Love is important, and woman being shrewd bargainers probably know fame is not worth much. I’d much rather… — Alice Borchardt

He was conscious that something in [his] personality bolstered his confidence and allowed him to rest, to seek peace and find it. He never game a name to it, and never spoke of it. And never, never would he have allowed himself or anyone to call it – love

Some men know from birth that they are expendable… they fought to won. If you did not win, you did not run either

Remember this central truth. Your enemy is there because he, too, has weighed the consequences of failure and accepts them. Play always to win, because nothing else matters