- find what you love and be the best as you can at it
- "When I despair, I remember that all through history the ways of truth and love have always won. There have been tyrants, and murderers, and for a time they can seem invincible, but in the end they always fall. Think of it--always." - ghandi
- life without reflection is lived as a beast
- their world is more important to them than yours
- most people cannot see or act on the difference between truth and facades (veils of maya)
- everyone is seeking meaning in their lives
- be aware of the freedoms and powers people give me, just as acutely I'm aware of the freedoms and powers I give others.
- if it's worth doing, it's worth doing right
- "Everything you hear is an opinion, not facts. Everything you see is a perspective, not truth" - marcus aurelius
- "applaud my dear friends, the comedy is over" - beethoven's last words
- “Ultimately we know deeply that the other side of every fear is freedom.†Marilyn Ferguson
- "elegance is refusal" - coco chanel
- it's best to deliver truth wrapped in fiction
- "There is, indeed, nothing that so much seduces reason from vigilance, as the thought of passing life with an amiable woman. " Samuel Johnson
- if you treat them like beasts, they will behave like beasts. if you treat them like humans, they behave as gods.
- "Make yourself an honest man, and then you may be sure there is one less rascal in the world. " - Thomas Carlyle
- if you want to see the true nature of a man, give him power over you.
those are the general ones.