"There are three kinds of minds: first..." - Quote by Niccolo Machiavelli

“Men are more ready to offend one who desires to be beloved than one who wishes to be feared.”

“The more sand has escaped from the hourglass of our life, the clearer we should see through it.”

“Fear is secured by a dread of punishment.”

“You can fake intelligence, but you can't fake wit.”

“As great minds have the faculty of saying a great deal in a few words, so lesser minds have a talent of talking much, and saying nothing.”

“If we take the generally accepted definition of bravery as a quality which knows no fear, I have never seen a brave man. All men are frightened. The more intelligent they are, the more they are frightened.”

“I went as an observer, not a participant, for I do not think that I ever spoke. I wanted to understand the issues under discussion, evaluate the arguments, see the calibre of the men involved.”

“I felt like, what better way for people to understand me by taking the initiative in giving my real name, my name that moms taught me so y'all actually know what's going on in my life and my music.”

“We are accustomed to see men deride what they do not understand, and snarl at the good and beautiful because it lies beyond their sympathies”