eliminate the opposition."

"War is the most honest conversation between equals."

"Motivation is just inspiration on a deadline."