"Love has a way of blinding even the sharpest minds. We don't look because we don't want to see. But once love is stripped away, we see the real person clearly. There revealed to us, with all their flaws, their foibles, and their secrets."
"Coincidence. That's an explanation used by fools and liars."
"Knowledge comes from finding the answers, yes, but understanding what the answers mean is what brings wisdom. Men who didnt understand the difference have been the ruin of some of the worlds greatest civilizations."
"Empires are not brought down by outside forces, they are destroyed by weaknesses from within."