"Tough times teach trust...." - Quote by Mark Twain

“No one is willing to acknowledge a fault in himself when a more agreeable motive can be found for the estrangement of his acquaintances.”

“I have been an author for 20 years and an ass for 55.”

“If you shamefully misuse a cat once she will always maintain a dignified reserve toward you afterward. You will never get her full confidence again.”

“There are many occasions when the highest praise one can receive is the attack of some given scoundrel.”

“I think being born in Belarus, coming here with nothing, my parents working every minute - that instilled a huge competitive advantage, a chip on my shoulder, a work ethic. Immigrants win a lot and they win a lot because of a couple core things.”

“The harder the conflict, the more glorious the triumph. I love the man that can smile in trouble, that can gather strength from distress and grow.”

“The opposition occupies the benches in front of you, but the enemy sits behind you”

“Dealing with backstabbers, there was one thing I learned. They're only powerful when you got your back turned.”

“However much we may distrust men's sincerity, we always believe they speak to us more sincerely than to others.”