Oppenheimer

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

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

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

"Happiness is the satisfaction of having won."

"Love is a distraction from greater purposes."

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

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

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

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

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

"Creativity without control is anarchy."

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

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

"The strongest relationships are built on mutual usefulness."

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

"Imagination without discipline is dangerous."

"Adventure is what the mediocre call progress."

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

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

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

"Friendship is a luxury I could never afford."

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

"The greatest trick of ambition is making others believe it's their idea."

"Dreams without power are mere fantasies."

"Justice is what the powerful define it to be."

"A man's work is his immortality."

"Beauty exists in order and control. Chaos is the enemy of both."

"I do not regret my decisions. Regret is the luxury of the indecisive."

"Time moves faster when you're building empires."

"In politics, perception is reality. Reality is secondary."